About Healthy Years Report

Healthy Years Report is a small, independent site about one question: what should you eat if you want more good years, and not only more years?

There is plenty of nutrition advice online. Most of it is loud, and a lot of it is trying to sell you a shortcut. This site does something slower and more useful. It reads the research, checks the numbers at the source and explains them in plain English.

Who writes this

The guides are written by Sarah Mitchell.

Sarah is not a doctor, a dietitian or a nutritionist, and you will never see a credential after the name on this site. What you will see is the work: where each number came from, a link to the original source and a clear line between what the research shows and what it does not.

If you need advice about your own health, the right person is your doctor or a registered dietitian. This site is here to help you ask better questions.

How every guide is built

Primary sources first. Numbers come from the organization or study that produced them, such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the National Institutes of Health, the FDA, the USDA and peer-reviewed journals. If a number cannot be traced to its source, it does not go in.

No miracle claims. Food is not medicine in a bottle. You will not read that a food cures, treats or reverses a disease here. When a study finds a link between a way of eating and a health outcome, the guide says so and also says how strong that evidence is.

Food first. The focus is on everyday foods you can buy in a regular grocery store, with an emphasis on vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds.

Practical on purpose. Every guide should leave you with something you can do this week.

How this site earns money

Healthy Years Report is reader-supported. Some pages contain affiliate links. If you click one and buy something or sign up for a paid program, the site may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Pages that contain affiliate links say so at the top.

Commissions do not decide what the research says. If a product or an event is not a good fit for a topic, it does not get mentioned.

Corrections

Research moves, and mistakes happen. Each guide shows the date it was last updated. If you spot an error, write to hello@healthyyearsreport.com and it will be checked and fixed.