Editorial Policy
Last reviewed: July 2026
This is a medical-adjacent site about a health protocol, so how the content is made matters as much as what it says. Here is the standard I hold it to.
Who writes it
Content is written by Yannick Wolfe, founder of The Scorch Protocol, who recovered from severe ME/CFS and Long Covid and now researches and coaches the protocol full-time. He is not a licensed physician; the authority here is lived experience plus independent research. Read the full background.
How claims are sourced
Physiological and mechanistic claims are grounded in the peer-reviewed literature wherever possible, including the Khoroshilov absolute-dry-fasting research series, Cahill’s classic starvation-metabolism work, and the osmotic-stress and autophagy literature. The papers behind the protocol are collected on the research page, and key claims link to their source. Where a statement is experience or observation rather than published evidence, it is framed that way rather than dressed up as proof.
How outcomes are reported
The numbers on the results page are observational and self-reported, from participants tracked by a single assessor, with no control group. We say so plainly, and we report the denominator (who started) alongside the success rate (who improved) rather than only the flattering figure.
Review, updates, and corrections
Protocol pages carry a last-reviewed date and are revised when new evidence or field experience warrants it. If you find an error, email us; substantive corrections are made promptly.
Conflicts of interest
This is transparent: the site earns revenue from coaching and the $1 membership. The educational protocol itself is free to read in full. What the paid tiers add is private, hands-on help, verified supplier sourcing for hard-to-get compounds (slow-release T3, peptides, hGH, cyproheptadine) and dosing worked out with you in a consult. That is a real commercial incentive, so we name it here and let you weigh it.
Not medical advice
Everything here is educational and is meant to be used with a qualified clinician, never as a replacement for one. See the medical disclaimer.