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Our Standards

The 100-point rubric, published in full. No black box.

This is the exact scoring template I use to evaluate every product before adding it to the site. Every listing on Regeneralive has a number behind it — and I'll happily show you the math.

Scores are revisited annually, or sooner if a brand changes formulation, supplier, or COA cadence.

Open notebook and pen on a wooden desk

How the score becomes a label

Three tiers, no ambiguity.

Editor's Pick

85–100

Best-in-class across all five pillars. We'd hand it to family. Limited to roughly 8% of products we evaluate.

Recommended

70–84

Solid product. Some compromise — usually on price-per-dose or a single formulation choice — but worth listing.

Pass

Under 70

Doesn't get published. We don't keep a 'worst of' page — silence is the review.

The full rubric

Five pillars, 100 points total.

Read down the table for the criterion. Read across for what an excellent, acceptable, or failing answer looks like in our reviews.

Sourcing

25 points

Farm / origin transparency

8 pts

Named farm, regenerative or biodynamic, public traceability
Named region + certified organic supplier
Generic 'sustainably sourced' with no traceable supplier

Active extractor / contract manufacturer

8 pts

Named cGMP facility with NSF or USP audit on file
Named contract manufacturer, FDA-registered
Refused to disclose or unnamed

Certifications verified

5 pts

ROC, EWG Verified, MADE SAFE, USDA Organic — verified at registry
USDA Organic only, verified
Logos used without active certification

Supply chain ethics

4 pts

Fair-trade or living-wage documentation
Code of conduct published
No labor-practice information available

Formulation

25 points

Bioavailable form of active

10 pts

Most-absorbable / clinically studied form (e.g., glycinate, methylated)
Standard form with clinical evidence
Cheapest oxide / synthetic form with poor absorption

Clinical dose

10 pts

Within 100% of efficacious RCT dose
60–99% of efficacious RCT dose
Below 60% of efficacious RCT dose ('fairy-dusting')

No proprietary blends

5 pts

Every ingredient with mg disclosed
Blend disclosed, with key actives broken out
Blacked-out blend with unknown actives

Independent testing

20 points

Third-party COA recency

8 pts

ISO 17025 lab, COA dated within 6 months
Independent lab, COA within 12 months
No COA available or older than 18 months

Heavy metals

6 pts

Below 50% of California Prop 65 thresholds
Below Prop 65 thresholds
Approaches or exceeds Prop 65 limits

Contaminant-specific testing

6 pts

Glyphosate, microbial, mycotoxin, residual solvents all tested
Category-relevant contaminants tested
Heavy-metal panel only, nothing else

Clinical relevance

15 points

Evidence base

8 pts

Multiple RCTs supporting the headline claim in the form sold
Mechanistic plus observational support
Animal-model evidence only

Goal alignment

7 pts

Formulation matches a specific clinical use case clearly
Reasonable alignment with stated goal
Marketing claim doesn't match the formulation

Value

15 points

Cost per clinical dose

8 pts

Top quartile vs. peer set
Median vs. peer set
Bottom quartile vs. peer set with no offsetting quality

Pricing honesty

4 pts

True subscription savings, no fake anchor pricing
Standard pricing, modest discount stack
Inflated MSRP used to fake a 50% discount

Returns + customer service

3 pts

60–90 day open return, lifetime device warranty where relevant
30 day return, manufacturer warranty
Final sale on a $60+ supplement

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Our Standards · The 100-point Regeneralive scoring rubric · Regeneralive