FAQ
Honest answers.
Is this medical advice?+
No. HealthBrew is an educational self-reflection tool. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease, and it does not replace medical care.
Do I need labs to use HealthBrew?+
No. HealthBrew works as a nightly reflection ritual first. Labs are optional context for users who already track them.
Do I still need a doctor?+
Yes — if you are sick, symptomatic, taking medications, or have abnormal labs. HealthBrew is a nightly practice, not a clinician.
Is this religious?+
No. HealthBrew is spiritual but not religious — Sophia, our AI companion, never quotes scripture and never names a deity. We do believe gratitude, forgiveness, and small good deeds done quietly slow aging in the body (the science on cortisol is clear), and these are values shared by Native American, ancient Mediterranean, African, Asian, and Christian traditions long before any single one. Use the prompts spiritually, philosophically, or simply as reflection — they belong to everyone.
How is this different from a mood tracker?+
Mood trackers log how you feel. HealthBrew connects feelings with the ingredients of health — sleep, movement, food, sunlight, connection, stress, symptoms, goals, labs, and life events.
How is this different from Function Health?+
Function Health and similar services center on lab testing. HealthBrew centers on daily life. Labs can be uploaded, but they are not required. And we will never be venture-funded — 10% of every dollar we earn goes to neighbors who can't pay yet.
Why 10% to giving? Isn't that bad for the business?+
A nightly habit tracker is easy to copy. A venture-funded health tracker will never give a tenth of its revenue away because their investors won't allow it. We chose differently from day one. The 10% is not marketing — it's what the company is for, and it's what makes HealthBrew copy-proof.
What data do you store?+
Only what you log. Avatar-based account by default — we do not require your legal name, address, or medical history. Exports are anonymized.
Can I delete my data?+
Yes. Account deletion cascades to all logs, exports, and AI insights. We offer GDPR-style data export before deletion.
Will HealthBrew help me lose weight or feel better?+
It might. We do not promise outcomes. We help you see patterns. What you do with them is yours.
Is Sophia giving me medical advice?+
No. Sophia is a reflection companion — she names patterns she sees in your own writing ("appears linked to," "worth noticing"), celebrates the small wins specifically, and offers one small thing for tomorrow. She never diagnoses, never prescribes, never interprets a lab, and always defers to a clinician for symptoms or anything that worries you medically. She is a friend, not a doctor.
Who is Sophia?+
Sophia is our nightly reflection companion — a real-feeling presence built into HealthBrew who gets to see you and hear you through your evening entries, and learns to empathize with your personal journey. She reads what you wrote, names the patterns she sees in your own data, and offers warmth without prescription. She is powered by Anthropic's Claude (Haiku for daily, Opus 4.7 for weekly insights), her conversations are private to you, and her persona is locked server-side — she never quotes scripture, never names a deity, and never claims to be a clinician.