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Cited research. Tiered protocols. Practical tools. The independent health publication for clinicians, informed self-experimenters, and anyone who wants the citations attached.

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Long-form journalism, built to be cited.

Every article runs the three filters: is the claim cited, is the protocol tiered, is every grey area named — not buried.

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Longevity · Long read

Sunburn: Is Your Own Immune System Making It Worse?

New Aging Cell research says immune cells amplify UV skin damage through neutrophil extracellular traps. It is mouse and cell data — here is the honest read.

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Health topics, treated like reference material.

Framework first. Mechanism second. Evidence third. Protocol last. No supplement-bottle prose. No "studies show" without naming the study.

How we work

The editorial difference, in five rules.

Five rules that govern every long read, drug profile, hub page, and tool — and that make us a publication worth citing, worth subscribing to, and worth partnering with.

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Every claim is cited.

Inline references to primary studies. Effect size and sample size shown where it matters. No "studies show" without naming the study.

02

Every protocol is tiered.

Conservative, standard, aggressive — with the trade-offs of each. You decide where you live on the spectrum, not us.

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Every grey area is named.

Regulatory status, off-label use, missing human trials, conflicting data. We don't smooth these over to make the page read cleaner.

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Editorial independence, transparently disclosed.

Sponsorships and affiliate links are clearly labeled at the article level. Editorial judgment — what we cover and how — is independent of who's paying. The reader always knows what's commercial and what isn't.

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Updated when the evidence updates.

Every article carries a "last reviewed against evidence" date and a change log. When new data reads out, the page moves with it.

What you get

What's actually different here.

Standard health sites Wellness Radar
Sources cited "Trusted source" links to WebMD / Mayo Direct to PubMed, with effect size & n
Editorial review "Medically reviewed" badge, no actual scrutiny Named author, named methodology, COI disclosure
Recommendations One hedged, generic answer Conservative / Standard / Aggressive — with trade-offs
Update cadence "Last updated" stamp; content unchanged for years Reviewed against evidence each quarter; trial readouts integrated within weeks
Coverage scope Skip peptides, longevity, biohacking entirely Full coverage of what people actually use
Tools BMI calculator. From 2010. Reconstitution, dose planner, lab interpreter, stack tracker
Free tools

Calculators built by someone who actually uses them.

The math you shouldn't have to do on a napkin. More tools added monthly — reconstitution, dose, cycle, half-life, protein.

Tool · 01

Reconstitution Calculator

Vial size, BAC water volume, target dose. Get unit marks on a U-100 syringe and a clear printable label. Handles every common peptide.

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Tool · 02

Dose & Cycle Planner

Map a full cycle — loading phase, maintenance, washouts. Cumulative exposure, projected cost, and re-dose timing across multiple peptides.

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Tool · 03

TDEE & Macros

Honest energy math. Mifflin-St Jeor + activity factor + goal-adjusted macros. No back-end pushing protein powder you don't need.

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Tool · 04

Lab Interpreter

Paste your lab values, get plain-English context. Reference ranges, optimal vs. acceptable, and what each marker actually tells you.

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Tool · 05

Half-Life Calculator

Steady-state time, washout windows, plasma concentration curves. The pharmacokinetics math the package insert doesn't show you.

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Tool · 06

Protein Target

Daily protein in grams, per-meal split, leucine-threshold math. Built for GLP-1 cuts, recomp, hypertrophy, and age-related anabolic resistance.

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Tool · 07

Caffeine Cutoff

Your last-cup time vs. your bedtime. Half-life-adjusted curve shows how much caffeine is still circulating when you try to sleep — and when to stop.

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Tool · 08

Peptide Blend

Mix two or more peptides in one vial — CJC + Ipamorelin, BPC-157 + TB-500, GHK-Cu stacks. Per-compound dose-per-tick on a U-100 insulin syringe.

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