Editorial Policy

How an article gets onto this site, and the rules it has to satisfy before it does.

Every figure is traceable

Any number that appears in an article — a daily limit, a threshold, a dose, a duration — has to come from a named public guideline, and that guideline is listed at the foot of the article. We do not invent citations, and we do not quote effect sizes we cannot point at.

We say when we are uncertain

Some of what gets published as settled health advice rests on small or inconsistent studies. Where that is true, the article says so in the same sentence rather than in a hedge at the end. "Consistent in direction and uncertain in size" is a useful thing to be able to tell a reader.

Every article says when to see a doctor

A red-flag section is mandatory, not editorial discretion. It names the symptoms that mean the article no longer applies to you and you should be assessed instead. Where a piece of advice is unsafe for a particular group, that group is named explicitly.

Nothing here is sponsored

We do not take payment for coverage, and we do not run affiliate product round-ups as health advice. The site has a small shop selling over-the-counter medicines, first aid supplies and a few standard supplements such as vitamin D and folic acid. Articles are written from the guidance alone: none links to the shop or recommends a product because we sell it. If that ever changes, it will be disclosed at the top of the article in question, not in a footer.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we correct it on the page and note what changed. Email the desk at hello@freegethealth.com with the article and the problem, and please include the guideline you think we have misread if you have it to hand.