Editorial Policy - VeryHealthyBody.com

Our purpose

VeryHealthyBody.com is an independent educational resource focused on nutritional sciences, wellness, metabolic health, fitness, healthy lifestyle habits, hydration, and preventive self-care.

Our purpose is to help readers better understand health and wellness topics and prepare for informed conversations with qualified healthcare professionals. We aim to present practical, research-informed information in clear language, without unnecessary hype or fear-based messaging.

VeryHealthyBody.com is founded and edited by Bob Hilke, who holds a degree in Nutritional Sciences from Iowa State University and has more than 35 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including healthcare consulting and employee-benefits strategy.

Scope of our content

We publish and curate educational content that may address topics including:

Nutrition, food patterns, and healthy lifestyle habits
Metabolic health, including insulin resistance, prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, weight management, fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular risk factors
Exercise, physical activity, hydration, sleep, stress management, and preventive self-care
GERD, acid reflux, hiatal hernia, and lifestyle-support strategies
Intermittent fasting and other eating-pattern approaches
Functional medicine and integrative or lifestyle-oriented approaches to health
Water quality, hydration, and practical household health considerations
Current nutritional-science research and interviews or presentations from subject-matter experts
Workshops, training resources, and related educational materials

Our articles are intended to inform—not to diagnose, prescribe, or replace individualized care.

Editorial independence and standards

We strive to publish content that is accurate, balanced, understandable, and useful to readers. Our editorial process may include original commentary, summaries of research, educational explainers, curated resources, and reviews of presentations or videos from qualified experts.

When evaluating content, we aim to:

Prefer reputable sources, including peer-reviewed research; public-health agencies; medical, scientific, and professional organizations; academic institutions; and appropriately qualified subject-matter experts.
Identify whether evidence is well established, emerging, limited, mixed, or inconclusive when the available information allows us to do so.
Distinguish educational information from personal opinion, expert opinion, and established scientific consensus.
Use careful language that reflects the strength and limits of available evidence.
Update, correct, clarify, or remove material when credible new information, errors, or substantial changes in evidence warrant it.
Avoid sensational, absolute, or misleading claims, including guarantees that a food, supplement, diet, or lifestyle approach will cure, reverse, prevent, or treat a disease.

Health information changes over time. Publication or update dates may be shown when relevant, but readers should not assume that any article is a substitute for current individualized medical guidance.

Our approach to health topics

We believe nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social factors, prevention, and appropriate medical care can all matter to long-term health.

We may discuss nutrition and lifestyle approaches that could support metabolic health, weight management, cardiovascular health, digestive comfort, hydration, and general well-being. However, the appropriate approach depends on the individual, their symptoms, medications, diagnoses, medical history, and goals.

For that reason, readers should speak with a qualified healthcare professional before making significant changes to diet, fasting practices, supplements, exercise routines, medications, or treatment plans. Readers should not stop, start, reduce, or replace prescribed medication based on information from this website.

We do not present nutrition, lifestyle practices, functional medicine, or alternative approaches as replacements for needed medical evaluation or treatment. We encourage readers to seek prompt professional care for severe, persistent, worsening, or concerning symptoms.

Conditions and higher-risk topics

Some topics require extra care because incorrect or incomplete information may lead to harm. These include, but are not limited to:

Cancer prevention, cancer treatment, and cancer survival
Diabetes, insulin use, hypoglycemia, and medication changes
Cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, chest pain, stroke symptoms, and blood-clot concerns
GERD, severe reflux symptoms, swallowing difficulty, gastrointestinal bleeding, unexplained weight loss, or suspected hiatal hernia complications
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with chronic conditions
Dietary supplements, fasting, very-low-carbohydrate diets, restrictive diets, or major exercise changes
Mental-health symptoms, eating disorders, and substance-use concerns

For these subjects, our content is educational. It is not a diagnosis, treatment plan, emergency guidance, or a substitute for a clinician who knows the reader’s individual circumstances.

If you believe you may be experiencing an emergency, call 911 or seek emergency care immediately. For urgent symptoms, contact a qualified healthcare professional or local urgent-care/emergency service without delay.

