WEBVTT - Sweating It Out: The Impact on Your Skin

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<v Speaker 1>In the moment when your heart is racing and your

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<v Speaker 1>blood is pumping, sweating feels so good. But for our

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<v Speaker 1>guest Briann Hogan, the heavy sweating at hot yoga started

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<v Speaker 1>to leave its mark on her skin.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, Like, as much as I wanted my

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<v Speaker 2>skin to look good, I was getting so much out

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<v Speaker 2>of my practice that it was more about let me

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<v Speaker 2>try to find a solution so I can keep doing yoga.

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<v Speaker 2>Wasn't really like, let me find a solution so I

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<v Speaker 2>look good. Even though that was part of it, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to deny that, but it was also because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to give up something that's making me

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<v Speaker 2>feel good.

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<v Speaker 1>Exercise is such an important part of our lives, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's a homeworkout, trips to the gym, or team sports

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<v Speaker 1>in a rec league. We have to get our body

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<v Speaker 1>moving to feel good. But the flip side are the

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<v Speaker 1>hardships our physical triumphs can put on our skin. Hi guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and welcome. I'm so glad you're here. I'm Nicole Berry

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<v Speaker 1>and this is Skin Querries, a show all about our

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<v Speaker 1>skin and its health as we grow in age. Our

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<v Speaker 1>skin is really a record of a life well lived

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<v Speaker 1>because there isn't one body part that I could think

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<v Speaker 1>of that reflects our well being as clearly as our skin.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's go on this journey together to really understand

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on with our skin. Let's unravel the mysteries

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<v Speaker 1>happening inside and out. Today we're talking about sweat and skin.

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<v Speaker 3>I love to sweat.

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<v Speaker 1>I've said this before on the show, but I would

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<v Speaker 1>choose being hot over cold any day. I have a

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<v Speaker 1>vigorous sauna practice, and I also love a great workout,

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<v Speaker 1>so when I put the two together, I'm in heabit.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why I've been doing hot yoga for over two

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<v Speaker 1>decades now. For anyone who hasn't tried it, hot yoga

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<v Speaker 1>is incredible because it combines yoga, which is great for

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<v Speaker 1>relaxing my mind my body. It's a great physical stretch

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<v Speaker 1>and really good physical activity. While combining it with a

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<v Speaker 1>heated room which vacillates between ninety eight and one hundred degrees.

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<v Speaker 1>It's steamy and sweaty and I love it. But on

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<v Speaker 1>the flip side, because there can always be some flip side,

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<v Speaker 1>is that there is a lot of sweat. We know

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<v Speaker 1>that sweat is a natural condition. It's necessary for cooling down.

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<v Speaker 1>It is really good for us, but it could lead

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<v Speaker 1>to things like intense odors and possibly flare ups to

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<v Speaker 1>a number of skin conditions such as plaquoriasis and acne,

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<v Speaker 1>to name a couple. So this got me curious how

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<v Speaker 1>good is sweating for us really? To get started, we

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<v Speaker 1>went out to get a sense of how you get

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<v Speaker 1>your heart pumping and your thoughts on skin and sweat.

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<v Speaker 4>If I'm not playing sports regularly, then I'll like go

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<v Speaker 4>to the gym regularly.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll try to walk.

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<v Speaker 4>When I can, but like you have to just like

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<v Speaker 4>always like be cleaning yourself after you like work out

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<v Speaker 4>because of sweat and like things like that, and also

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<v Speaker 4>rubbing with like a sports bra or like the athletic material.

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<v Speaker 4>It can be harsh into your skin.

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<v Speaker 5>I think my skin, uh look much healthier when I

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<v Speaker 5>am consistent doing exercise. I think I noticed some changes

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<v Speaker 5>in the state of my skin. Not too drastic, but

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<v Speaker 5>you know, just a little bit more GLOWI maybe.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, We'll go to the gym like three four times

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<v Speaker 6>a week, usually in cardio between. If you don't shower

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<v Speaker 6>after or I find that a breakout, I just get

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<v Speaker 6>oily and I just feel gross. I've always kind of

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<v Speaker 6>struggled with acne and then skin problems anyway, So I

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<v Speaker 6>found that when I was going to the gym more often,

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<v Speaker 6>I would just have to shower more often.

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<v Speaker 7>I've been on a bit of a skin journey myself,

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<v Speaker 7>so I think being able to get a good sweat

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<v Speaker 7>and really sort of helps, I don't know, unclog some

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<v Speaker 7>pores and just refresh my face at least.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so interesting to hear how some might think of

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<v Speaker 1>sweating as simply the end result of exercise, something to

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<v Speaker 1>be washed away and to be done with, but for

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<v Speaker 1>others like me, it's also associated with adding a glow,

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<v Speaker 1>being refreshing to our skin, and actually healing. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's because as much as we know exercise is so

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<v Speaker 1>good for us, it can actually be hard on our skin.

