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open-biohacking-data

The goal is to improve source depth, citation clarity, auditability, and claim-boundary strength for the most sensitive and highest-impact dataset areas.

This plan is part of the v1.3 trust layer. It does not change the current v1.2 dataset schema. It provides a public roadmap for improving source coverage and review depth over future releases.

What Source Density Means

Source density refers to the strength, number, relevance, and clarity of sources supporting a dataset row, topic group, or dataset section.

A stronger source-density layer may include:

additional independent sources
regulatory or agency references
standards or technical references
manufacturer safety documentation
peer-reviewed reviews or studies where appropriate
measurement references
clearer row-level citation notes
clearer claim-boundary language
clearer safety context
clearer source-type classification

The goal is not to add as many sources as possible.

The goal is to add the right sources where they improve clarity, safety, auditability, and responsible interpretation.

Why This Matters

The Holistix Open Biohacking Data Project covers consumer wellness technology topics that may overlap with safety-sensitive or YMYL-adjacent areas.

Examples include:

contraindications
implanted devices
eye exposure
heat exposure
respiratory sensitivity
ozone
pregnancy cautions
seizure history
cardiac concerns
device-output measurement
health-claim boundaries

For these topics, stronger source density helps users understand what a dataset row means, what it does not mean, and how it should be interpreted.

Source-Density Principles

Future source upgrades should follow these principles:

Prioritize safety-sensitive rows first.
Prefer independent, regulatory, technical, or primary references where appropriate.
Preserve clear claim boundaries.
Avoid turning educational rows into medical recommendations.
Avoid implying product efficacy.
Avoid implying source endorsement of Holistix or Holistix products.
Preserve row-level citation_note context.
Update version history when meaningful source upgrades are made.
Keep commercial navigation separate from medical or safety claims.
Document sensitive-topic review status where appropriate.

High-Priority Dataset Areas

The following dataset areas are highest priority for future source-density upgrades.

1. PEMF Contraindications Database

Priority level: Highest

Reason:

The PEMF Contraindications Database includes sensitive topics such as implanted devices, pacemakers, pregnancy, seizure history, cardiac concerns, electronic pumps, cochlear implants, oncology context, immune suppression, recent surgery, and children/minors.

These are high-caution areas and should have especially strong source context.

Priority rows or topic groups:

pacemakers
implanted electronic devices
electronic pumps
cochlear implants
pregnancy
seizure history
cardiac considerations
oncology context
recent surgery
children and minors

Preferred future source types:

manufacturer safety manuals
medical-device safety references
regulatory or agency pages
clinical or review literature where appropriate
professional safety guidance
electromagnetic compatibility references

Future upgrade goals:

add stronger row-level sources for implanted-device cautions
clarify that contraindication rows are not personalized medical advice
distinguish between general device-category caution and clinical prohibition
improve citation_note wording for sensitive rows
add review-status notes where appropriate

2. Red Light Dose Index

Priority level: High

Reason:

The Red Light Dose Index includes terms such as wavelength, irradiance, fluence, distance, session duration, skin exposure, eye safety, and heat sensitivity.

Dose-related terminology can be easily misinterpreted as treatment guidance if boundaries are not clear.

Priority rows or topic groups:

irradiance
fluence
wavelength
distance
session duration
eye safety
heat sensitivity
photosensitivity context
660 nm and 850 nm terminology
red light vs near-infrared distinction

Preferred future source types:

photobiomodulation review literature
technical measurement references
device safety documentation
eye-safety references
manufacturer specification documentation
standards or technical measurement guides where appropriate

Future upgrade goals:

clarify that dose terminology is educational, not dosing instruction
strengthen source context around fluence and irradiance
improve safety notes around eyes and heat sensitivity
add more measurement-focused citation notes
support future explainer pages with stronger source context

3. Blue Light Therapy Reference Index

Priority level: High

Reason:

Blue light therapy topics may involve eye exposure, skin exposure, photosensitivity, acne-related claims, circadian timing, and home-use device safety.

These topics require careful claim boundaries.

Priority rows or topic groups:

eye exposure
photosensitivity
acne device claims
skin-care device context
circadian timing
screen blue light distinction
home-use safety
wavelength ranges

Preferred future source types:

dermatology or phototherapy references
device safety references
eye exposure guidance
photosensitivity cautions
regulatory or agency material where appropriate
review literature where appropriate

Future upgrade goals:

strengthen eye-safety and photosensitivity citation notes
clarify the distinction between controlled therapy devices and screen blue light
avoid disease-treatment claims
improve row-level source context for acne-related references
add clearer consumer-device boundaries

4. Negative Ion Safety Index

Priority level: High

Reason:

Negative ion devices may overlap with ozone generation, indoor-air claims, respiratory sensitivity, radioactive-material concerns, surface deposition, and consumer safety.

This topic is highly prone to confusing or exaggerated claims.

Priority rows or topic groups:

ozone generation
ozone-free claims
respiratory sensitivity
ionizer categories
negative ion pendants
radioactive-material concerns
indoor-air claims
particle charging
surface deposition

Preferred future source types:

regulatory or agency ozone references
indoor air quality references
consumer product safety references
technical references on ionization
manufacturer safety documentation
radiation/radioactive-material references where appropriate

Future upgrade goals:

improve ozone-related source density
strengthen radioactive-material caution rows
clarify indoor-air claim boundaries
distinguish negative ion pendant topics from room ionizer topics
improve consumer safety notes

5. Infrared Therapy Reference Index

Priority level: Medium to high

Reason:

Infrared therapy topics may involve heat exposure, sauna blankets, hydration, overheating, temperature, near-infrared and far-infrared distinctions, and photobiomodulation terminology.

