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Mastel's Health Foods · 1526 Saint Clair Ave, Saint Paul

Your bloodwork, your stack, from Mastel's.

Email your lab PDF or upload it. Proto reads it and builds a personalized stack from our catalog. Pick it up at Mastel's — or Ryan, Proto's founder, hand-delivers it across the Twin Cities. Pay Proto online or Mastel's at the counter, your call.

Up to 25% off · monthly subscription Pickup at Mastel's or free Twin Cities hand-delivery
1526 Saint Clair Ave, St. Paul · 651-690-1692
Mon–Fri 9am–8pm · Sat 9am–6pm · Sun 12–5pm
Founded 1968 · Independent · Woman-owned · Vitamin Retailer of the Year, 2021
How it works

Three steps from lab result to picked-up stack.

No nutritionist appointment, no guessing what to take. Upload your bloodwork, subscribe to a personalized monthly stack made of products you can verify yourself at the counter — cancel anytime.

01 / Upload

Drop in your labs.

PDF from Quest, LabCorp, or your provider. Proto reads 30+ markers — Vitamin D, homocysteine, hs-CRP, thyroid panel, lipids, glucose, and more.

Encrypted · Yours
02 / Match

See your stack of three.

Proto's engine maps your out-of-range markers to a named stack — Methylation, Recovery, Longevity, Thyroid — drawn from products in our catalog at fair pricing.

3-Product Stack
03 / Hand-delivered

Pick up or hand-delivered.

Mastel's packages your stack within one business day. Walk in and grab it, or — during the pilot — Ryan, Proto's founder, drives it to your door across the Twin Cities. No third-party couriers, no hand-offs. Just the founder, your stack, and a thirty-second conversation if you want one.

Founder hand-delivery
The top nine

Nine supplements that move the most biomarkers.

If you're not ready to upload labs yet, start here. These nine cover the biomarkers we see out-of-range most often — heart, brain, energy, stress, sleep, blood sugar, methylation, recovery. Each is on the shelf at Mastel's.

PILOT OFFER · TWIN CITIES
Email or upload labs. Get a monthly stack. Pickup or delivery.
When Proto matches three or more of these to your biomarkers, your stack runs monthly at a tiered discount. Pay Proto online or Mastel's at pickup. Cancel anytime. The more SKUs in your bundle and the longer your commitment, the deeper the discount — capped at 25%.
3+SKUs per bundle
25%Max discount
$0Hand-delivered
OMEGA / FATS$26.67/mo

Omega-3 Fish Oil 90ct

Heart, brain, and inflammation. Strong evidence for lowering triglycerides and modestly raising HDL; supports broader cardiometabolic health.

TriglyceridesHDLTotal cholesterol
DAILY FOUNDATION$25/mo

Methylated B-Complex 60ct

Active 5-MTHF folate, methyl-B12, P5P. Energy, mood, and homocysteine support — especially for MTHFR variants.

HomocysteineB12Folate
DAILY FOUNDATION$39/mo

Vitamin D3 5000 IU + K2 MK-7 60ct

D3 raises serum 25-OH-D; K2 directs calcium to bone, not arteries. Immune, mood, and bone health.

Vitamin D (25-OH)Calcium
MINERAL SUPPORT$15/mo

Magnesium Glycinate 400mg 120ct

Highly bioavailable chelate for sleep, stress, blood pressure, and muscle recovery. Gentle on digestion.

MagnesiumHRVSleep
INFLAMMATION$35/mo

Turmeric Curcumin 1000mg 60ct

Standardized curcumin paired with BioPerine for enhanced absorption. Studied for inflammation, joint comfort, and CRP support.

hs-CRPESRJoint pain
CALM & STRESS$35/mo

Ashwagandha KSM-66 600mg 60ct

The most clinically studied ashwagandha. Cortisol balance, stress resilience, sleep quality.

