Health Information, Read Wisely

Everything on Actie Radius is meant to help you understand a topic a little better. It is general education, written for many readers at once. Please keep the points below in mind whenever a guide touches your body, your food or your medicine cabinet.

A guide cannot diagnose you

An article can describe what commonly causes sore calves, bleeding gums or a sluggish afternoon. It cannot tell you what is causing yours. Symptoms overlap, and only someone who can ask questions and examine you is in a position to say what is going on. If something feels wrong, persists or worsens, book an appointment rather than reading another page.

Topics that always need a professional's view

Some subjects come with extra risk, especially when you already take medicine, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or live with a long-term condition. Before acting on any of the following, talk it through with a doctor, pharmacist or dentist:

• Supplements, including vitamins, creatine and herbal products, which can interact with medication.
• CBD and other cannabis products, whose legal status and effects vary by place and person.
• Vaping, which we discuss only as an option for adults who already smoke, never for non-smokers or young people.
• Fasting and low-carb eating plans, which are unsuitable for some people, for example those with diabetes or a history of disordered eating.
• Prescription medicines of any kind. Never start, stop or change a dose based on an article.

In an emergency

Do not search the site. Call your local emergency number straight away if you or someone near you has chest pain, trouble breathing, signs of a stroke, a severe allergic reaction, or any situation that feels urgent. In the US that number is 911; elsewhere, use your own country's number.

About businesses and products we name

Some guides mention specific products, apps, shops or clinics. These mentions are information to help you look further. They are not a recommendation of any treatment for you, and we have not assessed whether a given option suits your health.

Things change

Advice gets revised as knowledge moves on. Each guide shows its date, and we update pages when we learn something has shifted, but there will be gaps. When in doubt, the current advice of a professional who knows you outranks anything written here.