Heat-related risks should be clearly bounded.

Priority rows or topic groups:

infrared sauna blankets
hydration
overheating
heat sensitivity
near-infrared
far-infrared
photobiomodulation distinction
sauna exposure context
device temperature context

Preferred future source types:

heat exposure safety references
sauna safety references
manufacturer safety documentation
photobiomodulation literature where appropriate
technical references on infrared categories
consumer safety references

Future upgrade goals:

clarify heat exposure cautions
strengthen hydration and overheating notes
separate infrared heat context from red/NIR photobiomodulation context
improve citation notes around sauna blankets
avoid treatment or detox claims

6. Hydrogen Water Reference Index

Priority level: Medium to high

Reason:

Hydrogen water topics may involve dissolved hydrogen concentration, PPB, PPM, ORP, electrolysis, retention, testing methods, and measurement claims.

This topic is prone to exaggerated product claims and confusing measurement language.

Priority rows or topic groups:

PPB
PPM
dissolved hydrogen concentration
ORP caution
electrolysis
hydrogen retention
testing methods
device transparency
concentration claims

Preferred future source types:

molecular hydrogen measurement references
technical measurement references
peer-reviewed literature where appropriate
device testing references
manufacturer documentation
chemistry references

Future upgrade goals:

improve PPB/PPM source context
clarify ORP limitations
strengthen measurement and testing-method rows
avoid implied treatment claims
improve consumer-device transparency notes

7. Terahertz Device Reference Index

Priority level: Medium

Reason:

Consumer terahertz wellness devices are an emerging and confusing category. Topics may involve frequency range, non-ionizing context, heating, exposure variables, and claim boundaries.

This area needs especially careful language because consumer marketing can overstate certainty.

Priority rows or topic groups:

terahertz frequency range
non-ionizing context
heating and exposure variables
consumer device transparency
emerging technology caution
combined-device comparisons
therapy claim boundaries

Preferred future source types:

technical references on terahertz radiation
non-ionizing radiation references
exposure and heating references
standards or technical sources where appropriate
manufacturer transparency documents
review literature where appropriate

Future upgrade goals:

clarify non-ionizing does not automatically mean risk-free
strengthen heating/exposure variable notes
separate physics terminology from health claims
improve citation notes around consumer wellness-device claims
avoid implying established clinical efficacy

8. PEMF Frequency Index

Priority level: Medium

Reason:

The PEMF Frequency Index contains terminology such as Hz, frequency ranges, Schumann resonance terminology, waveform, intensity, field strength, and claim boundaries.

Frequency rows can be misused as treatment-prescription language if not clearly bounded.

Priority rows or topic groups:

Hz
frequency range
Schumann resonance
waveform
intensity
field strength
frequency vs intensity
claimed use categories
consumer-device transparency

Preferred future source types:

physics or technical references
electromagnetic field measurement references
manufacturer specifications
review literature where appropriate
standards or safety references where appropriate

Future upgrade goals:

clarify that frequency references are educational, not treatment prescriptions
strengthen frequency vs intensity notes
improve field-strength and waveform source context
avoid claim inflation around specific Hz values
support future glossary and explainer pages

Source Upgrade Workflow

Future source-density upgrades should follow this workflow:

Select one dataset or topic group.
Identify rows with the highest safety or claim-risk sensitivity.
Review current source_name, source_url, and citation_note fields.
Add or improve source references where needed.
Prefer sources that improve clarity and safety boundaries.
Update citation_note language to preserve claim boundaries.
Avoid adding sources that create misleading certainty.
Update the dataset CSV and JSON files if row fields change.
Update checksums after any dataset file changes.
Update version history.
Update Zenodo/GitHub release notes when appropriate.
Revalidate pages and machine-readable files.

Source Preference Order

For sensitive rows, preferred source types generally include:

regulatory or agency sources
standards or technical references
manufacturer safety manuals or instructions
peer-reviewed reviews or studies where appropriate
university or institutional educational references
measurement or technical documentation
project methodology or source-register notes
commercial category references only for navigation or commercial relevance context

This preference order may vary by topic.

What This Plan Does Not Do

This plan does not:

create medical advice
create treatment recommendations
create disease-prevention guidance
create dosing protocols
create product-efficacy claims
claim independent academic consensus
claim expert medical review where none has occurred
imply source endorsement of Holistix or Holistix products
replace qualified professional guidance

Future Release Targets

Potential future release themes may include:

v1.3

Integrity, provenance, raw links, known limitations, review policy, and source-density roadmap.

v1.4

High-priority source-density upgrade for PEMF contraindications and red light dose terminology.

v1.5

Source-density upgrade for blue light safety, negative ion safety, and hydrogen measurement terminology.

v1.6

Source-density upgrade for infrared heat safety, terahertz safety context, and PEMF frequency terminology.

Release numbering may change depending on project needs.

Review and Authorship Connection

Source-density upgrades should be coordinated with the project review and authorship policy.

Sensitive topic pages and datasets may be marked for future expert review, advisory review, technical review, or claim-boundary review.

Review status should be documented clearly and should not imply endorsement of products.

DOI and Archive Context

Current archived release DOI for the v1.3 trust-layer release: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21033668

Project DOI / all versions:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20978709

Future releases may receive additional version-specific Zenodo DOIs while the concept DOI remains the all-versions project DOI.

Disclaimer

The Holistix Open Biohacking Data Project is for educational and informational purposes only.

It is not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment guidance, disease-prevention guidance, dosing guidance, clinical protocol guidance, or a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.

Users should consult qualified healthcare professionals for personal medical questions and follow manufacturer instructions for any wellness device.