Football · Defensive Tackle · United States
A structured protocol supporting recovery from traumatic brain injury and repeated head impact — built around deep sleep, inflammation control and a steady daily cognitive load.
Malik Jackson spent ten seasons as a defensive tackle in the NFL, winning Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos before stints in Jacksonville, Philadelphia and Cleveland. A decade of contact on the interior line taught him that brain and nervous-system recovery is not an off-season project — it is a daily structure. This protocol is that structure: a repeatable day built around sleep depth, inflammation control and cognitive load management, designed to support recovery from traumatic brain injury and the accumulated impact of contact sport.
“You do not out-train impact. You recover from it, every single day.”
Malik Jackson
Morning · 6:30 AM
Ten minutes of outdoor light before any screen, 20oz of water, then the metabolic formulation on an empty stomach.
1 serving Metabolic Optimization
Anchors the circadian rhythm and supports steady cerebral energy through the morning.
Morning · 8:00 AM
A single focused work block, 45 minutes on, 15 minutes off. No task-switching, no notifications.
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Rebuilds sustained attention without pushing past the fatigue threshold.
Training · 11:00 AM
Bike, pool or sled — nothing with head movement or impact. Heart rate capped at conversational effort.
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Drives cerebral blood flow without provoking symptoms.
Recovery · 1:00 PM
Taken with the largest meal of the day.
1 serving InflammX
Supports the resolution of systemic and neuro-inflammation after load.
Recovery · 4:00 PM
Ten minutes of gaze stabilisation and balance drills, stopping at the first sign of symptoms.
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Retrains the vestibulo-ocular system commonly disrupted after head injury.
Sleep · 9:00 PM
Screens down, room cold and dark, formulation 30 minutes before bed. Same lights-out time every night.
1 serving Deep Sleep
Deep sleep is where glymphatic clearance happens — the single highest-leverage block in the protocol.