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<v Speaker 1>Gym equipment can give us calluses, swimming and chlorinated pools

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<v Speaker 1>can dry out our skin and hair, and outdoor activity

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<v Speaker 1>can bring into play sunburns and bug bites. We have

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<v Speaker 1>to take in the good with the bad, but we

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<v Speaker 1>also can learn to do everything possible to mitigate skin.

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<v Speaker 3>Issues while breaking a sweat.

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<v Speaker 1>So today I'm going to talk to two experts about

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<v Speaker 1>why we sweat how it affects us and how to

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<v Speaker 1>maximize its extraordinary abilities. But first, let's talk to Briann

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<v Speaker 1>Hogan about her journey. She is a writer, an author,

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<v Speaker 1>and a podcast host. Brian knows what it's like to

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<v Speaker 1>have skin issues get in the way of physical activity

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<v Speaker 1>that she really needed.

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<v Speaker 2>I was in my mid thirties and I was moving

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<v Speaker 2>to the middle of nowhere with my parents because I

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<v Speaker 2>was just in a rut. I had been stuck, just

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<v Speaker 2>not really feeling that good about myself.

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<v Speaker 1>Up until that point in her life, Briann had worked

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<v Speaker 1>hard to establish herself. She had been living in New

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<v Speaker 1>York City building a career. She had just published a book.

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<v Speaker 1>But as many of us can relate, Briann hit a

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<v Speaker 1>point where she just lost momentum. She needed a fresh start,

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<v Speaker 1>even if it meant moving back to the country with

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<v Speaker 1>her parents. With nowhere to go and little to do,

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<v Speaker 1>she joined the local yoga studio.

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<v Speaker 2>I just needed to just do something and have some

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<v Speaker 2>sort of a routine.

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<v Speaker 3>So I started to go basically like five days a week.

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<v Speaker 2>I just threw myself into it and there were like

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<v Speaker 2>hour long sessions. I like exercise, but I also am

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<v Speaker 2>very spiritual. So I like the blend of both the

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<v Speaker 2>physicality of yoga as well as the devotion that yoga

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<v Speaker 2>has in terms of spirituality. And so I find that

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<v Speaker 2>when I've been in times where I've needed both, where

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<v Speaker 2>I think I need to release something physically, but I

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<v Speaker 2>also want to get in touch with myself internally, yoga

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<v Speaker 2>has been the.

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<v Speaker 3>Thing for me.

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<v Speaker 2>And I like to push myself an exercise, so I

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<v Speaker 2>don't like traditional, slow moving yoga. So if I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to do yoga, I was like, I'm going to go

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<v Speaker 2>hot all the way. I'm going to like really just

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<v Speaker 2>push myself to the brink. And also there's something about

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<v Speaker 2>sweating that I think purges out everything, like emotionally and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe even physically as well.

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<v Speaker 3>And it was working at first. It was great.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I had to adjust to the heat and everything,

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<v Speaker 2>but I actually adjusted pretty well, like my body overall,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was like really happy about that, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was loving the yoga, loving just having a place to

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<v Speaker 2>go to. And then within I think a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>I think within a month or so, I noticed that

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<v Speaker 2>my skin wasn't as clear as it used to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Rand started to break out and it kept getting worse.

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<v Speaker 2>So I started to notice the pimples starting to come

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<v Speaker 2>around my jaw line, my cheeks, and my forehead and

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<v Speaker 2>my temples, and I never really had pimples like that before.

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<v Speaker 2>My parents even said something to me, which I thought

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<v Speaker 2>was a little bit rude, but I thought, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>that means there's something really different with my face, and

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<v Speaker 2>so I was really self conscious about that. I also

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<v Speaker 2>started to notice pimples around my chest and like across

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<v Speaker 2>my back, so it was all like all over my body.

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<v Speaker 3>I was self conscious about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I was getting new makeup for myself, which

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<v Speaker 2>I never really wore foundation or concealer a ton before.

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<v Speaker 3>So now that was another thing where I was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going.

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<v Speaker 2>To get like acting prone makeup to cover up my

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<v Speaker 2>pimples and not only just for my face but from

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<v Speaker 2>my body. But it looks, you know, it's there, Like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm not fooling anyone. It's like, you're like,

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<v Speaker 2>there's pimples there, but I'm just trying to convince myself

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<v Speaker 2>that they're not there, but they're there. And yeah, it

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<v Speaker 2>didn't make me feel attractive, and I definitely was self

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<v Speaker 2>conscious about my skin. I never really had major major

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<v Speaker 2>skin problems as a teenager, and I exercised before, so

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, I don't know, my skin is breaking

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<v Speaker 2>out the way that it was breaking out, And.

