Why Generic Information Isn't Enough
The peptide research space is full of information—forums, YouTube channels, bro-science guides with confident dosing tables. Almost none of it accounts for the variables that actually determine whether a given compound is appropriate for a specific person: their IGF-1 baseline, their GH pulse characteristics, their metabolic panel, their health history, their current medications, their goals.
A 52-year-old woman with an IGF-1 of 88 ng/mL and a history of PCOS has an entirely different risk-benefit calculus for GH secretagogues than a 38-year-old man with an IGF-1 of 180 ng/mL and well-controlled metabolics. Generic protocols treat them identically. A physician-guided assessment doesn't.
How the Protocol Process Works
Intake & Goal Mapping
A structured intake form collects your health history, current medications and supplements, prior lab work, primary optimization goals, and any specific concerns. This isn't a generic intake—the questions are designed to identify the information that actually changes protocol recommendations.
Lab Panel Recommendation
Based on your goals and intake, a recommended lab panel is provided—what to order before starting any protocol and what to monitor afterward. The panel varies by goal: GH secretagogue protocols require IGF-1 and metabolic markers; body composition protocols add DEXA context; longevity-focused protocols add telomere markers and inflammatory panels.
Physician Review & Protocol Authoring
Dr. DelBoccio reviews your intake and any available lab values and authors a personalized protocol document. This isn't a template populated with your name—it's a clinical document that addresses your specific profile, flags any contraindications or concerns, and provides context for every recommendation made.
Protocol Delivery & Follow-Up
Your protocol document is delivered as a comprehensive PDF covering compound rationale, dosing schedule, administration notes, monitoring timeline, and adjustment criteria. A follow-up check-in at 8–12 weeks reviews lab response and allows protocol refinement based on actual outcomes rather than theory.
What the Protocol Document Includes
Goal Prioritization Framework
When multiple goals exist—energy, body composition, recovery, longevity—the protocol explains how they're ranked, which compounds address more than one goal, and how sequencing decisions were made.
Compound Rationale
For each compound recommended, the clinical reasoning: why this compound for this patient's profile, what evidence supports its use for this goal, what alternatives were considered and why they ranked lower.
Administration Schedule
Timing, dosing, frequency, cycling recommendations, and practical administration notes (injection technique, storage, reconstitution for peptides requiring it).
Contraindication Review
Explicit documentation of any health history factors that modify recommendations, compounds to avoid, and the reasoning behind each restriction based on your specific profile.
Monitoring Parameters
What labs to run, when to run them, and what values should prompt protocol adjustment or cessation. Specific thresholds, not vague guidance.
Outcome Expectations
Realistic timelines for each type of effect, what to track subjectively, when the absence of effect suggests a protocol problem versus normal lag time.
Protocols Are Built Around Your Primary Goals
Different optimization goals require different compound selections, monitoring parameters, and timelines. The intake maps your goal hierarchy—primary, secondary, and what you'd specifically like to avoid—and the protocol reflects that prioritization.
Healing & Recovery
Acute injury, tendon repair, post-procedure recovery, chronic inflammation
Longevity & Aging
Epigenetic markers, telomere biology, mitochondrial aging, cellular senescence
Sleep Quality
Deep sleep architecture, circadian normalization, GH-sleep coupling, sleep anxiety
Muscle & Strength
Body composition, training density, recovery acceleration, lean mass preservation
Body Composition
Fat loss, GLP-1 axis, visceral adipose, metabolic recomposition
Energy & Vitality
Mitochondrial efficiency, GH-mediated metabolism, cognitive stamina, fatigue
Cognitive Performance
Focus, memory consolidation, neuroprotection, BDNF, myelination
What a Protocol Looks Like
The following is an illustrative example of a protocol document for a hypothetical patient profile. Actual protocols are significantly more detailed.
Common Questions
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The intake takes 15–20 minutes. The protocol document takes a physician. Begin the intake process and receive your personalized protocol document.