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Peer-Reviewed: GLP-1s — cover
Peer-Reviewed  ·  13 min read

Peer-Reviewed: GLP-1s.

What is settled, what is open, and where the muscle-preserving protocol actually lives — an evidence-based read on the most consequential metabolic drug class of the decade.

By the Editors  ·  27 April 2026
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Reading this week.

the bioneer score explained — cover
The Method  ·  12 min

The Bioneer Score, Explained.

A 0–100 daily longevity composite. Five pillars, fifteen markers — and the headline number every WEF member sees each morning.

30 Apr 2026
hbot the research — cover
Protocol  ·  11 min

HBOT: The Research.

How often, at what pressure, for whom. The mechanism, the dosing, and what an hour inside the chamber at WEF Friendswood actually feels like.

30 Apr 2026
cryotherapy vs cold plunge — cover
Protocol  ·  9 min

Cryotherapy vs. Cold Plunge.

Two cold protocols, two different mechanisms, two different doses. The practitioner's read on which to use, when.

30 Apr 2026
vo2 max by age — cover
Long Arc  ·  11 min

VO₂ Max by Age.

The single most-defensible cardiovascular longevity biomarker. The percentile tables, and how the executive over forty actually moves the number.

30 Apr 2026
trt honestly — cover
The Question  ·  14 min

TRT, Honestly.

When to start, when to wait, when to say no. The pre-treatment workup that most men's clinics skip — and the conversation Dr. Chaudhari has across the desk.

30 Apr 2026
Recovery Suite — cover
Protocol  ·  11 min

The Recovery Suite, Dosed Correctly.

Five modalities. One evidence-based week. The cadence that compounds — and the instinct that defeats it.

30 Apr 2026
CAC Score — cover
Long Arc  ·  9 min

CAC Score, Explained.

The cheapest, most-defensible cardiovascular mortality predictor we have. Score table, threshold reads, and how WEF uses it.

30 Apr 2026
Perimenopause — cover
The Question  ·  13 min

Perimenopause, Honestly.

The 2023 evidence-based return of hormone therapy after WHI. What labs to ask for and what midlife care looks like at WEF.

30 Apr 2026
Hormone Panel — cover
Protocol  ·  10 min

The Hormone Panel Checklist.

The complete panel — what to ask for, in what order, and how Dr. Chaudhari reads the result.

30 Apr 2026
The Sardinian Argument — cover
Travel Destination  ·  11 min

The Sardinian Argument.

The Ogliastra mountains, the Blue Zone, and what an outsider can actually carry home from a centenarian village.

27 Apr 2026
NAD+ in the IV Suite — cover
Modality  ·  11 min

NAD+ in the IV Suite, Honestly.

What the molecule actually does, what the trials actually show, and how we use it without overselling.

27 Apr 2026
The Scale Is a Liar — cover
Tracking  ·  9 min

The Scale Is a Liar.

DEXA gives the seven numbers that actually matter. The bathroom scale gives the one that almost never does.

27 Apr 2026
Vagal Tone — cover
Recovery  ·  10 min

Vagal Tone, the Quiet Lever.

The autonomic nervous system is the most under-trained system in modern fitness — and the most trainable.

27 Apr 2026
Sleep Before 11 — cover
Discipline  ·  9 min

The Discipline of Sleep Before 11.

The clock matters more than the duration. Why the eleven o'clock window matters chemically, and how to defend it.

27 Apr 2026
Cycle-Aware Training — cover
Programming  ·  11 min

Cycle-Aware Training, for the Adult Woman.

Most strength programming was tested on men in their twenties. The corrected dose for the female endocrine reality.

27 Apr 2026
What One ATA Actually Does — cover
Modality  ·  12 min

What One ATA Actually Does.

HBOT, said cleanly: what is settled, what is plausible, what one and a half atmospheres are doing under the hood.

27 Apr 2026
ApoB — cover
Biomarker  ·  10 min

ApoB and the Conversation Worth Having.

Total cholesterol is a vanity metric. ApoB is the number that actually predicts cardiovascular risk.

27 Apr 2026
The Case for the Red Room — cover
Modality  ·  9 min

The Case for the Red Room.

Photobiomodulation, dosed properly: real mitochondrial signaling at fifteen minutes a session.

27 Apr 2026
Hypertrophy Is Medicine — cover
Workout Plan  ·  11 min

Hypertrophy Is Medicine.

Muscle as endocrine organ, insulin sink, and the under-discussed longevity intervention of medicine.

27 Apr 2026
Polyphenols on the Plate — cover
Nutrition Tip  ·  9 min

Polyphenols, on the Plate.

The five molecule classes worth knowing, and why “eat the colored part” ages well as advice.

27 Apr 2026
A Wine for the Protocol — cover
Featured Wine  ·  8 min

A Wine for the Protocol.

Aglianico from Mount Vulture — volcanic ash, hand-picked, dry, polyphenol-dense, and worthy of a Sunday meal.

27 Apr 2026
Peer-Reviewed: GLP-1s — cover
Peer-Reviewed  ·  13 min

Peer-Reviewed: GLP-1s.

What's settled, what's open, and where the muscle-preserving protocol actually lives.

27 Apr 2026
The Cellular Question — cover
The Insight  ·  12 min

The Cellular Question.

NAD+, honestly — what the Imai and Sinclair data actually show.

26 Apr 2026
Sleep Architecture — cover
Dispatch  ·  10 min

Sleep Architecture, Not Sleep Hours.

Why seven structured hours beats nine fragmented ones.

25 Apr 2026
Zone 2 and the Slow Return — cover
Protocol  ·  11 min

Zone 2 and the Slow Return.

The most under-trained variable in executive fitness.

24 Apr 2026
The Readiness Myth — cover
The Insight  ·  11 min

The Readiness Myth.

HRV, autonomic tone, and what “recovered” actually means.

23 Apr 2026
The Metabolic Tide — cover
Dispatch  ·  10 min

The Metabolic Tide.

Fasting glucose, HbA1c, and the slow work of not drifting.

22 Apr 2026
The Mechanism of Contrast — cover
Protocol  ·  12 min

The Mechanism of Contrast.

Heat and cold are stressors the body knows how to read.

19 Apr 2026
On Stillness as Training — cover
Essay  ·  6 min

On Stillness as Training.

The discipline you do not perform is the one that changes the most.

12 Apr 2026
What the Biomarker Actually Tells You — cover
Dispatch  ·  8 min

What the Biomarker Actually Tells You.

Three numbers that move with training. Three that almost never do.

5 Apr 2026
Panatta · Atlantis · Watson — cover
Provenance  ·  9 min

Panatta, Atlantis, Watson: The Iron Brief.

Why our strength floor is built from three names, and what each one earns.

29 Mar 2026
The Quiet Weeks — cover
Essay  ·  7 min

The Quiet Weeks.

Deload, read correctly, is where the adaptation actually lives.

22 Mar 2026
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