“But I live in an area where people like holistic approaches, so I typically recommend a tea solution for sweaty feet,” she says. That requires soaking bad-smelling feet in strong, cooled, brewed black tea for 30 minutes every day for seven to 10 days, and then once a week for maintenance. “The tannic acids dry out the sweat glands,” she says.

— Dr. Jane E. Andersen of the American Podiatric Medical Association talks about how to deal with stinky feet. Read more at Why Do Some People Have Inescapable Foot Odor? at The Wall Street Journal.