Methodology

How HealthBrew scores you

We score Mind, Body, and Spirit (shown as Clarity, Capacity, and Connection) using ACLM lifestyle medicine pillars plus virtue-based reflection. The headline number is one 0–100 read. The three pillars sit underneath for context. The full methodology with citations is coming soon.

Mind

Clarity

Davidson & Kabat-Zinn, 2003

Emotional regulation and the metacognitive markers of self-reflection. Naming a feeling reduces amygdala response (Lieberman, 2007); structured reflection improves mood (Killingsworth, 2010).

Body

Capacity

Ornish et al., 1998

Sleep, nutrition, movement, stress, substance avoidance, meaningful contact, energy. Lifestyle interventions reverse coronary disease (Ornish, JAMA); social isolation raises mortality 29% (Holt-Lunstad meta-analysis, 2015).

Spirit

Connection

Harvard Adult Development

Cross-tradition virtues: connection, gratitude, empathy, forgiveness, service. Relationship quality at 50 predicts physical health at 80 (Waldinger). Gratitude practice improves sleep and well-being (Emmons & McCullough, 2003).

What the score does not do

  • It is descriptive, never prescriptive. Sophia reflects; she does not coach you to a higher number.
  • Yellow days hold the streak. Yellow is honesty.
  • If you disclose an eating disorder history, nutrition scoring is removed entirely and the score reweights to sleep, movement, and rest.
  • If our markers detect distress and your Clarity has been low for 14 days, the score hides itself and Sophia steps forward instead.
  • No leaderboards. No friend comparison. No streak freezes for sale. No 11:47pm “save your streak” pushes. Ever.

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