Calma Protocol
Data-informed writing on bloodwork, blood pressure, body composition, supplement tracking, and protocol sequencing. Written for people running their own health protocols who want their data to actually mean something.
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Total vs free testosterone: why the same blood reads low at one lab and normal at another
A testosterone result is not one number, it is a number plus an assay plus a time of day. Get any of those wrong and the result is not wrong exactly, it is unusable.
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What actually moves an epigenetic clock, and what does not
The interventions the longevity market sells hardest are the ones with no detectable effect on the clocks it sells alongside them. Two reviews in 2026 make that awkwardly clear.
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Does lowering blood pressure prevent dementia? What the trials actually show
Hypertension sits at the top of every modifiable dementia risk list, almost entirely on observational data. The randomized question is harder, and it has only recently been answered.
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Do statins buy healthspan? What STAREE found in 10,000 healthy adults over 70
The first big trial to ask whether a primary prevention statin buys good years rather than just fewer events. It got a clean answer, and the answer was no.
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Am I statin eligible under the 2026 guideline? How to run your own numbers
The new risk calculator scores most people lower than the old one, and eligibility still went up by 21.5 million. The reason is a second clock nobody was running before.