Supple Times covers food supplements in the United Kingdom, where the interesting question is usually not whether a product works but what its label is legally permitted to say. We read the claim, the dose and the small print, and we explain the difference between a food supplement and a licensed medicine as a matter of course.
Who writes here
The site is edited by Delia Crowther, a disclosed house pen name maintained by our editorial team — the Economist model, stated openly rather than hidden. Reviews run under the editor's byline; news runs under “Staff, Supple Times.” We publish no fabricated author biographies and claim no credentials we do not have — see the editorial policy for how the bylines work.
How this site is funded
Supple Times is an independent, commercially supported publication. We may earn affiliate or advertising revenue from links on the site. That revenue never dictates our conclusions: scores, pros and cons are editorial judgments, sponsored material is always disclosed with the post, and no verdict can be bought. Commercial enquiries go through the advertise page.
Who this is for
We write for UK consumers who would rather understand a label than trust one.
How we work
We work from the label, the brand's published documentation and the permitted-claim position for the substance in question. We do not test products. We are careful about which body does what: medicines are licensed by the MHRA, while food supplements sit under food law, and we never describe a supplement as licensed or approved unless it genuinely is, in which case we name the licence.
Corrections
If we have published an error — a figure, a date, a term, anything — we want to know. Reach the editorial desk via the contact page. Corrections are the fastest queue we run, and material ones are noted in the post.