Editorial standards
Editorial Standards: How We Review Supplements and Check Claims
Our supplement review editorial standards are a short set of rules: the label comes first, every health claim needs a named source, evidence is graded by how strong it is, and income from order links is disclosed. Pages say what is unknown, and mistakes are fixed and dated.
Written by the Payarmin label deskUpdated
The short version01
What are the supplement review editorial standards?
They are six rules that every page on this site must pass before it goes live.
Label first
The printed label outranks the sales page and any brief.
Sources named
Each health fact carries a numbered source you can open.
Evidence graded
We say whether a finding is strong, mixed, small or animal-only.
Income disclosed
We say plainly that order links pay the shop.
No disease claims
No page says the drops treat, lower or reverse a disease.
Errors fixed
Corrections are made, not hidden.
Sources02
How do you choose sources for supplement articles?
We use primary sources first: government health agencies, the law itself, and published trials or reviews.
A primary source is the document where a fact starts. For a blend rule, that is the federal regulation (eCFR, 21 CFR 101.36). For a chromium intake figure, it is the NIH fact sheet (NIH ODS, Chromium). For a trial result, it is the paper or the meta-analysis (Xu 2020, Green tea and glucose).
We do not use forums or reseller listings for health facts. Each sentence is written fresh from the source.
| Source type | Examples | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Law and regulator | 21 CFR 101.36, FDA, FTC | What a label must show, what claims need |
| Health agency | NIH ODS, NCCIH, NIDDK, CDC | Intakes, safety, evidence summaries |
| Published research | Meta-analyses and trials | Effect sizes and doses |
| Sales page | payarmin.com | Prices and claims, quoted and checked |
Evidence03
How do you grade ingredient evidence?
We grade evidence in plain words, from strong to none, based on who was studied and how many.
A single ingredient result is never carried over to a blend. A trial of 1,000 mcg of chromium a day says nothing about 0.7 mcg (NIH ODS, Chromium). Rodent findings stay labelled as rodent findings (Khan 2019, Gymnema review).
- Strong: several controlled human trials agree, and a review confirms them.
- Mixed: trials disagree, or the effect is tiny and its meaning is unclear.
- Small: a few small human studies, or short ones.
- Animal or lab only: no human result to rely on.
- None found: we looked and found no source.
Most lines in the Payarmin formula land in the middle three. The ingredients page shows each grade next to the studied dose.
Label vs sales page04
How do you handle conflicts between the label and the sales page?
The label wins. We follow it, and we point out where the sales page says something different.
The label lists 22 blend ingredients plus chromium. The sales page names six (Payarmin sales page). The label gives a distributor phone, and the sales page gives none. When facts differ, we print both and say which came from where.
The sales page also quotes phrases such as "clinically proven" with no citations. We repeat such phrases only in quotation marks, so a reader sees them as the seller's words and not ours. The FTC says health claims need competent and reliable scientific evidence (FTC, Health Products Compliance Guidance).
We never write that Payarmin or an ingredient lowers, balances or controls blood sugar, treats a disease, or replaces medicine. We also never tell a reader to stop or change a prescription.
Money05
Do you accept free products or payment for reviews?
No outside party pays for a review here. The only income is from order links on this site.
Gopayarmin is a Payarmin U.S. shop, so a sale through our buttons pays the shop. That is why we avoid hype, show weak spots next to strengths, and print no star rating.
We publish no review, rating or quote that we cannot match to a real order. The FTC bans fake and unverifiable reviews (FTC, Fake reviews rule), and it advises readers to check who wrote a review and when (FTC, Evaluating online reviews).
More on who we are is on the about page.
Accuracy06
Who checks articles for accuracy and how often are they updated?
Pages are written by the Payarmin label desk. A medical reviewer is not named yet.
Until one is, we do not claim a medical review. Each page is checked for four things: the numbers match the label, each claim matches its source, the language stays inside the banned list, and medicine cautions are present.
Prices, shipping and guarantee terms were last read on the sales page on October 19, 2026.
If you spot an error, write to [email protected]. A fix is made, and the date is updated.
Try it07
Can you spot an unsupported supplement claim?
Six statements, one tap each. The answer shows with its source, using the same rules we apply to every page.
