Professional athletes are seen as the pinnacle of health and performance. But the work that goes into ensuring their well-being can be daunting. Navin Hettierachchi has been working behind the scenes in professional sports for 20 years. In today’s episode, we hear about his functional medicine approach and the way he uses personalized medicine to help professional athletes achieve peak performance and be their best selves.
 
Today on The Lab Report:

2:30 Learn about Navin Hettierachchi and his path to sports medicine
7:00 Health, wellness, and functional labs in optimizing performance
10:45 The role of mind-body practices
14:00 Navin’s holistic REDT method
17:00 Personalized diets and fasting
23:45 Using continuous glucose monitoring and wearable devices
26:30 Functional exercise and movement
28:25 com
30:25 The Fireball

 
Additional Resources:
Navinhealth.com
 
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