Long-form essays, lab explainers, and the protocols we keep coming back to. Written by Dr. Jones for our patients — and for you.
№ 01Featured essayUpdated weekly
Hormones6 min read
Why we test free T3, not just TSH.
The thyroid panel most clinics order misses the actual signal — by anchoring on TSH, it can call a struggling thyroid 'normal' for years. Here's what a complete functional read looks like, why it changes treatment, and how we use reverse T3 ratios to find what conventional labs miss.
№ 02All essays7 articles
Longevity8 min read
ApoB, Lp(a), and the cardiovascular signal we keep ignoring.
A reframing of cardiovascular risk that goes well beyond LDL — and what we can do once we see it.
Protocols9 min read
Peptides we use, and the ones we don't.
BPC-157, TB-500, semaglutide, ipamorelin, MOTS-c — a frank read on what the evidence supports and what we recommend in practice.
Metabolism7 min read
The GLP-1 exit strategy nobody talks about.
Starting semaglutide is easy. Coming off without losing the gains is the work. Here's how we structure the taper.
Hormones5 min read
DUTCH testing: when it changes the plan, when it doesn't.
A frank read on dried urine hormone testing — what it adds, what it doesn't, and the cases where it shifts everything.
Gut8 min read
Reading a GI-MAP without overreacting.
What the comprehensive stool panel tells us, what it can't, and the most common over-treatments we see.
Aesthetics6 min read
ProCell microchanneling: the science vs. the spa version.
What growth-factor microchanneling actually does at the cellular level — and what to expect across a series.