Affiliate Disclosure

Age and Iron participates in affiliate programs from Amazon Associates, ShareASale (Naked Nutrition, Onnit, Pure Encapsulations), Impact (Bowflex, NordicTrack, Walmart), Awin (MyProtein), and direct programs with brands including Vega, XWERKS, PlantFusion, and Examine.com. Some of the links in our articles are affiliate links.

What that means

If you click a link to a product on our site and buy that product, we may earn a small commission from the retailer. It does not change the price you pay. The commission comes out of the retailer’s marketing budget, not your pocket.

How we decide what to recommend

The fitness and supplement industry is the most affiliate-corrupted vertical in publishing. We’re aware of that. Our recommendation logic is the same whether a product has an affiliate link or not:

  1. For supplements: there must be peer-reviewed research showing the product (or its active ingredients) work. If the evidence is weak (BCAAs, “menopause support” formulas, fat burners, most testosterone-boosting blends for women), we say so, even if the affiliate commissions are high.
  2. For gear: we’ve used the product, or we’ve thoroughly researched it against alternatives at the same price tier.
  3. For training programs and digital products: we’ve personally followed them or evaluated them against the published research on training programming.

If a product is great but doesn’t have an affiliate program, we still link to it. If a product has a great commission but isn’t worth recommending, we don’t.

Disclosure in articles

Every article that contains affiliate links shows a disclosure banner at the top. We don’t bury disclosures in footers or fine print. The FTC requires clear and conspicuous disclosure, and so do we.

Amazon Associates

Age and Iron is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Important note on supplements and HRT

Affiliate revenue does not influence our editorial position on supplements or hormone replacement therapy. We will:

  • Recommend creatine (strong evidence) and protein powder (proven utility) and link via affiliate
  • Recommend specific HRT decisions only via “talk to your doctor or a NAMS-certified menopause practitioner.” We do not have an affiliate relationship with any HRT provider.
  • Refuse to recommend supplements with weak or no evidence regardless of commission

Questions

Email hello@ageandiron.com. If a recommendation seems off or you find a study that contradicts something we’ve written, tell us. We’d rather hear it and update the article than be wrong on the internet.