About HealthSpan40
Who we are, and how we decide what to tell you
HealthSpan40 exists for one reason: to give people over 40 straight, well-sourced answers about their health — without the fear-based headlines or the thinly-disguised sales pages that dominate this topic online.
Who runs this site
HealthSpan40 is written by Julie, a nutrition content researcher based in Vietnam who practices a balanced, nutrition-focused lifestyle alongside yoga. That personal practice is what drew me into reading the research seriously in the first place — I started this site to translate primary sources (NIH, PubMed, Mayo Clinic, Harvard Health, CDC) into plain-English guides for people over 40, without the fear-based headlines or thinly-disguised sales pages that dominate this topic online.
\nI am not a doctor, and I do not pretend to be. Every claim on this site is sourced and linked back to its original research. Where a topic carries real medical risk \u2014 hormones, medication, anything requiring a diagnosis \u2014 I say so clearly, and I am working toward adding licensed clinician review to those articles specifically.
\nHow we research every guide
Before we publish anything, we check three things: first, that the topic reflects a real, common question people over 40 actually search for — not something we simply found interesting. Second, that every statistic traces back to a non-affiliate source: government agencies, medical institutions, or independent research bodies — never a company we might earn a commission from. Third, that the page hasn’t already been covered elsewhere on the site; we’d rather improve an existing guide than publish a near-duplicate.
How we handle supplements and products
We only recommend products in categories with reasonable evidence behind them, and we say clearly when the evidence is mixed. We do not accept payment in exchange for a positive review, and we do not inflate ratings to match an affiliate partner’s expectations. If we haven’t personally tested a product, we say so.
Affiliate disclosure
Some links on HealthSpan40 are affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, we may earn a commission — at no extra cost to you. This never influences which products we choose to feature or how we rate them. Our writing and our affiliate relationships are handled separately, on purpose.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or a source you think we got wrong? Reach us at hello@healthspan40.com. If you spot an error in a citation or a claim, we want to know — corrections are made promptly and noted at the bottom of the affected page.