guide · 2 min read
Read the eye instructions before the session.
Check positioning and recommended eye protection before using a red-light device, instead of relying on a general rule.
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science · 2 min read
Match the claim to the device.
Check the model, intended use, study details and relevant regulatory information before relying on a broad device claim.
science · 2 min read
Similar words can describe different sessions.
Distinguish a light-based treatment from an infrared heating cabin before carrying expectations from one into the other.
science · 2 min read
Ask what the word detox is supposed to mean.
Distinguish sweating, a pleasant heated visit and a claim that a treatment removes toxins in a clinically useful way.
Told by Jo · 2 min read
The meeting disappeared. I kept the gap.
Jo notices an opening in the calendar and resists filling it before she has stood up.
Told by Kiran · 2 min read
I had twenty minutes and a plastic chair.
Kiran waits for a load of laundry without turning the interval into a second list of errands.
Editorial notes · 01
On what we publish.
Original first-person stories, everyday lives, and images made for the telling. Useful enough to act on. Sharp enough to argue with.
Editorial notes · 02
On the cadence.
We publish when we have something worth saying. Silence beats filler, every time.
Editorial notes · 03
On the contributors.
Every piece has a name on it and sources where the science matters. Opinions can flirt. Facts still have to show up dressed.
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