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, is it my diet?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it? I don't know, Am I not cleaning my

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<v Speaker 2>soul properly? Like I was like, I don't know, like

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on with my skin.

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<v Speaker 1>Anytime I've had a breakout, my first thought is yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope it goes away. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>I think my lifestyle, my diet, just like Briann, but

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<v Speaker 1>none of those typical methods were working. In this case.

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<v Speaker 1>Briann was doing yoga to keep busy, but she also

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<v Speaker 1>needed it. It was making her feel better in her

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<v Speaker 1>body and her mind.

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<v Speaker 2>I just remember being super frustrated with my skin in

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning, like I really was like I really did

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<v Speaker 2>not like what was happening to my body, and I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to give up the yoga because I think

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<v Speaker 2>at one point my mom even suggested that she's like

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<v Speaker 2>just not doing yoga, and I was like, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if that's like the solution here, because I like

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<v Speaker 2>yoga and no, I don't like pimples on my face.

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<v Speaker 2>Or on my body. But I also don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>give up something that I'm finding a lot of relief in.

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<v Speaker 2>It's helping my body, it's helping my mind, it's helping

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<v Speaker 2>my spirit. So I did my own little wellness journey

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of trying to heal it. You know, I

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<v Speaker 2>got like tea tree oil, and I made sure that

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<v Speaker 2>I was always cleaning myself after yoga, you know, washing

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<v Speaker 2>my face after leaving the yoga class to go back home.

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<v Speaker 2>But I made sure that every time I finished yoga,

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<v Speaker 2>I would go to the change room and completely wash

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<v Speaker 2>my face, like do the whole thing. Like it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even just like a little wipe of a towel. It

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<v Speaker 2>was like I'm fully.

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<v Speaker 3>Cleansing my face with all the stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Like if I knew I had to go somewhere after yoga,

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<v Speaker 2>I would just take a shower at the gym and

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that I was immediately changing out of my clothes,

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<v Speaker 2>like right away, not having my clothes set on my

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<v Speaker 2>body for too long, and making sure that I was cleaning.

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<v Speaker 3>The sweat because that was what it was.

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<v Speaker 2>So once I discovered that that was the connection, because

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<v Speaker 2>it was starting to heal, and I wasn't breaking out

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<v Speaker 2>as much. Like as soon as I was cleaning more

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<v Speaker 2>and cleaning my skin, I was like, oh okay, like

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<v Speaker 2>this is the answer to it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the sweat all along. Briann was able to

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<v Speaker 1>get her skin back on track by being extra vigilant.

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<v Speaker 1>She made sure to keep her workout clothes fresh, she

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<v Speaker 1>showered immediately after sweating, and she kept her yoga mat clean.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that since I'm working out and sweating almost daily,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to also be very vigilant about cleaning my

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<v Speaker 1>workout clothes. In fact, it goes as far that I

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<v Speaker 1>have to replace my workout clothes every few months since

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sweating in them so much. So brian cleaning her

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<v Speaker 1>workout clothes really resonates, But sometimes it's not as simple

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<v Speaker 1>as keeping our skin and clothing clean. Sweat is a

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<v Speaker 1>hugely important function for our body, but it can also

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<v Speaker 1>be so hard on our skin. Let's hear from the

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<v Speaker 1>experts on how to care for it while staying active.

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<v Speaker 1>Coming up after the break, welcome back to skin quarries.

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<v Speaker 1>So earlier we heard from Brianne. She wanted a fresh

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<v Speaker 1>start and turned to hot yoga to help her mind

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<v Speaker 1>and body, but her breakouts were holding her back, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was the same sweat that was making her feel

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<v Speaker 1>so good that was causing the problem. Even though it's

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly common, acne can affect our confidence. It's often thought

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<v Speaker 1>of as a teenage problem, and largely it is, but

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<v Speaker 1>according to Yale Medicine, adult acne is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most common reasons women between the ages of twenty and

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<v Speaker 1>forty visit a dermatology clinic. We don't necessarily age out,

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<v Speaker 1>So let's start with the basics. Doctor Thivi Marathapu, a

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<v Speaker 1>board certified dermatologist, is here to cover what is sweat exactly.

