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    fix: take fluoride products and Optimum Nutrition off the list, add Apagard Royal

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    fix: correct matcha, aronia, fennel, sage and ORS guidance against their sources

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    feat: Products We Trust expansion: 227 products in 21 new categories

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    feat: real photos for every product and recipe

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    fix(content): evening-primrose-oil: say 'active groups', not 'treatments', for the three arms of the mastalgia trial

  8. Edit f146cb2

    fix(content): the 26 flags that main's new PMIDs exposed (20 articles)

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    fix(content): evidenceSummary counts for the references #28 added (24 articles)

  10. Correction

    What You're Really Breathing from Candles and Air Fresheners Household Chemicals

    Removed the claim that beeswax candles release negative ions that clean the air, and added a lab study of candle emissions.

    Previously: Beeswax candles burn clean and actually release negative ions that can help bind particulate matter in the air.

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    fix(content): re-point answer-first fields after main's citation pruning

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    fix(content): answer-first wording follows the confidence scale in docs/answer-first-style.md

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    content: fix wrong PMIDs across all articles and fill the answer-first fields (#29)

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    fix(content): align prose with cited records (10/10: 19 flags)

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    fix(content): reference authors match PubMed (1/3: 81 references)

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    fix(content): reference authors match PubMed (2/3: 84 references)

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    fix(content): reference authors match PubMed (3/3: 77 references)

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    fix(content): align prose with cited abstracts (22 flags)

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    fix(content): align prose with cited abstracts (21 flags)

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    fix(content): align prose with cited abstracts (22 flags)

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    fix(content): align prose with cited abstracts (22 flags)

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    feat(content): 123 new articles for holistic, natural-first health

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    feat(products): category criteria, verified-claim schema, 14 products

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    feat(content): answer-first fields on all 927 existing articles

  36. Edit cbb28e2

    fix(content): citation hygiene across ~215 articles

  37. Edit c329548

    fix(content): correct 351 PMIDs that pointed to the wrong paper

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    fix(content): give every inline [n] marker a reference to point at

  39. Edit d2b3b33

    fix(content): merge the personal-care folder into personal-care-products

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    fix(content): merge the citrulline folder into l-citrulline

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    fix(content): update the 45 prose mentions of PMIDs that references no longer carry

  42. Edit ecf56a4

    fix(citations): show PubMed's authors, year and journal on 302 references

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    fix(citations): drop 281 PubMed IDs that resolve to a different paper

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    fix(citations): point 480 references at the PubMed record of the paper they cite

  45. Edit 6654a6c

    fix(content): repair 536 broken internal links in 229 article bodies

  46. Edit a4b9405

    content: expand birth-control with two new subtopics — types-and-their-risks (per-method risk profile for the pill, mini-pill, patch, ring, Depo-Provera, Nexplanon, hormonal IUDs, copper IUD, emergency contraception, sterilization, and spermicides drawing on Skovlund 2016 PMID 27680324 for depressi…

  47. Edit 9d372a7

    content: add dulse - Palmaria palmata Atlantic red seaweed with phycoerythrin pigments and ACE-inhibitory peptides showing remarkable in vitro potency including the tripeptide LRY at IC50 0.044 micromol but two human RCTs that failed to deliver expected anti-inflammatory or lipid benefits highlight…

  48. Edit e9bc9d8

    content: add fish-roe - salmon herring capelin lumpfish and sturgeon caviar with phospholipid-bound EPA and DHA carrying choline directly into cell membranes plus concentrated vitamin D B12 selenium and astaxanthin in a small ancestral package supported by human bioavailability RCT data on phosphol…

  49. Edit 21c722d

    content: add asafoetida - Persian Ferula assa-foetida oleo-gum-resin used as hing in Indian and Persian cooking with sulfur-containing volatile fraction and sesquiterpene coumarin non-volatile fraction supported by human RCT evidence in functional dyspepsia plus animal evidence for antispasmodic an…

