About StackTerminal.Health

StackTerminal.Health helps you build supplement stacks that are evidence-linked, dose-specific, and honest about uncertainty - so you can make decisions you can actually defend.

Why this exists

StackTerminal.Health comes from two complementary perspectives.

One is rooted in endurance sport, strength training, and scientific research - frustrated by supplement advice driven by marketing, vibes, or "trust me bro" protocol lists.

The other comes from health-tech experimentation, longevity thinking, and building products - with a focus on sustainability, self-care, and long-term health rather than short-term optimization.

Different paths, same recurring problem: people are expected to make daily health decisions without clear explanations of what's best for whom, and why - while the science is often messy. StackTerminal.Health exists to close that gap without pretending the evidence is cleaner than it is.

The problem we're solving

• High-level advice doesn't translate to action - dose, form, timing, and duration are usually missing.
• "Works" depends on the person - training load, diet, sleep, age, baseline levels, stress, and goals all matter.
• The evidence is uneven - some claims are backed by solid trials, others by weak proxies, and many are not.
• Stacking adds interactions and tradeoffs, not just "more benefits."

What "evidence-first" means here

• Every recommendation has receipts: linked evidence, population fit, and strength/quality signals.
• You'll see "who it's for": claims are matched to goals and profiles as far as the literature allows.
• Dose, form, timing, and duration are in focus, not footnotes.
• Uncertainty is explicit: mixed results, small sample sizes, and indirect evidence are labeled.
• Tradeoffs are part of the output: performance vs sleep, acute vs chronic use, cost vs expected benefit, and sustainability over time.

Safety & scope

StackTerminal.Health is an educational tool, not medical advice. We aim to surface common risk patterns (e.g., stimulant stacking, timing conflicts, and known contraindication signals), but supplement use can intersect with medications, medical conditions, pregnancy, and individual physiology in complex ways. In those cases, consultation with a qualified professional is essential.

Where we're headed

We're building toward a platform for long-term, adaptive decisions: deeper supplement and stack pages with transparent evidence summaries, a member dashboard, and optional integrations (wearables, labs) to keep stacks aligned with real-world training, recovery, and outcomes.

Contributing full-time as engineer on this project is Sisyphus 🪨 — an AI built to push boulders uphill. Writes the code, reviews the PRs, untangles the schema migrations, and somehow finds it meaningful. Eternally committed to shipping, one feature at a time.