About the Author: Mike Hartnett
Role: Founder & Editor, CoreStacks
Location: Atlanta, GA
Focus: Longevity research curation, health optimization, expert protocol tracking
Who I Am
I’m Mike Hartnett — the researcher, writer, and curator behind CoreStacks.
I built this site because I was already doing the work for myself: tracking what the leading longevity researchers are saying across dozens of podcasts, newsletters, published papers, and social media posts. Staying current on what Andrew Huberman is adding to his stack, what Peter Attia changed in his latest protocol, what new compound David Sinclair is excited about, what Bryan Johnson’s latest bloodwork reveals — it’s genuinely a lot to follow. I figured if I was already synthesizing all of this, I should make it useful for other people too.
CoreStacks is the result. It’s a curation and reporting platform that takes the fragmented landscape of longevity science and organizes it into something you can actually use.
My Approach
I’m not a doctor. I’m not a research scientist. I’m a longevity research curator and health optimization enthusiast who follows this space obsessively and has built systems to track it rigorously.
Here’s what that means in practice:
- I follow the primary sources. Every expert protocol page on CoreStacks is built from the actual podcast episodes, published papers, newsletters, and social posts — not from secondhand summaries. When I write that a researcher said something, I link to exactly where they said it.
- I track changes over time. One of the most valuable things about CoreStacks is the “What’s Changed” sections. Longevity researchers update their protocols constantly. I document what changed, when, and why — because that’s where the real signal is.
- I synthesize across experts. Following one researcher is useful. Understanding where five of them agree — and where they disagree — is a lot more useful. That’s the core of what I do.
- I stay honest about what I don’t know. When the evidence is preliminary, I say so. When experts disagree, I present both sides. I’m not here to sell you certainty on things science hasn’t settled yet.
What I Follow Closely
The experts and sources I track most actively:
- Andrew Huberman — Huberman Lab podcast, supplement stacks, sleep and focus protocols
- Peter Attia — The Drive podcast, Outlive framework, exercise and longevity medicine
- David Sinclair — NMN/NAD+ research, longevity interventions, epigenetic aging
- Bryan Johnson — Blueprint protocol, biomarker tracking, systematic self-experimentation
- Dr. Brad Stanfield — Evidence-based longevity, supplement analysis, YouTube content
- Rhonda Patrick — FoundMyFitness, nutrition science, sauna and cold exposure research
- Dr. Gabrielle Lyon — Muscle-centric medicine, protein optimization, body composition
- Published research — PubMed, Nature Aging, Cell Metabolism, Aging Cell, clinical trial databases
Plus conference proceedings, preprints, and the general noise of longevity Twitter/X — filtered for signal.
Why CoreStacks Exists
The longevity space has an information problem. There’s more good science and good expert commentary than ever before, but it’s scattered everywhere. A crucial insight from Peter Attia might be buried 90 minutes into a podcast. A protocol change from Huberman might show up as an offhand comment on Instagram. A landmark study might get published in a journal most people will never browse.
CoreStacks solves that by being the place where it all comes together — sourced, organized, compared, and kept up to date.
I take the editorial model seriously. Every claim is attributed. Every source is linked. I don’t make health recommendations — I report on what experts and researchers are saying so you can have better conversations with your own healthcare providers.
Get In Touch
Have a source I should be following? Spotted an error in one of my articles? Want to suggest a topic?
Reach me through the Contact page. I read everything.