  50. Edit 3518b13

    content: add annatto - Bixa orellana tropical seed and natural food coloring with delta-tocotrienol-rich extract and bixin/norbixin apocarotenoid carotenoids supported by human RCT evidence in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and postmenopausal osteopenia plus preclinical retinal and skin photoprot…

  51. Edit 93d8b7a

    content: add blood-orange - Sicilian Citrus sinensis cultivars Moro Tarocco Sanguinello with cyanidin-3-glucoside anthocyanins layered on standard hesperidin and vitamin C citrus base with strong replicated human RCT evidence for endothelial flow-mediated dilation plus moderate Moro extract weight…

  52. Edit 22ebe1e

    content: add allspice - Pimenta dioica Caribbean berry with 60-90% eugenol essential oil and unique ericifolin polyphenol with strong preclinical prostate and breast cancer cell line evidence plus rat hypotensive data and human eugenol antiplatelet research across 8 references on Zhang and Lokeshwa…

  53. Edit ccf23db

    content: add pear - high-fiber polyphenol-rich whole fruit with strong observational stroke and diverticulitis evidence plus modest metabolic syndrome RCT data and surprising Korean pear hangover trial mechanism across 8 references on Reiland and Slavin 2015 (PMID 26663955, Nutrition Today systemat…

  54. Edit 5737829

    content: add potassium-bromate - flour treatment agent banned in EU UK Canada Brazil China India and most of the world but still legal in US bakeries with strong animal evidence of renal carcinogenicity through 8-OHdG oxidative DNA damage and modern analytical surveys finding residues hundreds of t…

  55. Edit 6adb49c

    content: add shea-butter - West African Vitellaria paradoxa nut fat with strong topical evidence for eczema and barrier repair plus surprising oral triterpene-cinnamate concentrate trials in osteoarthritis across 8 references on Di Vincenzo 2005 (PMID 16159175, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chem…

  56. Edit c9c9e7a

    content: add ceramides - skin barrier lipids with strong topical RCT evidence for adult eczema and dry skin plus surprising oral wheat and konjac glycosylceramide hydration trial data and honest treatment of mixed infant prevention results across 8 references on Schild 2024 (PMID 39113291, Internat…

  57. Edit 43eb90c

    content: add whole-body-vibration - vibration platforms for bone muscle balance and metabolic health with honest mixed-evidence treatment

  58. Edit 8b9cd54

    content: add pygeum - Prunus africana bark extract with Cochrane-reviewed evidence for benign prostatic hyperplasia symptom relief urinary flow improvement and nocturia reduction via anti-inflammatory IL-6 suppression and androgen receptor modulation across 8 references on Wilt 2002 (PMID 11869585,…

  59. Edit a7b2de5

    content: add witch hazel - Hamamelis virginiana topical astringent with tannin-driven anti-inflammatory and tissue-tightening effects for after-sun redness postpartum perineal pain hemorrhoids and pediatric diaper rash with honest treatment of its negative atopic eczema trial across 8 references on…

  60. Edit cc50ceb

    content: add binaural-beats - audio illusion that lowers anxiety and pain in perioperative settings with strong meta-analytic evidence and an honest treatment of the entrainment debate, across 8 references on Garcia-Argibay 2019 (PMID 30073406, Psychological Research meta-analysis pooling 22 studie…

  61. Edit 5066635

    content: add comfrey - Symphytum officinale traditional knitbone herb with strong RCT evidence for topical use on ankle sprains knee osteoarthritis and acute back pain via allantoin-driven cell proliferation rosmarinic acid anti-inflammatory action and mucilage soothing effect with critical safety…

  62. Edit 8e9dc59

    content: add rucking - weighted walking with backpack as load-bearing cardio for heart bones and metabolic health combining cardiovascular endurance bone density preservation muscle activation and insulin sensitivity improvements with 9 references on Snow 2000 (PMID 10995045, Journal of Gerontology…

