The model

A Different Strain

How this site is different

Human trials only.

Every grade on this site comes from trials in people. Never animal data, never theory alone.

Doses checked, not just listed.

Each product is checked against the dose the trials actually used — not just what's on the label.

Credit stays where it was earned.

A blend never inherits the grades of its ingredients. Only what was trialed gets the grade.

The whole field, swept.

Products are gathered across the whole field, and the ones left out are named, with their reasons.

No grade is for sale.

No affiliate rankings, no sponsored placements. Nobody can buy a better grade.

Supplements only.

Prescription drugs, medical foods, and therapeutic diets are not graded as supplements and never anchor a dose check. Where a trial used one, the panel names it in the trial record — nothing is hidden.

How We Compare

Eight ways of working, five models of telling people what to take.

Standard practice Partial or occasional Not part of the model

How It Works	Humanedy	Evidence Databases	Affiliate “Best” Lists	Retailer & Brand Content	Testing & Review Organizations
Grades from Human Controlled Trials Only — Never Animal Data or Theory	●	◐	○	○	◐
Every Grade Scoped to One Ingredient × One Claim	●	◐	○	○	○
Prints “Does Not Show Benefit” and Insufficient — Never Stays Silent	●	◐	○	○	◐
Label Doses Checked against the Doses the Trials Used	●	○	○	○	◐
The Whole Field Swept — Exclusions Printed, with Reasons	●	◐	○	○	○
A Blend’s Trial Never Credits Its Ingredients	●	◐	○	○	○
Grades and Rankings Can’t Be Bought — No Sponsored Placements	●	●	○	◐	●
Supplements Only — Prescription Drugs Never Graded as Supplements	●	◐	○	○	◐

The competitor columns describe each model’s usual way of working, as set out in their own published methods — not a verdict on any single article.

We read and link the same published studies as everyone else in the chart. The difference is what we’re willing to conclude from them — and print.