Apply the tea tree oil directly onto either a bacterial or a fungal infection. The tea tree is naturally anti-bacterial and can help to kill an infection. For example, tea tree oil has been shown to reduce athlete's foot infections in clinical studies. You should do this for 15 minutes every day. The apple cider vinegar can be warm or cold. Use whatever temperature is most comfortable for you. Apple cider vinegar has documented antimicrobial properties, likely at least in part due to its acidic nature. Vinegar in general has been used for hundreds of years for its anti-infection properties. Crush two to three cloves of peeled garlic and mix with either olive oil, castor oil, or manuka honey, which also has anti-microbial properties. Put onto the infection and cover with a bandage. Change the garlic daily. Garlic has natural antibiotic properties that make it helpful for fighting skin infections, such as staph. the toe in Epsom salts daily. Add about cup of Epsom salts to three cups of warm water. Let your toe soak in the solution for 15 minutes, or until the water gets too cold. The high salt content can kill bacteria and fungal infections. Take equal parts Listerine and warm water and soak the toe daily. Listerine can help a simple infection because it contains menthol, thymol, and eucalyptol, which are all derived from various natural antibiotic sources. If you have a toenail fungus infection, a soak of 50/50 Listerine and white vinegar can help eliminate the infection. If your infection does not improve within a few days of using home remedies or if it seems to be getting worse, then you will need to see a doctor for treatment. Do not continue using these treatments if they are not working.
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One-sentence summary -- Use tea tree oil on an infection. Soak the toe in apple cider vinegar. Apply a garlic paste on the infection. Soak Dilute Listerine mouthwash in warm water and soak the toe. See your doctor if home remedies do not help.

Article: Self-esteem, or the way we feel about ourselves, is an important aspect of our emotional well-being. High self-esteem means that we love and accept ourselves for the way we are, and generally feel satisfied most of the time. Low self-esteem means that we are not happy with the way we are. The Centre for Clinical Interventions describes people with low self-esteem as having "deep-seated, basic, negative beliefs about themselves and the kind of person they are. These beliefs are often taken as facts or truths about their identity." Untreated low-self esteem can often lead to lifelong problems, such as being the victim of abusive relationships, feeling constantly self-conscious, and being so afraid of failure that you don't even try to set goals. Knowing that you have low self-esteem is the first step to improving and overcoming that mental habit. You may have low self-esteem if you have negative thoughts about yourself. These thoughts can revolve around one specific trait, such as your weight or body image, or it can encompass many areas of your life, career, and relationships. If your inner voice, or thoughts about yourself, are mostly critical, you likely have low self-esteem. If your inner voice tends to be positive and comforting, you have higher self-esteem. When you have thoughts about yourself, determine whether they are positive or negative. If you have trouble evaluating this or noticing a pattern, try writing down thoughts you have about yourself every day for a few days or a week. Then look at the statements for patterns or tendencies. The inner voice of someone with low self-esteem often manifests in one of the following personas: a nagger, a generalist, a comparer, a catastrophizer, or a mind-reader. Each of these unique inner voices either insults you or assumes the worst about other people's perception of you. Silencing the negative inner voice is a first step in building your confidence. Replacing it with more positive thoughts will be the next goal. For example, your inner voice may say "I didn't get the job I just applied for, so I will never have a job again and I am useless." You want to change that to "I am disappointed about not getting this job, but I have worked hard and the right job is out there waiting for me; I just have to find it." No one has inherently low self-esteem from birth; it generally builds from childhood due to needs not being met, negative feedback from others, or due to a major negative life event. Knowing the source of your self-esteem problems can help you overcome them. If you noticed a particular pattern when evaluating your inner voice, try to trace those feelings back to your first memory about them. For example, if your negativity is about your weight or appearance, try to remember when you first started feeling uncomfortable with your weight; was it due to a particular comment or group of comments? The key to developing self-esteem is to turn your inner voice from a negative, critical voice to a positive, encouraging voice. Ultimately, you will have to decide to put in the work of re-framing the way you think about yourself. Setting an initial goal to be more positive about yourself will put you on the path to greater self-confidence and self-efficacy. For example, your goal may be "I will be more positive about myself and talk to myself like a friend rather than an enemy."
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Learn self-esteem. Evaluate your self-esteem. Listen to your inner voice. Investigate the source of your lowered self-esteem. Set a goal to improve your self-esteem.