CortisolDHEA-SSleep
DETOX / LIVER$13.50/mo

NAC 600mg 120ct

Rate-limiting precursor to glutathione, the body's master antioxidant. Liver, lungs, and detox.

ALT/ASTGGTGlutathione
METABOLIC$20/mo

Berberine 500mg 60ct

Plant-derived AMPK activator. Meta-analyses show meaningful improvements in fasting glucose, triglycerides, and total cholesterol.

GlucoseA1CLDL
LONGEVITY$55/mo

NMN 500mg 60ct

The most direct NAD+ precursor. Cellular energy, mitochondrial function, longevity stack staple.

NAD+EnergyRecovery

Discount engine — SKU count × commitment

Stacks compound · cap 25%
Bundle size
Month-to-month
3-month
6-month
3–4 SKUs
10%
13%
15%
5–6 SKUs
15%
18%
20%
7+ SKUs
20%
23%
25%Cap

SKU tier: 3–4 → 10%, 5–6 → 15%, 7+ → 20%. Duration multiplier: +0% month-to-month, +3% on 3 months, +5% on 6 months. Both stack, capped at 25% total.

Subscription pricing applies when Proto matches three or more SKUs to your biomarkers. Cancel anytime. Free founder hand-delivery in the Twin Cities throughout the pilot. Walk in to Mastel's to buy individually at retail any time — the subscription discount is exclusive to biomarker-ranked stacks.

A real example

Three out-of-range markers. One personalized stack.

An anonymized example from a recent Proto member. Every product in the stack is on the shelf at Mastel's.

Lab Results

Member bloodwork

Standard panel · drawn at Quest · uploaded to Proto

Vitamin D (25-OH)
18 ng/mL
Low
hs-CRP
3.4 mg/L
High
Homocysteine
14 µmol/L
High
Proto Stack

Methylation + Inflammation + Longevity

3 SKUs · 6 mo
Methyl
Methylated B-Complex
Active 5-MTHF + methyl-B12 remethylate homocysteine; addresses high homocysteine, low B12/folate.
$25.00/mo
Longev
Vitamin D3 5000 IU + K2 MK-7
D3 raises serum 25-OH-D; K2 directs calcium to bone, not arteries.
$39.00/mo
Anti-Inflam
Omega-3 Fish Oil 90ct
EPA/DHA shift prostaglandin balance; supports CRP, triglycerides, HDL.
$26.67/mo
Commitment: M2M · 10% 3-mo · 13% 6-mo · 15%
Monthly subtotal $90.67
Discount (3 SKUs + 6mo) − $13.60 · 15% off
Hand-delivery Free
Monthly total $77.07/mo · 6 months
6-month total $462.42 · cancel anytime
Fulfilled by Mastel's Health Foods, St. Paul · hand-delivered by Ryan
How fulfillment works

Email or upload. Proto processes. Mastel's fills it.

No app to download, no friction. Send a PDF, get a stack, choose how you receive it and how you pay.

01 · Send labs

Email your PDF or upload.

Email a copy of your blood panel to [email protected], or upload it on Proto. Quest, LabCorp, hospital systems, Function Health — any standard panel works.

PDF or upload
02 · Proto reads it

We match your biomarkers.

Proto's engine reads your results and matches a 3+ SKU stack to your gaps. You get an emailed stack summary with the monthly total at your chosen commitment.

Stack summary
03 · Pickup or delivery

Pick it up — or we deliver.

Mastel's pulls the stack within one business day. Walk in to 1526 Saint Clair Ave, or Ryan hand-delivers across the Twin Cities, free during the pilot.

Your choice
04 · Pay your way

Pay Proto or Mastel's.

Pay Proto online via Stripe (subscription, cancel anytime), or pay Mastel's at the counter on pickup. Same stack, same discount, you choose.

Stripe · cash · card
Why Mastel's

A 58-year-old health store, not a warehouse.

