Health information is only useful if it is accurate, and we take that responsibility seriously. This page explains how content gets written, reviewed, and sourced at Drxty, so you know exactly what standards sit behind what you are reading.
Who Writes Our Content
Every article on Drxty is attributed to a named writer, not an anonymous byline. Our small editorial team focuses on specific areas so each writer is working within a domain they know well:
- Maya Chen covers everyday health habits, nutrition, sleep, and stress management, with a background in science journalism translating CDC, NIH, and USDA guidance into practical advice.
- Ethan Brooks covers fitness, strength training, and recovery, writing from years spent around gyms and training programs with a focus on sustainable routines over quick fixes.
- Sarah Whitfield covers health news, healthcare trends, and public health topics.
- The Drxty Editorial Team handles articles that cross multiple topic areas or require broader review.
You can read more about each writer, including their focus areas, on their author page — linked at the byline of every article and in the list above.
How We Source Information
Factual claims in our articles are drawn from recognized public health and medical institutions rather than secondhand blog posts or unverified claims. Depending on the topic, this includes sources like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its Office of Dietary Supplements, the CDC, the American Heart Association, Mayo Clinic, MedlinePlus, Cleveland Clinic, and professional bodies such as the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Every article that makes specific factual claims includes a Sources section at the bottom linking directly to the original references, so you can verify anything yourself rather than taking our word for it.
When guidance is genuinely contested or evolving — nutrition science is full of this — we try to say so explicitly rather than presenting a single view as settled fact.
How Our Interactive Tools Work
Many of our articles include interactive calculators — for things like hydration needs, heart rate training zones, or cholesterol ratios. Every one of these is built on an established, published formula or guideline (for example, the Karvonen formula for heart rate zones, or NIH RDA values for nutrients), never on invented data or proprietary research we are not able to show our work on. Where a tool touches on anything medical, we include a clear disclaimer that it is educational, not diagnostic, and does not replace a conversation with a doctor.
Corrections and Updates
Health guidance changes as new research emerges, and we make mistakes despite our best efforts. If you spot an error, an outdated figure, or a source that no longer supports a claim we have made, please contact us and let us know. We review and correct factual errors as quickly as we can once they are reported, and we would rather be told about a mistake than have it sit uncorrected.
What This Site Is Not
Drxty is an educational resource, not a medical practice. Nothing on this site is a substitute for personalized advice from a qualified doctor or other healthcare provider who knows your specific situation. See our full Disclaimer for more detail on this.