  63. Edit f4b6d9d

    content: add eucalyptus - Eucalyptus globulus aromatic respiratory herb with 1,8-cineole eucalyptol main compound for acute non-purulent rhinosinusitis steroid-dependent bronchial asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease asthma maintenance acute bronchitis with mucus thinning anti-inflammatory…

  64. Edit cdca517

    content: add tarragon - Artemisia dracunculus culinary herb with PMI 5011 Russian tarragon extract for impaired glucose tolerance insulin sensitivity anti-inflammatory analgesic and antimicrobial effects with 9 references on Mendez-Del Villar 2016 (PMID 27097076, Journal of Medical Food randomized…

  65. Edit 8c6fd8b

    content: add yoga-nidra - guided lying-down meditation with PET imaging polysomnography HRV and cortisol evidence for sleep deepening anxiety reduction parasympathetic activation and dopamine release with 8 references on Kjaer 2002 (PMID 11958969, Cognitive Brain Research first in vivo PET study us…

  66. Edit c7fa0bc

    content: add pilates - low-impact mat practice with meta-analytic evidence for chronic low back pain reduction balance improvement in older adults blood pressure lowering depression and anxiety symptom reduction and pelvic floor strengthening with 6 references on Patti 2024 (PMID 37632387, Disabili…

  67. Edit 12a8809

    content: add nutmeg - Myristica fragrans warming spice with myristicin macelignan and trimyristin for sleep antimicrobial dental anti-inflammatory and metabolic effects with 8 references on Siddiqui 2025 (PMID 40768549, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine updated comprehensive review of My…

  68. Edit 2aacac6

    content: add curry-leaf - South Asian aromatic herb with carbazole alkaloids for blood sugar lipids and brain health

  69. Edit aeaaf58

    content: add bibhitaki - Terminalia bellirica Ayurvedic Triphala fruit with gallic acid for hyperuricemia kidney function lipids and liver protection with 7 references on Pingali 2016 (PMID 27382337, Clinical Pharmacology Advances and Applications 24-week randomized double-blind placebo and febuxos…

  70. Edit 0633089

    content: add doenjang - Korean fermented soybean paste with isoflavones peptides and probiotics for visceral fat blood pressure metabolic syndrome and gut microbiome with 7 references on Cha 2012 (PMID 23346302, Nutrition Research and Practice 12-week double-blind placebo-controlled trial in 51 ove…

  71. Edit 3dca4c5

    content: add strawberries - anthocyanins for cardiometabolic health and cognition with 6 references on Basu 2010 (PMID 20797478, Nutrition Research 8-week single-arm study in 27 obese adults with metabolic syndrome consuming 50 g/day freeze-dried strawberry powder approximately 3 cups of fresh stra…

  72. Edit bdadb69

    content: add pecans - heart antioxidants and blood sugar with monounsaturated fat polyphenols and gamma-tocopherol with 7 references on Rajaram 2001 (PMID 11533302, Journal of Nutrition Loma Linda randomized crossover trial in 23 healthy adults comparing a pecan-enriched diet at 20 percent of energ…

  73. Edit f1181b6

    content: add lingonberry - Nordic berry with proanthocyanidins for UTI prevention metabolic and cardiovascular health with 7 references on Kylli 2011 (PMID 21370878, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry foundational chemistry paper isolating and identifying proanthocyanidins from lingonberry…

  74. Edit 745c40a

    content: add yuzu - Japanese citrus aromatherapy vitamin C and polyphenol-rich peel with 6 references on Matsumoto 2014 (PMID 24742226, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine randomized crossover trial in 21 healthy women showing 10-minute inhalation of yuzu essential oil significantly d…

  75. Edit 29903f3

    content: add rainbow-trout - omega-3 vitamin D low-mercury salmon alternative with 6 references on Zibaeenezhad 2017 (PMID 29259181, Nutrition and Diabetes randomized open-label trial in 95 hyperlipidemic adults comparing 250 g of fresh trout twice weekly to 2 g/day fish oil capsules for 8 weeks sh…

