G'day, G'day, G'day.
That's what the Australians say.
They say, "G'day, mate!"
You might have watched one of these Australian Crocodile Dundy kind of films.
I say "Greetings," but the Australians say G'day.
I am Australian, but I live in New Zealand now.
You may like to know that.
Now, I've got a question here which I've been asked every now and then and I don't think
I've ever covered this one in any of my videos, so I'm going to cover it today.
"Eric, do you recommend exercise as part of the Candida free lifestyle?"
So, this video is not titled that.
This one is more about the eight tips or maybe even nine or ten or who knows how many more
I'll give.
Eight tips on exercising for those with Candida yeast infection.
As you're aware, I've seen a lot of people over the years with different types of yeast
infections.
One thing has become apparent.
Many people exercise.
If you're not exercising, and especially if you're an old bugger like me (fifty plus),
it's time to get off your butt and do something about it.
You've got to keep moving your body.
It's a very important thing to do for many different reasons.
I've heard it once said that a five-mile hike for someone who has anxiety and stress is
better than all the medicines and psychologists in the world.
Just going for a little walk really makes you feel good.
Try it one day.
Not that you're anxious watching this, but it will make you feel a lot better.
Every day walking has a very good cumulative benefit long term.
Now, I've got my book open in front of me on my screen.
I'm going to read out a couple of different tips, which I've written down and I'll just
give you some commentary on those.
Exercise heats the body up, so it's important to remember that.
When you've got a problem like jock itch or vaginal infection or you could have eczema
dermatitis or psoriasis or some kind of fungal skin infection or eczema dermatitis, it's
not really pleasant exercising because of the heat.
You need to take that into account, and the important this is you need to know how to
cool down properly after exercise so that it doesn't aggravate these conditions.
Point one: those with a vaginal yeast infection need to take extra care.
Shower immediately and wear cotton under gowns.
Same thing with jock itch.
If you've got jock itch or a vaginal infection, keep pubic hair shorter rather than longer
because the hair traps the heat close to the body and it could really keep infections growing
for longer.
There's a very valid point for you to take.
Trim hair and dry the body hair properly after that.
Point number two: Cool the body gradually after exercise by having a tepid and cool
shower.
This will stop your body from maintaining heat for a long period of time.
Today is quite of a warm day now-it must be about ninety degrees outside.
You can see I've got perspiration on my face.
I'm not a person who likes air-conditioning units.
I've got a fan here and I've got windows open.
Let's just say I had jock itch right now or I had some yeast problems in my body.
It would start to get a bit uncomfortable now for me and could be itchy later on especially
in bed tonight.
A cool shower would be what I'd want without a doubt.
The preferable temperature if it's too hot can really aggravate a yeast infection and
it also can cause disturbed sleep, which can cause adrenal problems and poor immunity and
just keep that health cycle bound by a yeast problem.
Point three: avoid having saunas if you've got a yeast infection.
Heating the body up way too much can really aggravate this in particular.
I find that sort of frequently aggravates chronic yeast infections, some just feel worse
and they experience headaches, dizziness, and can really flare up the skin and gut types
of complaints.
So just be careful.
Point four: Those with Athlete's foot or toenail fungus.
You really need to keep your feet and toes dry regularly.
Make sure that you have a shower or bath after tennis or sports or if you're doing track
and field or football, any kind of activity you're involved in.
Clean yourself down.
Use tea tree oil soap.
Australian tea tree oil soap.
It's really good stuff.
Then again dry your body thoroughly, especially between the toes.
If you're going to be in showers in gym rooms or places like that, just take flip-flops
with you.
Is that what they call them in America?
Flip-flops?
I don't know what you guys call them.
Those sandals or those sort of like rubber things.
We call them thongs in Australia.
I'll tell you the funniest story that when I went to the States, my first experience
in America a long time ago and was talking to a colleague, naturopath who lives in Seattle,
and he said, "Man, it must get hot where you guys are."
I said, "Yeah, it's really hot.
We all wear thongs over there.
It's so hot."
He said, "Get out of here!"
I said, "No, I wear thongs all the time.
All the time.
Most of the year I wear thongs.
Not when I'm working obviously, but I wear thongs when I'm shopping or if I'm in the
yard.
I wear thongs all the time."
The guy burst out laughing.
He said, "You're crazy man!
You can't wear thongs here all the time, you'll be locked up!"
I said, "What the hell are you talking about?"
Then all his friends start laughing and I pointed at my feet and then I realized that
he meant one of those things that go right up your body or boxers, whatever.
I just cracked up at that stage.
I thought, what a joke.
It shows you the cultural differences.
So, point I'm making is keep your feet a little bit above the surface if you worry about Athlete's
Foot or fungal conditions in the showers or locker rooms because it can be a problem.
Just put a pair of those rubber thongs in a plastic bag or grocery bag, take them with
you and wear them in those kind of environments.
Again, wash your feet really well with a tea tree oil based product.
You can even get tea tree oil powders, which you can sometimes dust around your feet.
Put a couple of drops of tea tree oil in your shoe.
Two to three drops a week because that will emanate that vapor around there and kill fungus
in the shoe.
So, tip number five.
We talked about jock itch before.
Guys with jock itch should shower immediately after any exercise, dry themselves carefully
and thoroughly, and wear a 100 percent cotton undergarments.
If you've got jock itch and you do sport, you shower three times per day.
When you get up, after the sport, and before bed.
That's going to go a long way towards slowing the jock itch right down.
Many guys I talk with don't do that and they may shower once per day.
Especially relevant for mechanics or guys that wear those coveralls all the time.
They can sweat quite a lot.
Point six: don't use antiperspirants.
You don't want to block the flow of perspiration, especially the ones with aluminum in them
that really block the sweat pores.
I like a product called O'Boy Organics, and there's Jason and Burt's Bees.
There's many other brands out there that make really good 100 percent certified organic
underarm products.
I use a nice pine one from Aubrey and just put a few sprays under there.
It smells good.
Can you smell it?
It's a really nice pine kind of smell.
It's not fancy and I know it's a natural product.
Let's have a look.
Point seven.
This is a good one.
Don't fall into the trap of replenishing your body with those carbohydrate drinks like Gatorade
if you run or cycle.
Many people drink energy drinks, soda drinks, all those fancy sports drinks that contain
high amounts of refined carbs.
You're not going to burn a lot from exercise.
You're pumping all that sugar into your bloodstream and you're going to aggravate Candida.
Be careful.
You're better off taking a product like a multi-mineral or a vitamin tablet with minerals
in it.
Check out my CanXida Rebuild product for example.
It's got lots of trace elements and minerals in it.
There's no sugar in that product.
Just drink plenty of water.
That's all you need.
Point eight of course.
We just touched on that: Keep well hydrated.
Drink lots and lots of water.
It's a really good way to keep your liver and kidneys in great shape.
Water is the big one.
You can't fight yeast infections in your body suffering from hydration.
Those are some good tips for you if you've got yeast problems and want to exercise.
Don't exercise excessively if you've got adrenal fatigue.
If you suffer from sleeping problems and you can relate to adrenal fatigue, which I've
spoken about in some of my videos, I really don't want you to go crazy hard out with cardio
exercises like pump classes and running and cycling excessively, especially if your recovery
is poor because you're going to put yourself right on your back if you're recovering from
a Candida problem if you do that.
So don't do it.
That's the end of my video.
Thanks for tuning in.
I appreciate it.