The Protocol

Eight years of data.
Real protocols. Real results.

Every essay comes from bloodwork, not theory. The supplements, the biomarkers, the reasoning — tested against my own panels.

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From the protocol series
The Protocol · Issue 01 Why I Track Everything and Guess at Nothing Stephen Marcus · 8 min read rMSSD +11 ms avg Omega-3 index 8.1 % ↑ Vitamin D3 67 ng/mL ↑ Testosterone 634 ng/dL Stack cost $0.42 /day
Why I Track Everything and Guess at Nothing →
SHBG SHBG BOUND ~97% of testosterone FREE ~3% bioavailable The Protocol · Issue 02 The Number Nobody Tests And Why It Matters Stephen Marcus · 9 min read SHBG 52 nmol/L Free T 8.2 pg/mL Total T 612 ng/dL Free T % 1.8 % ↓ Protocol wk 12 weeks
The SHBG Problem Nobody Told Me About →
Mg²⁺ GLYCINATE muscle · sleep · recovery THE SPLIT Mg²⁺ L-THREONATE brain · memory · cognition The Protocol · Issue 03 Two Magnesiums. Two Different Jobs. Stephen Marcus · 8 min read rMSSD +9 ms avg Deep sleep +18 min Gly dose 400 mg L-T dose 144 mg Protocol wk 8 weeks Stack cost $0.31 /day
Two Magnesiums →
YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 ↑ lean mass eGFR stable The Protocol · Issue 04 Six Years of Daily Creatine. Bloodwork. Stephen Marcus · 9 min read Panels run 47 total eGFR 96 stable ✓ Daily dose 5 g/day Creatinine 1.08 mg/dL Years 6 continuous Cost/day $0.09 /day
Six Years on Creatine →
SLEEP STAGE DEPTH +18 min N1 N2 N3 N2 REM before after stack ONSET −14 MIN ↑ DEEP SLEEP +22 MIN The Protocol · Issue 05 Why Huberman Takes Apigenin. Stephen Marcus · 7 min read Sleep onset −14 min Deep sleep +22 min Apigenin 50 mg L-theanine 200 mg rMSSD rise +8 ms Stack cost $0.14 /day
The Cortisol Connection →
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION AGE → deficient + taurine ↕ gap MITOCHONDRIA The Protocol · Issue 06 The Longevity Amino Nobody Knows. Stephen Marcus · 8 min read Serum taurine +42 % rMSSD rise +7 ms Daily dose 1 g/day Protocol wk 12 weeks Study year 2023 Science Cost/day $0.06 /day
What My Bloodwork Actually Shows →

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