Editorial policy
How we research, source, check and correct every article.
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Who writes our articles
Surya R. writes our articles. Surya has no medical or clinical credential.
No medical reviewer yet
No medical professional reviews our articles yet. Until a qualified reviewer joins us, we write only about everyday wellness.
We do not publish articles on the diagnosis or treatment of conditions, medication, supplements as treatment, weight-loss drugs, detoxes and cleanses, calorie or weight targets for individuals, eating disorders, pregnancy or children's health.
How we use AI
We research our articles with AI assistance. We then fact-check every claim against the sources we cite. Each draft also gets an independent fact-check, separate from the step that wrote it, before we publish it.
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Sources
We cite primary sources: the World Health Organization, national health services and agencies such as the NHS, the CDC and the NIH, national dietary guidelines, Cochrane reviews and peer-reviewed papers. A blog or a brand page is never a source for a health claim.
Every guideline figure, such as activity minutes or sleep hours, names its source, the date the source was published and the date we last checked it. A rule that applies in one country names that country and its health authority.
Dates
Each article shows up to three dates. Published is the day the article first went live, and we never backdate it. Updated appears only after a change to the content. Last checked is the day we last checked the sources.
Our recheck promise
We recheck the sources of every article at least every [RECHECK INTERVAL, phase 5], and then update the Last checked date. When guidance changes, we update the article and show the Updated date.
Corrections
To report an error, write to [email protected]. Name the page and the claim. We check each report against the sources. When we confirm an error, we correct the article and show the Updated date.
Advertising
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