  76. Edit 98cf58e

    content: add kelp - iodine powerhouse with alginate cholesterol effects and dose safety with 6 references on Teas 2004 (PMID 15588380, Thyroid foundational analytical study measuring iodine in 12 commercially available edible seaweed species showing 500-fold range from 16 mcg/g in nori to over 8165…

  77. Edit 996ab88

    content: add quince - GERD relief antioxidant phenolics and seed mucilage wound healing with 7 references on Zohalinezhad 2015 (PMID 26573454, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice double-blind RCT in 80 children with symptomatic GERD comparing quince syrup 0.6 mL/kg/day to omeprazole 1 mL/k…

  78. Edit baefbcb

    content: add tamanu-oil - Polynesian wound-healing oil with calophyllolide active compound and 6 references on Léguillier 2015 (PMID 26406588, PLoS One foundational study of five ethnomedical Calophyllum inophyllum oils from Indonesia Tahiti Fiji and New Caledonia showing all five oils non-toxic to…

  79. Edit 9dc3e70

    content: add bell-peppers - vitamin C carotenoids and color-by-color nutrition with 6 references on Hassan 2019 (PMID 31600964, Antioxidants comprehensive review of pepper carotenoid chemistry across five domesticated Capsicum species establishing capsanthin and capsorubin as 30-60 percent of total…

  80. Edit be760f3

    content: add sea-salt - minerals sodium and what to look for with 6 references on Sacks 2001 (PMID 11136953, NEJM DASH-Sodium feeding trial in 412 adults showing stepwise blood pressure reductions as sodium fell across high intermediate and low intake levels with largest effects in hypertensives re…

  81. Edit 57fabed

    content: add cabbage - vitamin U glucosinolates and gut healing with 6 references on Cheney 1949 (PMID 18104715, California Medicine clinical series of 13 patients with X-ray-confirmed peptic ulcers treated with one quart per day fresh raw cabbage juice in four to five divided doses showing mean ti…

  82. Edit 179c98e

    content: add cassava - tropical staple root with cyanide safety and resistant starch profile with 6 references on Mohidin 2023 (PMID 37822215, Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine systematic review of Manihot esculenta covering nutritional values phytochemistry pharmacological activities…

  83. Edit c8ef289

    content: add jojoba-oil - liquid wax that mimics human sebum with 6 references on Pazyar 2013 (PMID 24442052, Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia narrative dermatology review documenting jojoba's anti-inflammatory wound-healing antimicrobial and anti-aging effects attributed to wax est…

  84. Edit 2f9769d

    content: add pantothenic-acid - vitamin B5 and coenzyme A precursor with 6 references on Yang 2014 (PMID 24831048, Dermatology and Therapy randomized double-blind placebo-controlled 12-week trial in 48 adults with mild-to-moderate facial acne showing pantothenic acid-based supplement significantly…

  85. Edit 6d16967

    content: add parabens - estrogen-mimicking preservatives in cosmetics with 8 references on Routledge 1998 (PMID 9875295, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology seminal yeast estrogen screen study showing methyl- ethyl- propyl- and butylparaben all bind estrogen receptors and trigger estrogen-like gene…

  86. Edit 119bfaa

    content: add triclosan - antibacterial chemical FDA banned from soap with 8 references on Yueh 2014 (PMID 25404284, PNAS 6-month feeding study showing triclosan promotes hepatocyte proliferation fibrosis oxidative stress and accelerates diethylnitrosamine-initiated hepatocellular carcinoma in mice…

  87. Edit 724c07c

    content: add argan-oil - cardiovascular and skin benefits with 8 references on El Monfalouti 2010 (PMID 21054392, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology review attributing therapeutic potential of argan oil to gamma-tocopherol and rare phytosterols schottenol and spinasterol with cardiovascular antio…

  88. Edit f4ce92a

    content: add egcg - green tea catechin with 6 references on Bettuzzi 2006 (PMID 16424063, Cancer Research one-year proof-of-principle RCT in 60 men with high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia randomized to 600 mg/day green tea catechins or placebo showing prostate cancer incidence in 1 of 3…

