Medical Disclaimer
Mike’s Balance publishes health, nutrition, longevity and medical information for educational and research purposes. It does not provide an individual diagnosis, treatment plan or emergency medical service.
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Not an individual diagnosis or treatment plan
An article cannot know your complete history, physical examination, medications, allergies, laboratory results, imaging or other clinical context. Nothing on Mike’s Balance should be used as a substitute for individual evaluation by an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
Medical authorship and review
Health content may be written or reviewed by named authors and reviewers. Their identities, roles, credentials and clinical scope are listed on the Authors & Reviewers page and, where appropriate, on individual profile pages.
A medical credential does not make every statement universally applicable and does not remove uncertainty from changing or conflicting research. Medical review is intended to improve clinical framing, not to convert general information into personal medical advice.
Different types of evidence
The site may include published evidence, clinical context, personal observations, original measurements and exploratory hypotheses. These are not treated as equivalent forms of evidence. The Editorial & Medical Review Policy explains how those categories are separated.
Personal experiments and observations
Some articles describe supplements, self-experiments, home measurements or other N=1 observations. These can document a setup or generate hypotheses, but they do not establish that an intervention is safe or effective for other people.
Do not start, stop or change prescription treatment because of a personal experiment described on this site.
Medications, supplements and interactions
Prescription medicines, over-the-counter products and supplements can cause adverse effects and interactions. Individual risk can depend on medical conditions, pregnancy, surgery, laboratory testing, dose and combinations with other substances.
Doses used in research are not automatically appropriate for an individual reader. Material changes to treatment or supplementation should be discussed with a clinician or pharmacist who knows the relevant medical context.
External links and third-party products
Links to external websites, products or services are provided for reference or convenience. Mike’s Balance does not control third-party content, product formulations, availability or claims.
Changing evidence, updates and corrections
Medical evidence changes. Articles may be updated when newer studies, guidelines or factual corrections become available. The presence of an update date does not guarantee that every source or recommendation remains current indefinitely.
Possible factual or sourcing errors can be reported through the Contact page.
For our sourcing, review and correction standards, see the Editorial & Medical Review Policy. For current authors and reviewers, see Authors & Reviewers.