How We Evaluate

🧭 Our mission

Clear, evidence-backed health information — with anything unproven labeled as such.

The internet has the opposite problem of a library: not too little information, but far too much, much of it confident and contradictory. Most people just want to know what the actual evidence says, in plain language, without a sales pitch attached. That's the entire job of this site. We aim to be the calm, honest second opinion — not the loudest voice, the most accurate one.

🔬 The consortium lens

Health is multidisciplinary, so we evaluate every topic through five distinct professional perspectives — what we call the consortium lens. These are evaluation roles, not named individuals or paid endorsements: a way of pressure-testing every claim from five angles before it earns a place on the site. A supplement might look great to a performance coach but raise a flag for a safety reviewer — and you deserve to hear both.

📊 The evidence rating

Not all evidence is equal, and pretending otherwise is how people get misled. Wherever we rate something — a supplement, a diet, a claim — we use a simple, honest three-tier scale, and we show it plainly rather than burying the uncertainty.

📚 What we build on

We anchor our content to recognized health authorities and the peer-reviewed literature rather than influencers or trends. Where guidance comes from a major body, we say so. The tools and guides on this site draw on standards from:

🧪 How we handle the cutting edge

The longevity and biohacking world is full of interesting ideas — some of them genuinely promising, many oversold, and a few unsafe. We don't ignore it, but we don't launder it into fact either. When we include an optimization-minded idea (for example, tighter blood-marker targets than standard clinical ranges), we present it in a clearly-labeled callout, explain the reasoning, and state plainly where it departs from medical consensus.

Solid foundations first, clearly-marked frontier second. That ordering is deliberate. The basics — sleep, movement, whole foods, a few well-evidenced supplements — do most of the work, and we'd rather get those right than chase novelty.

🚫 What we deliberately leave out

Knowing what not to publish is part of the methodology. We intentionally stay out of areas that are unsafe to self-direct, require individual medical supervision, or attract more hype than evidence:

These are decisions between you and a qualified professional — not something a website should hand out. Where a topic touches them (such as the testosterone marker in the bloodwork guide), we explain the basics and point you to a doctor rather than offering a protocol.

🔒 Your privacy

HealthCompass collects no personal data. There are no accounts, no logins, and no tracking of your health inputs. Every calculator and tool runs entirely in your browser — your numbers never leave your device. Honest information shouldn't come at the cost of your privacy.