Did someone pass gas? Did something in the fridge spoil? Or could it be…your feet?!?
Before subjecting your family and friends to the unpleasant scent of foot odor, you may want to try some of these natural remedies:
• Tea. Tannin, which is found in tea, is a drying agent. Boil three or four tea bags in one quart of water for about 10 minutes, and then add enough cold water to make a comfortable soak. Soak the odorous feet for at least 15 minutes. Then rinse with fresh water and pat dry.
• Powder your toes. After washing, apply foot powder, cornstarch, or an antifungal spray to help keep your feet cool and dry.
• Kosher salt. For extra-sweaty feet, a solution of 1/2 cup kosher salt (which is coarser than ordinary table salt) in one quart of water will help dry out your feet. Add the salt to the water; soak for at least 10 minutes a time.
• Stay cool. Closed shoes aggravate sweaty feet and set up a perfect environment for bacteria to grow. As much as your environment permits, keep your feet open to the air, or wear breathable shoes.
• Sage. Europeans sometimes sprinkle dry, crumbled, sage leaves into their shoes to control odor. Perhaps a dash will do the trick for you.
• Baking soda. When untreated foot odor takes over favorite shoes, freshen them up by sprinkling a little baking soda on the insoles to dry up any residual moisture and lock in odor causing bacteria. Leave the baking soda in overnight, and then pour it out in the morning. Newspapers rolled up and left in a stinking shoe is also known to work
The vast majority of foot perspiration and odor problems can be effectively treated with simple home remedies, but for a particularly persistent problem, contact your doctor.
Sandi Duncan is the Managing Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. 
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
