Coach D brought on a good friend and the first guest appearance on the podcast, Willie Villareal. Willie is a Family Nurse Practitioner in the Houston, TX area and a highly accomplished Masters athlete as well, having gone to the Crossfit games and regularly placing highly in the open. Willie is an expert on hormones and hormone therapy, and joins 40fit to talk about the basics of good hormone health.
Hormones are an essential part of body function, they control all metabolic activity in the body. Consequently, if your hormone levels are out of whack - even if you are training and eating right - your quality of life can be severely impacted. Mr. Villareal recommends doing four things to measure and maintain good hormone levels:
- Bloodwork - know what your testerone levels are
- Nutrition - follow good nutrition habits, eating a high protein, low sugar, mostly whole foods diet
- Training - strength training
- Sleep / Recovery - with an emphasis on quality sleep
You can find Willie on his clinic website Core Sports Health. He is also on Instagram @coresportsrecovery and Facebook.