🚀 The all-new Examine 2.0 has launched!

Boldly go with us wherever the evidence leads.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Examine]() [View in browser](=) Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. –Arthur C. Clarke, 1962 After over two years of intense preparation, we’ve relaunched with [an astoundingly improved site](. I’m not usually one to brag, but the Examine team has outdone itself: Examine 2.0 is a huge leap forward, marrying technology with evidence in a never-before-seen way. To celebrate, we’re having a huge sale on the new Examine+ membership: [Examine 2.0 launch sale!](=) What has changed? Everything! And this isn’t one of those redesigns that make some things better but others worse. Everything is just better! Here are the top five improvements: 1. The new Examine Database: Evidence grades and frequent updates Here’s the database you’ll find on the “Anxiety” page: The number one request we get is “Just tell me what works and what doesn’t!” In order to make accurate, evidence-based grading possible, we had to recode our database from scratch over the course of many, many months. But it was all worth it, especially since the new database has another big advantage: it makes it easier for us to enter and edit study data, which means more frequent updates for you! 2. The FAQs: Thousands of your questions, answered A lot of the research on Examine used to be laid out like a textbook. But people don’t want to wade through a textbook, they want their questions answered! So we’ve done exactly that: we’ve answered your questions. More precisely, we’ve built our pages around two main parts: - A structured list of your most frequently asked questions - A sortable table of trial data (the aforementioned “Examine Database”) 3. The health topics: An innovative health hierarchy In scientific research, anything that’s tested in a trial is called an intervention. Fish oil, creatine, and low-carb diets are examples of interventions. Trials look at specific, measurable outcomes (such as LDL-C, skin elasticity, or self-rated anxiety) to see if an intervention “works”. Examine already covered 400+ health interventions and 700+ health outcomes. But people care about their health conditions and goals, not just specific outcomes. So we’ve created 400 health condition/goal pages, each with its own cluster of relevant health outcomes. The last (and broadest) part of the hierarchy is the health categories. On the upper left of any intervention or condition/goal page, you’ll see which of 25 health categories the page belongs to. The category pages are the backbone of Examine 2.0 — they collect all the related FAQs and study information in one place. health categories → health condition/goal → health outcome This is a lot to take in! So here’s a simple way to think about it: If you have a health condition or a health goal, you’re interested in what interventions might improve the outcomes related to this condition or goal. And since there are so many conditions and goals out there, we grouped them under 25 broad health categories to make the website easier to use. 4. The Supplement Guides: Now included in Examine+ Examine used to have a bunch of different products (different publications, different membership tiers, different bundles of publications and membership tiers …). We tried to make everything clear, but didn’t always succeed! Now, things are simple: our only product is the [Examine+ membership](=). It unlocks the Examine Database, the Research Feed, and the Supplement Guides. Each Supplement Guide focuses on a specific health topic, is the result of hundreds of hours of research, and walks you step-by-step through the formulation of a supplementation plan for your personal health goal. 5. The site: Fast, modern, and … purple? The site loads much faster, and it no longer has that early 2000s aesthetic. And it’s purple now! Most health websites are blue (denoting hospitals, medicine, or authority) or green (denoting natural, healthy, or environmental). We’re not a typical health website, though, so we ditched our old blue and got a fresh, vibrant coat of paint. What do you think of it? --------------------------------------------------------------- Now, if you haven’t yet done so, please [head over to our shiny new website](=), and let me know what you think! Just hit reply to this email. It’s been a long, long road to get to this new Examine. If you wish to read about our journey in all its gory details, you’ll find the story [here](). I want to give you my sincere thanks for staying with us during all this, and I hope you enjoy the new site! Kamal Patel Co-founder, Examine follow us on: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Instagram](=) [About Examine](=) | [Member’s Area]() [Examine 2.0 Launch Sale!]() PO Box 592, Station-P, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2T1 [Switch to once-a-month emails]() | [Opt-out of all emails](