BetterYou+ publishes informational and educational journalism about behaviour, health, relationships, work and money. It is written to help you understand the evidence. It is not personal advice, and it is not a substitute for a professional who knows your situation.
What this means in practice
Our articles describe what research has found across groups of people. Research describes averages and tendencies; you are a specific person with a specific history, and the gap between the two is exactly where a professional is useful. An article can tell you what the trials found about a way of eating, or what predicts recovery after a difficult year. It cannot tell you what you should do.
Health and mental health
Nothing on BetterYou+ is medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment recommendation. Do not use it to start, stop or change any treatment, medication or therapy. If you have a health or mental-health concern, talk to a qualified clinician who can assess you.
We do not employ clinicians, and our writers are not presented as medical or psychological professionals. Where an article discusses a clinical subject, it reports research — it does not practise.
If you are in crisis
If you are thinking about harming yourself, or you are worried about someone who might be, please contact your local emergency number or a crisis line in your country now. In the United States you can call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). This page is not the right place to look for help in an emergency, and waiting to finish an article is not the right thing to do.
Money, work and legal matters
Articles about money, work and family arrangements are informational for the same reason. They are not financial, tax, legal or employment advice, and they do not account for your circumstances, jurisdiction or obligations. For decisions that carry real consequences, talk to a qualified professional.
Evidence changes
Research moves. An article reflects the evidence as we read it on the date shown, and we update articles when the evidence changes materially — see Corrections & Updates. An older article may not reflect newer findings.
Reading is not treatment
Understanding a mechanism is genuinely useful, and it is also not the same as acting on it with support. If an article describes something you recognise in your own life and it matters to you, that is a reason to talk to someone qualified — not a reason to self-manage from a web page.
How this page relates to our Terms
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