How we review

Three levels

Every page is assigned a level when it is created, and the level determines what has to happen before it can go live. The level is recorded against the page itself, not left to memory.

Educational pages — nutrient profiles, food guides, tradition and history — are drafted, edited by a named human, fact-checked and safety-scanned. They do not require a credentialed reviewer, because they describe rather than instruct.

Safety-sensitive pagesare reviewed by a credentialed professional even though they are free to read. Anything naming a condition, anything concerning pregnancy, anything carrying a “when to see a doctor” trigger, and every article involving lye falls here.

Prescriptive pages — anything telling you to do something with a stated preparation, quantity, frequency or duration — require full sign-off before publication. The test is whether the page instructs. Whether it sits behind a login has no bearing on it.

Review happens before publication

Nothing requiring review is published while it waits for one. Reviewing after the fact leaves a window in which people are acting on unchecked material, and it offers no protection to anyone — least of all the reader.

This is enforced by the database rather than by process discipline. A page at either reviewed level is refused publication unless a current, unexpired sign-off exists for it. It is not possible to publish one by working around the editorial tools.

What a reviewer is signing

A reviewer’s scope is safety and appropriateness. They are confirming that the page will not hurt someone, that its cautions are adequate, and that its escalation advice is right. They are not endorsing any efficacy claim, and we state this in their contract as well as here, because reviewers are right to walk away from arrangements that quietly convert their name into an endorsement.

Who reviews

Nutrition claims, nutrient profiles and preparation content are reviewed by a registered dietitian or nutritionist. Cosmetic formulations, preservation and soap are reviewed by a cosmetic chemist. Traditional Indian preparations, herb identity and contraindications are reviewed by a BAMS practitioner. Escalation logic and red-flag pages are reviewed by a registered medical practitioner.

We do not seat homeopaths on the review panel. The work here is assessing herb–drug interaction, hepatotoxicity and dermal safety, and homeopathic training is non-pharmacological — it does not equip someone to make those assessments.

Credentials are published in full

Each reviewer’s name, qualification, registering body and registration number appear on every page they have signed, and on their own profile. A credential you cannot check is decoration. See our reviewers.

Reviews expire

Every sign-off carries an expiry date and all reviewed content is re-reviewed annually. When a sign-off lapses, the page stops satisfying the publication rule — an expired review is treated exactly as no review at all.