Use of expert videos and presentations

VeryHealthyBody.com may reference, summarize, embed, link to, or discuss publicly available YouTube videos, podcasts, interviews, lectures, presentations, articles, and educational materials produced by clinicians, researchers, registered dietitians, scientists, professors, and other subject-matter experts.

A person’s credentials, professional title, appearance in a video, or inclusion on our website does not mean that VeryHealthyBody.com endorses every statement they have made or that the person has reviewed, approved, sponsored, or is affiliated with our website.

When we summarize expert presentations, we aim to identify the source, preserve meaningful context, distinguish the speaker’s perspective from our own, and link to the original material where practical. We may add editorial context when evidence is limited, mixed, preliminary, disputed, or not applicable to all readers.

Research, citations, and corrections

We strive to cite or link to relevant sources when they are available and practical, especially for material health-related claims. Sources may include peer-reviewed research, clinical guidelines, government or public-health resources, academic institutions, professional organizations, and original expert presentations.

Not every article will contain every available study or viewpoint. A citation or link does not necessarily mean that VeryHealthyBody.com agrees with every conclusion in the source, and an absence of citations does not establish that a claim is proven.

We welcome good-faith correction requests. If you believe published content contains a material factual error, outdated information, missing context, or an incorrect citation, please contact us through our Contact page. Please include the page URL, the specific statement at issue, and supporting sources where possible.

We review credible correction requests and may revise, clarify, annotate, or remove content when appropriate.

AI-assisted and curated content

VeryHealthyBody.com uses a combination of human editorial judgment, research, curated resources, and technology-assisted tools in its content workflow. One such resource is GrandRanker.com, which may help identify relevant topics, organize information, and prepare article drafts.

GrandRanker and similar tools do not replace editorial judgment, source review, or the need for accuracy. Articles produced or assisted by technology are reviewed and edited before publication to improve clarity, relevance, usefulness, and alignment with our editorial standards.

We do not represent automated or AI-assisted material as individualized medical guidance, professional medical review, or a substitute for credible sources and qualified healthcare input.

Paid workshops and training

VeryHealthyBody.com may offer paid workshops, courses, training resources, downloadable materials, memberships, or other educational products.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise in writing, these offerings are educational resources. Purchasing or participating in a paid offering does not create a doctor-patient, dietitian-client, therapist-client, attorney-client, or other professional-client relationship. Participation does not guarantee any health, weight, fitness, financial, or other outcome.

Descriptions of paid offerings will aim to explain their intended educational purpose, what is included, relevant limitations, and applicable terms, refund policies, or cancellation information.

Affiliate relationships and recommendations

Some pages may contain affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service through an affiliate link, VeryHealthyBody.com may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

We may discuss or recommend products, services, books, equipment, programs, supplements, water-related products, or other resources that we believe may be relevant to the topics covered on the site. However:

Affiliate compensation does not guarantee that a product is right for every reader.
A product mention is not medical advice or a recommendation to replace professional care.
Product recommendations should be evaluated in light of the reader’s individual needs, medical conditions, allergies, medications, budget, and goals.
We aim to disclose affiliate relationships clearly and near the relevant link, recommendation, review, or call to action.
We do not accept payment in exchange for a favorable editorial opinion without clear disclosure.

Example in-post disclosure:
Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, VeryHealthyBody.com may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. We only share products we believe may be relevant to the topic, but you should evaluate whether they are appropriate for your own needs and discuss health-related products with a qualified professional when appropriate.

Medical disclaimer

Content on VeryHealthyBody.com is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.

Always seek the advice of a qualified physician or other licensed healthcare professional with questions about a medical condition, symptoms, medications, supplements, diet changes, exercise, fasting, or treatment decisions. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read, watched, heard, or purchased through this website.

Please also read our full Medical Disclaimer.

Contact

For editorial questions, correction requests, disclosures, or concerns regarding this policy, please contact us through our Contact page.

This policy may be updated from time to time. Last updated: September 5, 2026.