The people behind HonestRecord
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Willa Farrow Lead writer
Ten years writing medical explainers, wary of inflated risk. she stratifies first, then decides how loud to be.
- Hormones and adult acne: where most people stall
- Thyroid and cycle length: set the standard first
- Building a cycle log: the light version and the full one
- Baseline tests before conceiving, from judgement to action
- Medication while breastfeeding: knowing when to stop
- Filling a pill organiser safely: six beginner deviations
- Finishing an antibiotic course: read this before you start
- How often to sort the medicine box: the light version and the full one
Rosalind Kerr Contributing editor
Nursing background with long experience in chronic care follow-up. she prefers checklists you can use the same day.
- Comparing contraceptive options: three months in this order
- Bone mass after menopause: a checklist you can tick
- Graded approach to period pain: set the standard first
- When to start folic acid: is it worth doing at all
- Common menopause symptoms: the light version and the full one
- What long-term use requires: the light version and the full one
- Which lines of the leaflet to read: where most people stall
- Taking two medicines together: three months in this order
Eloise Fontaine Staff writer
Worked in a screening centre reading reports for worried people. she separates what needs action from what needs nothing.
- Cervical screening intervals: fixing it point by point
- Diet during your period: read this before you start
- Training around your cycle: where most people stall
- Exercise intensity during your period: is it worth doing at all
- Weight management in pregnancy: fixing it point by point
- A travel medicine list: six beginner deviations
- Before food or after: read this before you start
- What to do about a missed dose: knowing when to stop
Nora Whitcomb Regular contributor
Six years in hospital health management, used to turning markers into plain language. she writes only what has evidence behind it.
- Common causes of anaemia: the light version and the full one
- Sleep and hormones: set the standard first
- Self-help for low mood: six beginner deviations
- Cycle and mood swings: cost, time and results
- The order of postpartum recovery: a checklist you can tick
- Carrying refrigerated drugs, from judgement to action
- What three times a day really means: read this before you start
- Can sustained-release tablets be split: read this before you start