Supplement Safety & Label Researcher
Priya Nair
Priya covers the safety and label side of supplements and over-the-counter health products. She checks serving sizes, active forms, warnings, interaction risks and regulator communications, and distinguishes product-label facts from manufacturer marketing. Her work is educational and does not replace individual medical advice.
Supplement labelsIngredient safetyDrug-supplement interactionsContraindicationsRegulatory notices
How every page is written
Priya covers: safety sections, supplement labels, dosage-form comparisons, interactions, contraindications and regulator updates. The same rules apply to every guide, comparison and profile. They are set out in full on the methodology page.
- Sources
- Trials, labels, regulatorsPages are written from published trials, product labels and regulators' safety notices, listed at the end of each page.
- Before publishing
- Checked line by lineEvery page is read again against our research file, and wording that says more than the source is corrected.
- Numbers
- Kept with their contextA result stays next to the size of the trial, how long it ran, what it was compared with and who funded it.
- Independence
- No paid positionsWe sell no supplements, and no brand can pay to appear in a guide or change a label.
- Limits
- Not medical advicePages are educational. When a situation needs an assessment, the page says so.
- Corrections
- Checked and fixedFound an error? Write to ask@whathelps.health and we will check it against the source.
Guides by Priya
Hair · Guide
Dutasteride side effects: what to watch for
A guide to possible sexual and mood changes, fertility questions and symptoms after stopping, with practical points to discuss before and during treatment.
Hair · Guide
Minoxidil for a receding hairline: what the labels and trials say
The two US men's labels say minoxidil is for the top of the scalp, not a receding hairline. Here is what the labels and the trials cover at the front, and what stays open.
Hair · Guide
Minoxidil side effects: what the labels and trials recorded
What was counted with the solution and foam, what was counted with the tablets, and which symptoms the US labels tell users to stop for.
Hair · Guide
Finasteride side effects in trials, labels and regulators' warnings
What was counted in trials of the 1 mg tablet, what regulators in Europe, the UK and the US have added since, and what nobody can yet put a number on.
Ingredient profiles
- Saw palmettoA botanical supplement with small trials of specific extracts: what they measured, how it compares with finasteride, the amounts that were used, what is known about safety and how to read a label.Limited evidence
- RosemaryOne trial of one lotion, compared with 2% minoxidil: what it measured, how the lotion was used, why it cannot be turned into drops of essential oil, and what is known about the scalp.Limited evidence
- Pumpkin seed oilOne placebo-controlled trial of one capsule in men: what it measured, what the 40% figure really means, how the capsule was taken, and why cooking oil or another capsule is not the same thing.Limited evidence