hi my name is eric edmunds i'm the
founder of wildfit and i wanted to issue
this statement about the coronavirus
pandemic in fact i didn't want to issue
a statement at all i felt there were
enough non-experts offering non-expert
advice all over the place just a week
ago i saw one non-expert tell us that it
was no worse than the flu and that it
was basically contained that same
non-expert today issued a europe-wide
travel ban the united states so we're
clearly getting some conflicting advice
from a variety of non-experts and i
didn't really want to throw my hat into
the ring but ultimately i did for two
reasons one is i was getting tons and
tons of questions from our clients and
fans around the world and two
every time i saw people offering advice
about what to do about this they were
leaving out one of the things that i
think is the single most important thing
you should be giving thought to and that
is your last line of defense okay before
we get to that let's talk about the
advice we're getting it's absolutely
clear that the cdc know what they're
talking about and they've offered really
good advice
to protect yourself it is a good idea to
practice social distancing particularly
relative to people who might be
symptomatic or sick it's also a good
idea to wash your hands and avoid
touching your face
if you are symptomatic then it's
incredibly important that you protect
the people around you by socially
distancing yourself from them
potentially wearing a mask if you need
to be around them making sure that you
too are washing your hands on a regular
basis covering your mouth and nose
whenever you need to cough and sneeze
and washing down and disinfecting any
surfaces that you touch that other
people might come in contact to later
these are very important steps that you
absolutely should be taking
and
what they're not telling you and i'm
frankly unbelievably amazed by this is
that your immune system is the last line
of defense and that's where you should
be putting a ton of your effort the
other day i was in an airport and yeah i
was somewhat surprised to see people
freely touching counters and touching
their face i even saw this one woman
walk up to a public drinking fountain
and drink from it now as much as that
kind of shocked me i'll tell you what
really got to me though the people
walking around the airport eating gummy
bears and chocolate and soft drinks and
alcohol basically doing everything they
can to assault their immune systems at a
time when we're facing a disease
pandemic
so what i want to suggest to you is that
on top of the cdc recommendations that
it's time for you to really work on
supporting your immune system during
this time i'm not saying you can never
eat those things again i'm saying that
those things can be fun but this is not
the time for it this is not the time for
refined sugar and corn syrup and all
those garbage sweeteners that we eat
this is not the time for preservatives
and additives and unpronounceable
ingredients that you can't even begin to
say yourself if you're reading them i'm
telling you this is not the time for
things that are going to stress your
immune system
this is the time for giving your body
the things that it really needs so what
does your body need it needs really good
nutrition what does that mean it means
it needs a variety of fruits fresh
vegetables it needs good healthy fats
and proteins it needs those things it
also needs really good hydration
it needs rest
it needs sunlight and it needs fresh air
and it needs love and support
those things absolutely help you to
build your immune system and anything
that is going to hurt your immune system
for example junk food unbelievably bad
quality fats horrible refined sugar
disgusting preservatives and additives
those things are hard on your system and
yes we might we might indulge in those
things when times are good when we do it
occasionally but right now your immune
system needs a break and so i believe
that the most responsible thing you
could be doing for your own health and
for the public safety is to follow the
cdc directives and support your own
immune system
get really good nutrition eat really
good stuff right now eat the really good
stuff that you know you need to be
eating make sure that you stay
incredibly well hydrated make sure that
you rest make sure that you get good
fresh air that you get sunlight look
your body sends almost every blood cell
that you have up to the skin layer on a
regular basis to make sure that it gets
some sunlight get some good sunlight and
also make sure you're practicing some
kind of routine to keep your stress
levels down meditation or walks in
nature and so forth i really want you to
hear this from now onwards every time
you see a tweet an instagram a facebook
a news bulletin that tells you to
practice social distancing or that tells
you to wash your hands every time you
hear those things i want you to know
they're true but what they're leaving
out is that even more important than
that or at least as important to that is
that you take care of your immune system
by making sure you're well nourished
well hydrated that you get good sunlight
that you get good rest that you're
reducing your stress as best possible
please take care of yourself during this
difficult time one last thing
when
the public gets concerned like this it
causes panic i didn't even want to make
a video that might make me make make
people more afraid but i wanted to make
a video that might inspire people to
take care of their last line of defense
so what i want to suggest to you now is
that this is a really good time for
focusing on the fact that this too shall
pass i want you to take a look at what's
absolutely great about your life i want
you to take a look at the fact that
there are great people around you
it's really important during this time
that you control your focus and do the
very best you can to keep your stress
levels down
i wish you the very best of luck during
this time i will probably issue other
videos in the future but for now i
really just want you to take absolutely
good care of yourself and take good care
of your family thank you good night good
evening good morning