A Health Writer Shares 10 Holy Grail Health Products That Are Actually Backed By Science

These products are validated by rigorous unbiased scientific testing — and are cheaper and more comprehensive than you might think.

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As a health writer with a background in science and marketing, one thing I love to do is fact-check products and cut through the BS buzzwords to understand two things:

1. Is there valid research to support the efficacy of a product? E.g. is there at least one double-blind placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial (the gold standard of research) that shows, with statistical significance, the product has benefits
2. Are the claims being made reasonable at a population level? E.g. biodiversity! Just because something works for a 40-year-old white man doesn’t mean it’s going to work well for 21-year-old women. So claims should be reasonable, with different contexts considered.

Without further ado, these are the products that score highly in both of these considerations. In no particular order.

1. Celtic Sea Salt

My mom grew up in the misinformation era of salt raising your blood pressure. It is true in part, but it’s extremely nuanced and…