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<v Speaker 8>So in our skin we have oil glands which produced

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<v Speaker 8>the oil that keep pausekin moist, and if you go

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<v Speaker 8>acne and things like that, you might produce a bit

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<v Speaker 8>too much. And then on top of that you have

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<v Speaker 8>sweat glands. And the purpose of sweat is excretion, but

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<v Speaker 8>to keep us cool. Primarily, it's really temperature regulation. So

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<v Speaker 8>we do eliminate substances in our body through our sweat.

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<v Speaker 8>It's not the biggest way that we eliminate thing that

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<v Speaker 8>is normally through pea. That's going to be the biggest

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<v Speaker 8>way that we get rid of stuff, but a little

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<v Speaker 8>bit does come out through our sweat and it contains salts,

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<v Speaker 8>so it can help to regulate the salts in the

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<v Speaker 8>blood as well. Sweat can be smelly at times, as

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<v Speaker 8>we all know, that's why we know wear deodorant, but

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<v Speaker 8>that's because certain areas the body harbor more bacteria and

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<v Speaker 8>that's what changes the odor. But if you clear out

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<v Speaker 8>those bacteria, you know, you can use certain washes like

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<v Speaker 8>a benzyl peroxide for example, an acne wash that can

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<v Speaker 8>reduce the smell and an odor that comes with sweat. Really,

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<v Speaker 8>the main function is bodied temperature control, which is one

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<v Speaker 8>of the major functions of the skin. So keeping your

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<v Speaker 8>skin at the right temperature is done either through sweat

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<v Speaker 8>or the amount of blood flowed to the skin. And

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<v Speaker 8>you'll know that because if you're hot, you might go

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<v Speaker 8>red and that's because your body is pushing more blood

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<v Speaker 8>into the skin so that you lose heat through the

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<v Speaker 8>surface of the skin. So really it's mainly temperature regulation.

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<v Speaker 8>But people do love to love a good sweat, don't

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<v Speaker 8>and they feel really clean after a good work out.

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<v Speaker 8>Good sweat you feel great afterwards, So I think there's

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<v Speaker 8>more to it than just temperature regulation. I think it's

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<v Speaker 8>also a little bit of that excretion is really helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>I totally agree there is so much more to a

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<v Speaker 1>good workout than just the physical aspect. Doctor Thivy will

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<v Speaker 1>be coming back again in a later episode, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>so interesting. One of our skin's major functions is cooling

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<v Speaker 1>the body. The way it works is our sweat glands

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<v Speaker 1>that doctor Thivy mentioned are activated by our body's heat.

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<v Speaker 1>Once that happens, the glands bring water and salt to

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<v Speaker 1>the surface as sweat, which then evaporates and cools us down. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>we are so lucky to have another expert Triple Board

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<v Speaker 1>certified dermatologist, doctor Mamina Terragano, to tell us all about it.

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<v Speaker 9>All those practices, whether it's like using a saana yoga

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<v Speaker 9>and specifically like hot yoga, like these things are really

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<v Speaker 9>boosting your circulation. Right, yes, sweating with the heat, but

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<v Speaker 9>that circulation, the heat going to your skin, you're bringing

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<v Speaker 9>more nutrients essentially to your skin. When people have good, robust,

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<v Speaker 9>healthy circulation, that's going to help their skin in general.

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<v Speaker 9>So that is what I think is playing a big

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<v Speaker 9>role with your glow.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that I have such a vigorous sweat regimen. My

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<v Speaker 1>skin I've noticed is more glowy and has more vibrancy

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<v Speaker 1>to it. So it makes sense that there's science behind it.

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<v Speaker 1>But how is it that sweat is also hard on

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<v Speaker 1>our skin?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, sweat can definitely aggravate certain inflammatory conditions. Sweat I've seen,

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<v Speaker 9>in some cases exacerbate psoriasis. Sweat can also exacerbate things

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<v Speaker 9>in the acne family, whether it's regular acne or filiculitis. Okay,

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<v Speaker 9>filiculitis can look a lot like acne, but the difference

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<v Speaker 9>between acne and filiculitis is that filiculitis is from pathogenic bacteria,

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<v Speaker 9>like bacteria that doesn't usually belong on the skin, or

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<v Speaker 9>it's living in higher populations like staph oureus bacteria, whereas

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<v Speaker 9>the acne bacteria bacteria that's supposed to be there, it's

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<v Speaker 9>like natural bacteria that's just getting aggravated, maybe by sweat,

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<v Speaker 9>maybe by excess oil or excess skin. But sweat can

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<v Speaker 9>certainly aggravate the hair follicles, which can then bring more

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<v Speaker 9>inflammation and maybe activate some of the bad bacteria. For

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<v Speaker 9>an ezema patient whose skin gets aggravated by sweat, there

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<v Speaker 9>are a couple things that I counsel patient's on one.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, really with anyone with ezma, you want to

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<v Speaker 9>make sure that the skin barrier is healthy, that it's intact,

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<v Speaker 9>that it's repaired, because an impaired skin barrier is what's

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<v Speaker 9>going to be more easily aggravated by sweat, So making

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<v Speaker 9>sure that they're using the right emollients, moisturizers, skin barrier

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<v Speaker 9>creams to nourish and protect and build that skin barrier.

