About

I’m Gunnar Evermann. I’m over 50 and I live in the Boston area. I have two sons, I work a technical day job, and I train in the gym I built in my garage. I’m not trying to look shredded or turn back the clock. I’m trying to stay capable, for work, for my family, and for myself.

I started this site because I got tired of taking health advice from people whose main qualification was a physique and a microphone. I also created and moderate r/ProactiveHealth, which exists for the same reason: a lot of us lost patience with the longevity and wellness influencers whose confidence kept outrunning their evidence. I wanted a place that reads the actual studies, shows real numbers, and admits what it doesn’t know.

Why you might listen to me

A few years ago I was about 170 pounds heavier than I am now. I lost the weight on tirzepatide, the drug sold as Zepbound, and I’ve written openly about how that went, what it cost, and what the scale doesn’t tell you.

I don’t just report on this stuff, I live in it and I measure it. I’m on testosterone therapy and I publish my own numbers, total testosterone, hematocrit, estradiol, because sharing the actual labs is the whole point. I self-paid for a coronary calcium scan. My score came back zero, and the same scan turned up an aortic aneurysm nobody knew about. That is exactly why I care about preventive testing. I did everything right on paper and the scan still found the thing most worth watching.

I track my food in MacroFactor, my weight in Happy Scale, and my labs through LabCorp and Quest. When I write that something is worth doing, it’s usually because I did it and have the data.

What I am not

I’m not a doctor, and nothing here is medical advice. I don’t have clinical credentials and I’m not going to pretend otherwise. What I have is a serious research habit, a technical brain that likes primary sources, and a willingness to be my own test subject and show the results. I read the paper before I write about it, I link to it, and when the evidence is thin I say so.

So use this site the way I’d use it: as a starting point for better questions to bring to your own doctor, not as a substitute for one.

How I keep myself honest

The things I take, the stock I own, and the money this site does and doesn’t make are all laid out on the Editorial Standards and Disclosures page. The short version: no affiliate links, no ads, no sponsored posts. Nothing on this site earns me a commission.

You can reach me at info@dadstrengthdaily.com.