What this site is, and what it is not

The rules the content is written under

• No herb, tea, supplement, candle, grooming product, food or routine on this site is described as treating, curing, preventing or reversing a disease. If you find a sentence that does, it is a mistake; tell us and it will be corrected.
• No studies, citations, efficacy figures, ingredient sourcing, product testing or certifications are invented. Health statements come from primary sources: mainly the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), plus Cochrane reviews, the European Medicines Agency, WHO, FAO and published studies read through their PubMed records. Each page lists the pages it was written from and the date they were read.
• Where the evidence is weak or missing, the page says so in plain words rather than softening it.
• Every profile, plan and article carries a review date. Content is re-read against its sources when the date is renewed.

How evidence is labeled

Every step and every studied use carries one of four labels. They describe the cited source’s own assessment, not ours.

• EstablishedThe source describes consistent findings from well-designed studies.
• LimitedSome studies exist but the source calls them small, mixed or preliminary.
• InsufficientThe source says there is not enough reliable research to know.
• PracticeA habit or technique with a plain rationale, such as washing or a fixed wake time. Not a health-effect claim, and not tested as one.

What evidence means here explains how to read these labels and the studies behind them.

Herbs, supplements and medicines

Herbs and supplements can interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines, and supplements are sold without the review medicines get. Talk with a qualified clinician or pharmacist before starting one if you take any regular medicine, are pregnant or breastfeeding, are preparing for surgery, or have a medical condition. Tell every clinician you see what you take. See Herbs and medicines.

When to stop and ask a professional

Each plan ends with the signs that mean it is a clinician’s question rather than a routine’s. In general: a symptom that is severe, that is getting worse, or that has not settled with basic care in a couple of weeks; anything involving pregnancy, a diagnosed condition, or a medicine you take; and any concerning symptom you cannot explain. This site cannot examine you, and it does not try to.

Products

The grooming line is a set of concepts. No formula, ingredient list, price or product claim has been finalized, and nothing has been manufactured or tested. Wherever a concept appears in the guide, it is set apart and labeled, and the step works without it. The guide is meant to be worth using if you never buy anything. Home objects and teas are future categories, not products.

Corrections

If something here is wrong, out of date, or reads as a claim it should not make, it will be fixed. A way to reach us will be published with the launch.