Mastel's Health Foods has been the Twin Cities' independent wellness destination since 1968. Co-owners Alina Hornfeldt and Lauren Gaffney, who bought the store from founder John Mastel in 2023, lead a consult-driven team that knows the supplements they sell — from clinical herbalism to functional nutrition to the science behind premium brands.

Proto runs the bloodwork-to-stack engine. Mastel's runs the shelf. You get personalized supplements with the kind of in-person quality check that no online-only longevity service can match.

Founded
1968 — 1526 Saint Clair Ave, Saint Paul
Ownership
Independent · Woman-owned (since 2023)
Recognition
Vitamin Retailer of the Year, 2021
Specialty
~4,000 SKUs · supplements, organic herbs, clean personal care, functional foods
Approach
Consult-driven — staff-led personalized recommendations
Hours
Weekdays 9am–8pm · Sat 9am–6pm · Sun 12–5pm
Common questions

What to know before you upload.

What kind of bloodwork do I need?

A standard physician-ordered blood panel works. Proto reads results from Quest, LabCorp, hospital systems, and most direct-to-consumer panels (Function Health, Inside Tracker, Superpower exports, etc.). The more biomarkers, the more personalized the stack — but a basic panel with Vitamin D, lipids, thyroid, glucose, and inflammation markers gets you a meaningful recommendation.

Why three products instead of fifteen?

Most people don't follow a fifteen-pill protocol — and don't need to. Proto's ranking engine maps biomarkers to coverage and picks the three that close your widest gaps with the fewest products. Add to it later. Start with what works.

How does pickup work at Mastel's?

You get a confirmation email when your stack is pulled — usually within one business day. Walk in to 1526 Saint Clair Ave, Saint Paul during regular hours (Mon–Fri 9am–8pm, Sat 9am–6pm, Sun 12–5pm), give your name at the counter, walk out. If you chose pay-at-pickup, Mastel's takes payment then. They fulfill the order but don't see your bloodwork — your privacy stays with Proto.

How does delivery work?

During the pilot, Ryan — Proto's founder — personally hand-delivers every Twin Cities order. Pick "Hand-delivery" at checkout and we'll text to coordinate a drop window. No charge. As volume grows we'll graduate to a small local courier so the founder doesn't become the bottleneck — but until then, you're meeting the person who built Proto when you take your stack at the door.

How does the monthly subscription discount work?

Two things stack. Bundle size: 3–4 SKUs gets 10% off, 5–6 gets 15%, 7+ gets 20%. Duration: add +0% for month-to-month, +3% for a 3-month commit, +5% for 6 months. Both compound, capped at 25%. Example: 3 SKUs on a 6-month plan = 10% + 5% = 15% off your monthly total, and free founder hand-delivery on every order. Cancel anytime — if you cancel mid-commitment, you simply pay the prorated month-to-month rate on what you've already received.

How is payment handled?

Two ways, your choice. Pay Proto online via Stripe — it becomes a monthly subscription you can cancel or pause anytime, and Proto settles with Mastel's on a weekly basis. Or pay Mastel's at the counter when you pick up your stack — cash or card, no Stripe account, no recurring billing. The discount is identical either way; the only difference is whether you want a recurring subscription or a one-off pickup transaction.

Is this medical advice?

No. Proto is a wellness guidance tool — not a substitute for a physician. We help you understand what your labs may suggest and which evidence-backed supplements are available. Always consult your doctor before changing your supplement regimen, especially if you're on prescription medication or managing a diagnosed condition.

What about my data?

Your bloodwork stays in your Proto wallet, encrypted, and is never shared with Mastel's or any third party. Mastel's only receives operational order data (your name, items, pickup-or-delivery flag). You can delete your records at any time.

Pilot is live

Bring your labs. Leave with a stack.

Upload takes thirty seconds. Your stack is ready by the time you've finished a coffee. Your supplements are on the Mastel's shelf the next morning.

Tailor to my biomarkers →