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<v Speaker 9>And the other is doing what you can to keep

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<v Speaker 9>your skin dry. So, like I know it's sometimes impossible

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<v Speaker 9>if you're like playing the sport outside and right like

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<v Speaker 9>you're in the middle of like a soccer game, you

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<v Speaker 9>can't like go and dry off as easily, but keep

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<v Speaker 9>doing what you can. And sometimes there's like certain powders

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<v Speaker 9>that you can use that can help a little bit.

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<v Speaker 9>But I think the biggest thing is like using creams

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<v Speaker 9>that just protect that skin barrier.

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<v Speaker 1>As doctor Mamina says, there are ways to mitigate issues

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<v Speaker 1>you're having with the activities that bring you joy. The

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<v Speaker 1>best way to figure out what they are is first

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<v Speaker 1>talk to your dermatologist. And coming back to Brian, she

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<v Speaker 1>obviously didn't love breaking out as an adult, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was the enjoyment of the activity that fueled her desire

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<v Speaker 1>to solve the problem more so than just clearing up

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<v Speaker 1>her skin.

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<v Speaker 2>What that experience taught me is that actually, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it was a yoga but I was like, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, as much as I wanted my skin to

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<v Speaker 2>look good, I was getting so much out of my

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<v Speaker 2>practice that it was more about let me try to

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<v Speaker 2>find a.

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<v Speaker 3>Solution so I can keep doing yoga.

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<v Speaker 2>Wasn't really like, let me find a solution so I

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<v Speaker 2>look good, even though that was part of it, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to deny that, but it was also because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to give up something that's making me

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<v Speaker 2>feel good, not necessarily like what's making me look good.

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<v Speaker 1>Because Brianne was willing to be her own advocate, she

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<v Speaker 1>worked out what the problem was and how to fix it.

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<v Speaker 1>Briann is a writer, and like many of us, she

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<v Speaker 1>incorporated her life into her work.

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<v Speaker 2>So I thought, you know, I think people do to

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<v Speaker 2>yoga and they break out, and I was like, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to write about it because I think I can't

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<v Speaker 2>be the only one who goes to hot yoga and

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<v Speaker 2>suffers like this. So I was like, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>write about it because I'm sure other people are in

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<v Speaker 2>my shoes and being like, what the hell, like, what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on with my skin?

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<v Speaker 1>As a hot yogi veteran, we know there are certain

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<v Speaker 1>principles they recommend, such as try not to wipe away

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<v Speaker 1>your sweat since it acts as your natural cooling system,

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<v Speaker 1>and hydrate as much as possible before and after your class.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you are dealing with specific skin conditions, you

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<v Speaker 1>can follow doctor Thivi and doctor Momina's recommendations. Rinse off

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<v Speaker 1>that sweat as soon as you can, try to wear

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<v Speaker 1>less tight fitting workout clothes that don't rub against your skin,

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<v Speaker 1>Towel off, and try your best to stay dry. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're having issues or flare ups, see your dermatologist. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no need to suffer silently or even worse, stop doing

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<v Speaker 1>what you love.

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<v Speaker 2>I was super happy that I could still do yoga

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<v Speaker 2>and be happy with my skin, So, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>really loved yoga.

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<v Speaker 3>It was really great for me at that time.

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<v Speaker 2>And once I figured out what I needed to do

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<v Speaker 2>in order to keep doing it like then, it was great.

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<v Speaker 3>I was like normal.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh, this is how it should have

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<v Speaker 2>been all along. But I mean, maybe that was my test.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I feel, sometimes we have to do things in

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<v Speaker 2>life for a test, and yoga is supposed to be

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<v Speaker 2>this method of testing you and testing your mind and

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<v Speaker 2>your strength, and maybe that was my test of like

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<v Speaker 2>my skin. I have no idea, but I was glad

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<v Speaker 2>that I was able to continue my practice without my

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<v Speaker 2>skin having to suffer from it.

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<v Speaker 1>I find that so inspiring brand because you're really seeking

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<v Speaker 1>out solutions while continuing to.

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<v Speaker 3>Do what you love.

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