Science First
Every claim on this site is anchored to published research. I cite my sources, I flag when data is preliminary, and I never stretch a finding to make a headline. If a study is small or mixed, you'll know.
Skin Science & Longevity Educator
Meet Sol Rivera
“The science is fascinating. My job is to make it make sense.”
Skin Regeneration|Peptide Signaling|Metabolic Health|Longevity Protocols
How I got here
The spark
Sol came to peptide science through a background in clinical aesthetics and skin health — specifically, through wanting to understand why certain compounds worked at the cellular level when so many others didn’t. That question led to a decade of pulling full-text studies, following citation trails, and tracking which research groups are producing work worth paying attention to.
The obsession
What made peptides different was the mechanism. How something like BPC-157 modulates the nitric oxide pathway, or how a GHRH analogue can nudge pulsatile GH release without crashing the feedback loop — that precision is what makes this class of compounds worth serious attention. The biology is elegant. The research, while still maturing, is substantive enough to take seriously.
The gap
The problem was translation. Excellent papers existed — but so did influencers and supplement companies making claims those papers didn’t support. The researchers weren’t writing for the public, and the public-facing content wasn’t written by anyone who’d read the research. The Sol Report was built to close that gap: not a storefront, not a forum of anecdotes — an honest attempt to communicate what the science shows, how strong the evidence is, and where the uncertainties still lie.
Currently tracking: Diagen Lab (Zagreb) BPC-157 research · Sinclair Lab (Harvard) NAD+ biology · Peptides (Elsevier)
My Approach
Three principles that shape everything published on this site.
Plain English
Biochemistry is not inherently difficult — it just gets buried in jargon that nobody outside a lab has reason to learn. My job is to strip that away without stripping the accuracy. The complexity is in the biology, not the explanation.
Honest About Limitations
Some of this research is genuinely exciting. Some of it is early-stage and hasn't translated cleanly from rodent models to humans. I'll tell you which is which. You deserve the full picture, including the parts that are still unresolved.
What you’ll find here
The Sol Report is organized around three core resources — each built to make the research more accessible, not to sell you something.
The information provided on this website is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Content is based on published research and is not a substitute for professional medical guidance. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about your health.