Chromium supplements reliably lower blood sugar.
(NIH ODS, Chromium)Gymnema has been shown in people to regenerate insulin-making cells.
(Khan 2019, Gymnema review)Green tea extract lowered fasting glucose a tiny amount in short trials.
(Xu 2020, Green tea and glucose)A label must print how much of each ingredient is inside a proprietary blend.
(eCFR, 21 CFR 101.36)The FDA approves dietary supplements before they are sold.
(FDA, Dietary supplements Q and A)Lifestyle change cut the risk of type 2 diabetes in a large U.S. trial.
(NIDDK, Diabetes Prevention Program)
Sort all six to see your score.
A sorting game from the sources linked under each statement, not a test. It judges statements, not the product.
Sources used08
Which sources back these standards?
Two of the sources behind the rules open on the agencies' own sites.
- 21 CFR 101.36, Nutrition labeling of dietary supplements (proprietary blends, paragraph (c)). U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), Title 21, current.A blend is identified by the term 'Proprietary Blend' or another appropriately descriptive term or fanciful name. Blend components are declared 'in descending order of predominance by weight' (paragraph (c)(2)). The amount shown next to the blend is 'the total weight of all other dietary ingredients contained in the proprietary blend' (paragraph (c)(3)), and a symbol points to a footnote 'Daily Value not established.' So the law requires the total blend weight and the order of ingredients, but not the individual amounts: the label can say 200 mg for the whole blend without saying how much of each of its components is inside. Applied to Payarmin as our own reading: the first-listed component (maca root extract) is the largest by weight and the last-listed (L-carnitine) the smallest, and with 22 or more components in 200 mg per 1 mL serving, the average is under about 10 mg each.
- Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials. U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 2024.Press release dated August 14, 2024. The rule bans fake or false reviews and testimonials, including AI-generated ones, that a business knew or should have known were fake; bans paying for reviews conditioned on positive or negative sentiment; bans undisclosed insider reviews that fail to disclose the giver's material connection to the business; bans company-controlled review sites falsely presented as independent; bans review suppression through unfounded legal threats, physical threats or intimidation; and bans buying or selling fake social media indicators such as bot followers when used to misrepresent influence. It becomes effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register; the press release states no calendar date and no dollar penalty figure, so do not state either.
FAQ09
Questions about our editorial standards
How often are articles updated?
Prices, shipping and guarantee terms are re-read on the sales page each time we update, and the last full read was October 19, 2026. Health pages are revised when a cited source changes or a reader finds an error. The date on a page shows the last change.
What counts as a primary source?
A primary source is where a fact starts: a regulation, a government fact sheet, or a published trial or review. A blog summarizing those is secondary. We cite the original, so you can open it and check that the number matches.
Does the FDA approve the supplements you write about?
No. The FDA does not approve dietary supplements before they are sold (FDA, Dietary supplements Q and A). Label claims such as the ones on this bottle are structure/function claims, and the label must say the FDA has not evaluated them (FDA, Structure/function claims).
Do you rank supplements or call one the best?
No. We read labels and show what is printed, what is hidden and what studies used. We call no product the best, because a label cannot show results. Comparison pages set out facts side by side and leave the choice to you.
Why do you quote sales-page phrases in quotation marks?
Quotation marks mark the words as the seller's, not ours. Phrases like "clinically proven" are claims we cannot back with the sources we read. Showing them in quotes lets you see the claim and the evidence together.
How do you treat testimonials?
We publish none we cannot match to a real order. The FTC bans fake or unverifiable reviews, and says individual experiences cannot support health claims (FTC, Health Products Compliance Guidance). So this site prints no ratings, counts or customer quotes.
Will you remove a claim if a source is wrong?
Yes. If a cited source is withdrawn, replaced or shown to be misread, the sentence changes or goes. Send the page and a link to [email protected]. We would rather correct a line than defend it.
Who wrote this10
Written and reviewed by
Pages built from the label, the sales page and linked NIH, FDA, CDC, FTC and peer-reviewed sources.
Last updated . Read our editorial standards and how we check reviews. This website is run by Gopayarmin, a Payarmin U.S. shop, not by the manufacturer or the distributor. We earn money when you buy through our order links.
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