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EDITORIAL INFORMATION ONLY

Brelvan is an independent editorial platform. All content published on this website is for informational and educational purposes only. This website does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations of any kind.

This editorial position applies uniformly across every article, category page and newsletter issue published under the Brelvan name, regardless of the specific wellbeing topic under discussion. For example, an article summarising published research on vitamin D and seasonal wellbeing is describing what researchers have reported, not offering an assessment of any individual reader's own circumstances. Readers sometimes assume that a well-referenced article carries an implicit personal recommendation; it does not, and no exchange of messages with our editorial team changes that position. The practical consequence is that nothing on brelvan.info should be relied upon as the basis for a decision about supplements, diet, sleep or daily routine without first checking with a suitably qualified professional. This approach mirrors published guidance from NHS.uk and the Advertising Standards Authority on how health-adjacent editorial content should be framed for a UK readership. It also reflects the fact that Brelvan's editorial team has a background in health communication rather than in clinical practice, so the platform is positioned to explain and contextualise published research rather than to interpret it for any one reader's circumstances. Where an article is later updated to reflect a revised piece of NHS guidance or a newer study, the previous version is not treated as having offered advice that has since become outdated advice to follow; it was, and remains, a summary of what was published at that point in time. This distinction matters practically because a reader who printed or saved an older article should treat the live version on brelvan.info, rather than any saved copy, as the current editorial position.

• (a) Articles may summarise, but do not replace, sources such as NHS.uk, the British Nutrition Foundation or the peer-reviewed research cited within the text.
• (b) Where a specific nutrient reference is used, it reflects only the authorised UK nutrition claim for that nutrient and never extends to a named product sold by any third party.
• (c) Any reply a reader receives from Brelvan by email is administrative in nature and is not a personalised assessment of that reader's own circumstances.
• (d) Where an article is revised following updated NHS or academic publication, only the current live version on brelvan.info reflects the platform's editorial position; earlier saved or printed copies do not.
• (e) No member of the Brelvan editorial team provides a clinical opinion by email, comment, or any other channel, regardless of how a query is phrased.

NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE

The information on this website is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the guidance of your GP or another qualified healthcare professional with any questions regarding your health. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on this website. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E immediately.

This principle applies even when an article references a specific vitamin, mineral or lifestyle factor by name, since population-level research summarised for a general UK audience cannot account for an individual reader's age, existing routine, or any guidance already given by a GP. A reader who has questions prompted by something read on brelvan.info is encouraged to raise them directly with a GP surgery, an NHS 111 adviser, or a registered pharmacist, each of whom can weigh up personal circumstances that an editorial article cannot see. Where an article references a study, that study's own limitations, sample size and population apply, and Brelvan does not attempt to translate general findings into individual guidance for any one reader. The 999 and A&E reference above is limited to genuine emergencies; for non-urgent questions, NHS 111 or a routine GP appointment remains the appropriate first step in the United Kingdom. This section is reviewed alongside publicly available NHS information to keep the wording current. As a concrete example, an article discussing sleep patterns and immune wellbeing in adult men may reference typical recommended sleep duration ranges published by the NHS, but a reader whose own sleep is affected by an existing routine, shift pattern or other personal factor should raise that specific situation with a GP rather than assume the general range applies without adjustment. Similarly, where an article notes that a nutrient "contributes to the normal function of the immune system" under the authorised UK nutrition claim, this describes the nutrient in general terms under retained EU Regulation 1924/2006 as it applies in Great Britain, and it is not an assessment of whether any individual reader's own intake is adequate. Readers outside the United Kingdom who reach this website should be aware that emergency numbers, and the structure of primary care referred to here, are specific to the UK and may differ substantially in their own country.

• (a) If something described in general terms in an article resembles what a reader is personally experiencing, the appropriate next step is a GP consultation, not a change of routine based on the article alone.
• (b) Where an article discusses UK dietary reference values, those values are population averages published by bodies such as the NHS and the British Nutrition Foundation, not individual targets for any one reader.
• (c) Brelvan does not operate a helpline or messaging channel capable of responding to an urgent personal question, and readers should not wait for a reply from [email protected] before contacting NHS 111 or 999.
• (d) Nutrient claims referenced in articles are limited to the wording authorised under retained EU Regulation 1924/2006 as it applies in Great Britain and describe the nutrient generally, not any individual reader's own levels.
• (e) Readers accessing brelvan.info from outside the United Kingdom should note that references to 999, NHS 111 and GP surgeries describe the UK healthcare structure specifically and may not correspond to services available in their own country.

NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELF-TREATMENT

Brelvan and its editorial team accept no responsibility or liability for any actions taken by readers on the basis of information found on this website without prior consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. We strongly advise against self-diagnosis and self-treatment.

In practice, this means that a reader who adjusts a daily routine or changes an existing habit purely because of something read in a Brelvan article does so entirely at their own discretion. For example, if an article about zinc and selenium references general population intake data, this is not an instruction to change an existing routine, and Brelvan has no visibility into what any individual reader subsequently decides to do. Responsibility in these circumstances rests with the reader's own choices and, where relevant, with the professional they consult, not with the editorial platform that published background information. This position is consistent with standard UK publishing practice for editorial and informational websites operating under the law of England and Wales, and it is why the platform repeatedly signposts readers back to a GP or pharmacist rather than offering direct personal instructions. Where a reader disagrees with how an article has summarised a source, the contact route described below is the appropriate channel rather than an immediate change to a personal routine. This limitation of responsibility also extends to any onward link a reader follows from a Brelvan article to a third-party source such as a specific research paper, an NHS page or a British Nutrition Foundation resource, since Brelvan does not control, and cannot vouch for, subsequent changes made to that third-party content after publication of the linking article. Where a reader shares a Brelvan article with a family member or forwards it as advice, Brelvan's editorial position remains unchanged regardless of how the information is subsequently used, and the same absence of personal assessment applies to that third party as it does to the original reader. This position is reviewed periodically against general principles under the law of England and Wales governing limitation of liability for informational publishers, and it does not affect any statutory right a reader may separately hold under UK consumer protection law where applicable.

• (a) Self-assessment based on a general article is discouraged because population research cannot account for interactions with any existing routine a reader may already follow under professional guidance.
• (b) Self-approach decisions made without professional input remain the reader's own responsibility, including any outcome connected to a dietary change or sleep routine adjustment.
• (c) Where a reader is already following guidance from a GP or pharmacist, that existing guidance takes precedence over any general information found on brelvan.info.
• (d) Content shared or forwarded by a reader to a third party carries the same limitations described in this disclaimer, regardless of the context in which it is shared.
• (e) Brelvan does not control third-party sources linked from an article and cannot be responsible for changes made to that external content after an article referencing it is published.

Scope and updates

This notice applies to articles, navigation, newsletters and linked resources. It was reviewed on 24 September 2026 and may be revised when the platform structure or applicable UK guidance changes.

The scope described here covers every page served from the brelvan.info domain, including the published articles, the homepage preview cards, the newsletter sign-up flow and any outbound links to third-party sources such as NHS.uk or the academic journals referenced within an article. It does not extend to third-party websites reached via an outbound link, each of which maintains its own separate disclaimer and privacy arrangements that Brelvan does not control. Revisions to this page are logged internally with a dated entry each time the wording changes, and the reviewed date shown above is updated whenever a material change is made, whether prompted by a change in NHS public guidance, a change in Advertising Standards Authority expectations, or an internal editorial review. A reader who wants to check whether this page has changed since a previous visit can compare the reviewed date and, where appropriate, contact [email protected] for confirmation of what changed and why. We aim to acknowledge any query about this disclaimer within five working days. An internal revision log is retained by Brelvan Health Ltd for a period of at least three years, recording the date of each amendment, a short description of what changed, and the internal reviewer responsible, so that the evolution of this disclaimer can be reconstructed if ever required for a regulatory or advertising-standards enquiry. Where the Advertising Standards Authority or another UK regulator raises a query about how a specific article has been framed, Brelvan treats this disclaimer, together with the dated version of the article in question, as the primary reference point for responding. This page is written under the law of England and Wales, and any dispute concerning its interpretation is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, consistent with the governing law provisions set out in the Terms of Service.

• (a) Minor wording clarifications are applied without a change to the reviewed date where the underlying commitments described in the three sections above are unaffected.
• (b) Material changes, such as a revised emergency contact reference or a change to editorial scope, are accompanied by an updated reviewed date on this page.
• (c) The current version of this disclaimer always supersedes any cached, printed or previously saved copy a reader may hold.
• (d) A dated internal revision log is retained for at least three years, recording what changed, when, and why, for regulatory reference where needed.
• (e) This disclaimer is governed by the law of England and Wales, with any dispute over its interpretation subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.