Elhoucine Lazrak — Founder and Editor, HealthMagHub
I’ll be upfront about something most health sites bury: I’m not a doctor, a dietitian, or a medical researcher. I’m the person who reads the research and tries to explain it to you in language that actually makes sense.
That distinction matters, so I’d rather you hear it in the first paragraph than find out later.
How I ended up writing about health
My background is in digital marketing, SEO, affiliate marketing, and online publishing. For years my job was essentially figuring out what people search for and why — and health searches kept standing out.
They’re different from other searches. When someone types “is ashwagandha safe with blood pressure medication” at eleven at night, they’re not browsing. They’re worried, or making a decision, or trying to understand something a doctor said too quickly.
And what they usually find is bad. Supplement pages that are sales copy wearing a lab coat. Articles that repeat a manufacturer’s claim as if it were a finding. Content that’s technically accurate but written so densely that nobody without a biology degree gets anything from it.
I started HealthMagHub because I thought I could do better at the specific thing I’m actually good at: digging into what the research says, then explaining it clearly.
What I bring, and what I don’t
What I bring is research and translation. I’m good at finding primary sources, reading them carefully, telling the difference between a well-designed trial and a small preliminary study, and writing the result in plain English. I’ve spent a long time understanding how people search for information, which means I have a decent instinct for what a reader is really asking underneath the question they typed.
What I don’t bring is clinical training. I’ve never treated a patient. I can’t tell you what’s happening in your body, whether a supplement is safe alongside your particular prescriptions, or what any symptom means for you specifically. When you read something here that sounds like it might apply to your situation, the right next step is a conversation with your doctor or pharmacist — not a purchase.
I’d rather say that plainly than imply an authority I haven’t earned.
How I work
Every article starts with sources, not with a product. For health topics I go to the NIH, FDA, CDC, PubMed, and established medical institutions first, and I read peer-reviewed studies directly when they’re relevant. Important claims get cross-checked against more than one source.
For supplement content specifically, I look at the research behind an ingredient rather than the marketing behind a product. Those two things frequently disagree. When the evidence is genuinely strong, I say so. When it’s thin, preliminary, or based on studies in rats rather than humans, I say that too.
The full breakdown of that process is on the editorial standards and research methodology pages.
Getting it wrong
I’ll make mistakes. When a reader points one out or newer evidence overturns something I’ve written, I correct the article and note that it changed. If you spot something that looks wrong, tell me — I’d genuinely rather be corrected than be confidently wrong in public.
That’s the whole promise here. Not that I’m an expert, but that I do the reading, show my sources, and tell you honestly how solid the evidence is.
What I Write About
My work is organised into the topic areas below. Each links to everything I’ve published in that area.
Health Topics
- Skin, Hair & Nails — conditions, treatments and skincare ingredients, and what the evidence supports.
- Eye Health — eye symptoms explained, and which ones need a doctor rather than a home remedy.
- Hearing & Ear Health — hearing loss, tinnitus, earwax and ear discomfort.
- Oral & Dental Health — teeth, gums and the oral microbiome.
- Vitamins & Supplements — individual nutrients and herbs, what the evidence supports, and safe dosing.
- Nutrition & Diet — foods and drinks assessed against the research rather than the marketing.
- Weight & Metabolism — what actually drives change, and how to judge a claim before spending money.
- Digestive Health — gut health, fibre, and bowel symptoms worth taking seriously.
- Brain & Nerve Health — memory, focus, nerve pain and cognitive function.
- Men’s Health — hormones, energy and men’s health concerns.
- Prostate Health — BPH, urinary symptoms and prostate care.
- Heart & Circulation — blood pressure, circulation and cardiovascular markers.
- Pregnancy — prenatal nutrition and the symptoms pregnancy commonly brings.
- Toenail Fungus — causes, treatments and realistic timelines.
- Fitness & Exercise — training, technique and physical conditioning.
- Joint Health — knee, hip and joint pain, what genuinely helps and when it needs a doctor.
Everything Else
Browse all articles — the full archive across every topic.