tracking for athletic performance and optimal well being
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Tracking for Athletic Performance
By Douglas Hilbert
Modern Medical “Solutions”• Prescriptions• CPAP• Cognitive behavioral therapy• AA / NA / Al-Anon• Psychiatric Therapy (basically Rx’ing)
Results of Modern Medicine
• Nothing changed long-term• Never learned “why” I had symptoms or
diagnosis• Never had a doctor attempt to dig deeper or
even ask “why”• Only symptoms were ever treated, never a
root cause
What Next?
• Got frustrated with modern health system• Spent years online self-educating• Hired a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN)
Practitioner• Became my own N=1• Doing apprenticeship under a FDN & MD,
obtaining FDN certification
What I Did to Track• Blood Panels• Salivary Hormone Panel – BioHealth 205• Urine Organix Acids Panel – Genova Diagnostics• BioHealth 401H GI Pathogen Screen• Genova Diagnostics GI Effects Microbial Profile• uBiome Gut Test• 23andme.com DNA Profile• Genetic Genie Genetic Methylation Profile• Promethease Genetic Report• DNAFit Athletic Genetic Profile• Tracked Diet Changes (Low carb / ketogenic Diet)• Tracked Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Tracking HRV
• Elite HRV – www.elitehrv.com• Daily morning “readiness” reading• Use during meditation• Use during exercise / sauna
HRV Morning “Readiness” ReadingSympathetic / Parasympathetic dominance
Morning Readiness ScoreGreen – Go
Yellow – CautionRed - Stop
Morning HRV Reading
7 Day Rolling Avg of Morning HRV
Morning Resting Heart Rate Average
HRV compared to Heart RateBlue – HRV
Red – Heart Rate
HRV Rolling Avg to Heart RateGreen – HRV Rolling Avg
Red – Heart Rate
Tracking HR and HRV in Dry Sauna
HRV / HR when Cycling
Possible Impacts on HRV in Cycling
Improving HRV through “Box breathing”
HRV and HR when Meditating
Tracking Diet
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Macronutrient Averages
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Genetic Testing
• 23andme.com• Promethease• LiveWello• Genetic Genie• DNAFit
Biochemical Tests
• Blood Tests• BioHealth 205 Adrenal Stress Profile• Genova Diagnostics Organix Acids• BioHealth 401H GI Pathogen Screen• Genova Diagnostics GI Effects Stool Profile• uBiome Gut Profile
Results
• Sleeping 8.5 hours per night• Awake rested w/ no “need” for caffeine• Stable energy levels throughout the day• Improved Mood and Outlook• Increased interest in life• Increased ability to deal with stress• Most importantly…
Keeping up with Liam all day long