It seems we are big on this alkaline thing. Yup, so it's time for me to investigate further.
Also, I know that many (and clearly you also) make connections with atheletes foot, jock itch, ringworm etc. (Any I have/do suffer sometimes a bit from some of those). However, these are not the same organisms as candida. Are you saying that a local infection like athelete's foot is also a whole-body thing (like candida out of control?). As it's a different species I don't see that one is necessarily a clue to the other.