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How do I become a contributor to FoundHealth?

FoundHealth is created by a community of users that want to commit their knowledge and experience to improving the lives of others. To contribute, enter through "Contribute" on the top bar and then "Join Now". It is important that you establish an identity on FoundHealth so that readers can connect your contribution to "real" people. You don't have to be a medical professional to contribute but you must have expertise through experience or education to be able to contribute information to a specific health challenge or substance.

How do I edit an article?

There are two ways to edit an article. You can simply click "Edit this page" and it will take you into an editable mode of the article. You can make changes as simply as is any word processing program. Hit 'Publish Changes' and your changes will be published. 'Cancel Changes' will undo any edits that were made during that login session. 'Preview' will allow you to see the article as it will appear in the published mode, prior to publishing it.

How do I write an article on a new health challenge or substance?

There are two ways to create a new health challenge or substance. You can simply click on "Create a New Topic" from FoundHealth Tools on any article page or "Contribute" from the top navigation bar. You will then be prompted to search for your topic. If you don't find a similar topic, you can create a new health challenge or new substance. If you would rather edit an existing topic, simply click on the link in the search results and click "Edit this page".

GLOSSARY

Health Challenge: A Health Challenge is any physical or psychological challenge that might be faced by a person. It is typically a specific health condition or ailment vs. a category of diseases, e.g. Brain Cancer is a health challenge versus Cancer which is a category of challenges.

Substance: A substance is a pharmaceutical drug, herb, vitamin or supplement that would be ingested or used by a patient to relieve symptoms or cure a health challenge.

Treatment: A treatment is any solution applied towards a health challenge. This broad category includes therapies, wellness and substances.

Article Writers: Article Writer(s) are the contributors that helped to create a specific article. A view of the article writer's profile can provide some relevant information about their expertise on the specific topic that they have contributed on.

SOLUTION CATEGORIES

Medicine: These solutions would typically administered by a medical doctor. Examples: Drugs or Surgery

Herbs: These solutions originate in nature and can be found in the form of whole herbs or distilled into other substances. Examples: Ginseng or Shatavari

Nutrition: These solutions are centered on food and supplements that can promote healing. Examples: Vitamin C or Aspragus.

Body: These solutions involve manipulation of the body to achieve healing. Examples: Exercise , Massage or Acupuncture

Mind: These solutions are associated with manipulations of the mind to achieve healing. Examples: Meditation or Psychotherapy

Spirit: These solutions do not fit neatly into any of the other categories. Examples: Prayer or Spiritual Healing.