The rules behind how we write, review, and update content.
This policy explains the standards used to shape articles, comparisons, citations, disclosures, and updates across the site.
Health Secrets covers wellness topics that can influence spending, supplement use, and health decisions. That means the editorial process has to do more than sound credible - it has to make weak reasoning visible before it becomes advice.
This policy is the working standard for how we shape content today. It is also the baseline for future reviewer workflows and article maintenance.
Every page should be understandable, attributable, and honest about uncertainty.
- +Claims should be traceable to cited evidence, established guidance, or clearly labeled editorial interpretation.
- +Pages should answer the user question early instead of forcing readers through unnecessary preamble.
- +Medical, safety, and interaction language should be easy to find and hard to misread.
- +Content should distinguish mechanisms, observational signals, and clinically demonstrated outcomes.
- +Page design should clarify structure and risk, not distract from it.
We weight evidence by quality, relevance, and practical usefulness.
Systematic reviews and strong guidelines
These sources shape top-line claims when they directly address the question the article is answering.
Randomized trials and comparative studies
These help with dosage, formulation logic, risk tradeoffs, and practical implementation details.
Mechanistic, animal, or tradition-based support
Useful for explanation, but not enough on their own to justify strong consumer claims.
Product sections have to justify the recommendation, not just make it look good.
- +Recommendations should explain dosage, formulation, testing, ingredient clarity, and who the product is for.
- +Pros and tradeoffs should both be visible before the CTA.
- +Pages should avoid implying that price alone equals quality, or that one brand is mandatory for results.
- +If a simpler non-product approach is more appropriate, that should be stated.
We expect content to evolve, and the system is being built to support that.
Articles are stored with revisions, import jobs, metadata, and publish status so they can be updated rather than rewritten blindly. That makes it easier to revise titles, refresh evidence, correct internal links, and improve page structure when a new source file is imported.
If you spot a factual issue, a broken link, or a misleading claim, contact us. Corrections are editorial work, not support noise.
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