Last Updated: March 2026
You deserve to know how this site operates — how we decide what to cover, how we research it, and how we make money. Here's the full picture, no fine print.
How We Pick What to Cover
We look at what people are actually searching for — the supplements generating buzz, the health trends going viral, the products showing up in your social media feed. Then we ask: is this something our readers need honest information about? If the answer is yes, we dig in.
We don't cover products just because they have affiliate programs. We don't skip products because they don't. What drives our coverage is whether real people are spending real money on something and could benefit from a clear, honest breakdown before they buy.
How We Research
When we cover a supplement or product, here's what we actually do:
We read the label carefully. Every ingredient, every dose. You'd be surprised how many “reviews” online don't even do this step.
We look up the research. For each active ingredient, we check what's been published in peer-reviewed studies. We look at what doses were used, what populations were studied, and what the results actually showed — not what the brand says the results showed.
We check the claims against the evidence. If a brand says their product is “clinically proven,” we find out what that claim is based on. Sometimes it checks out. Sometimes “clinically proven” means “one ingredient was studied once, in a different dose, in a different population.”
We note what we can't verify. If a product uses a proprietary blend that hides individual ingredient doses, we say so. If there are no studies on the finished product (only on individual ingredients), we say that too. We'd rather be honest about the gaps than pretend they don't exist.
We put it in context. Is the product priced fairly compared to alternatives? Are there cheaper ways to get the same ingredients? What are the realistic expectations? We answer the questions you'd actually ask a knowledgeable friend.
How We Make Money
Here's the honest version: some links on this site are affiliate links. That means if you click a link and buy something, we might earn a commission from the company that sold it. It costs you nothing extra — you pay the same price either way.
That's how we keep the lights on. We don't charge readers for access. We don't run a subscription model. Affiliate commissions are our revenue source.
Here's what that doesn't change:
It doesn't change what we cover. We've written about products with no affiliate program and skipped products with generous ones.
It doesn't change our conclusions. If a product doesn't hold up, we say so. We've published negative assessments of products that pay well and positive assessments of products that pay nothing.
It doesn't give any brand editorial control. No company sees our content before it's published. No company gets to request changes.
If you'd rather not use our affiliate links, you can always go directly to any product's website by typing the URL in your browser. We include enough information in every guide for you to find any product on your own.
What We're Not
We're not doctors. We're not a medical practice. We're not affiliated with any healthcare provider. We are wellness writers who care about getting the facts right.
If you've landed on this site looking for a doctor's office called “Piedmont Primary Care,” this isn't it. This domain was previously used by a medical practice, but that practice is not connected to this website. Please contact your healthcare provider or search for doctors in your area through your insurance company.
Corrections
We're human. If we got something wrong — a study we misread, a price that changed, a claim we didn't verify properly — we want to know. Tell us, and we'll fix it and note what changed.