  89. Edit 4c7fac5

    content: add common-cold - natural prevention and recovery with 8 references on Hemilä 2013 (PMID 23440782, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews vitamin C review pooling 29 prevention trials with 11306 participants and 31 treatment trials with 9745 cold episodes showing daily >=200 mg vitamin C…

  90. Edit 6173437

    content: add atherosclerosis - natural management and reversal with 8 references on Estruch 2018 (PMID 29897866, NEJM PREDIMED reanalysis randomizing 7447 high-cardiovascular-risk Spanish adults to Mediterranean diet plus extra-virgin olive oil Mediterranean diet plus mixed nuts or low-fat control…

  91. Edit ef9294c

    content: add tmj-disorder - natural management of temporomandibular disorder with 8 references on Valesan 2021 (PMID 33409693, Clinical Oral Investigations systematic review and meta-analysis of 21 studies establishing overall TMD prevalence at 31% in adults with disc displacement with reduction at…

  92. Edit e357afc

    content: add preeclampsia - natural prevention and risk reduction with 8 references on Hofmeyr 2018 (PMID 30277579, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews pooling 27 trials of high-dose calcium >=1 g/day versus placebo in over 18000 pregnant women showing 55% relative reduction in preeclampsia lar…

  93. Edit 6d5a27e

    content: add triglycerides - natural management of blood fat with 8 references on Bhatt 2019 (PMID 30415628, NEJM REDUCE-IT trial of 8179 statin-treated patients with triglycerides 135-500 mg/dL randomized to 4 g/day icosapent ethyl vs mineral-oil placebo over 4.9 years showing 25% relative reducti…

  94. Edit e9e5619

    content: add celiac-disease - natural support with 8 references on Catassi 2007 (PMID 17209192, AJCN double-blind placebo-controlled trial in 49 adults with biopsy-proven celiac on strict GFD for >=2 years randomized to 0/10/50 mg gluten daily for 90 days showing 50 mg produced clear villous deteri…

  95. Edit cd77e97

    content: add jet-lag - circadian reset and natural recovery with 8 references on Herxheimer 2002 (PMID 12076414, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews meta-analysis pooling 10 RCTs of melatonin for jet lag prevention or treatment showing 9 of 10 trials with clear benefit on subjective ratings mos…

  96. Edit 547b83e

    content: add crohns-disease - natural support for Crohn's disease with 8 references on Cosnes 1996 (PMID 8654977, Gastroenterology landmark cohort of 622 Crohn's patients followed mean 9 years showing current smokers had significantly higher cumulative probabilities of clinical relapse, surgery, an…

  97. Edit 3c51f14

    content: add lipoprotein-a - Lp(a) cardiovascular risk with 8 references on Tsimikas 2017 (PMID 28183512, JACC test-in-context review establishing Lp(a) as independent genetic likely-causal risk factor for CVD and calcific aortic valve stenosis with rationale for once-in-a-lifetime testing in every…

  98. Edit 6de5f81

    content: add female-fertility - egg quality and natural support with 8 references on Chavarro 2007 (PMID 17978119, Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurses' Health Study II prospective cohort of 17544 married women followed eight years showing women in the highest fertility-diet quintile combining monounsa…

  99. Edit cc3996c

    content: add atrial-fibrillation - natural support for AF with 8 references on Voskoboinik 2020 (PMID 31893513, NEJM Australian multicentre RCT in 140 AF patients consuming 10+ standard drinks weekly showing alcohol abstinence reduced AF recurrence to 53% vs 73% on usual drinking with hazard ratio…

  100. Edit ef946be

    content: add beta-carotene - food vs. supplements with 8 references on the Alpha-Tocopherol Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Group 1994 (PMID 8127329, NEJM Finnish ATBC trial in 29133 male smokers showing 20 mg/day beta-carotene supplementation produced 18% increase in lung cancer incidence re…

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