Our Commitment to Transparency
SolSight is committed to full transparency about every relationship that could influence our editorial content. This page describes all affiliate and sponsorship arrangements currently active on this site, in compliance with the FTC's Endorsement Guides (16 C.F.R. Part 255) and applicable advertising standards.
The short version: we earn commissions on some of the products we link to. This never determines whether we recommend something — we only recommend products with scientific or clinical evidence behind them, and we'd recommend them even without a commission. But you deserve to know the financial relationship exists.
What Is an Affiliate Link?
An affiliate link is a tracked URL that tells a merchant's website we referred you. If you click one of our affiliate links and make a purchase, we receive a commission — typically a percentage of the sale price. The price you pay is identical to what you'd pay going directly to the merchant's site.
Affiliate links on SolSight are marked with rel="sponsored nofollow" in the HTML source. In the article text, affiliate links are disclosed inline (e.g., "affiliate link") or in a disclosure box near the recommendation.
Current Affiliate Relationships
Relationship: Affiliate partner. We earn a commission on purchases made through our /go/apollo/ redirect link.
Why we recommend it: Apollo Neuro is the only consumer wearable neurostimulation device validated in a peer-reviewed, 501-participant randomized controlled trial (published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022) for anxiety reduction and HRV improvement. The mechanism (haptic vibration delivered to the vagal nerve via skin) is scientifically documented.
Our link: /go/apollo/
Relationship: Affiliate partner. We earn a commission on purchases made through our /go/sensate/ redirect link.
Why we recommend it: Sensate is a vagal nerve stimulation device designed for chronic stress reduction and HRV improvement. Its mechanism aligns with well-documented autonomic nervous system research. It has published clinical data from an 800-participant study showing significant reductions in anxiety and stress biomarkers.
Our link: /go/sensate/
Relationship: Affiliate partner. We earn a commission on purchases made through our /go/intake/ redirect link.
Why we recommend it: Nasal breathing has a well-documented relationship with parasympathetic nervous system activation and sleep quality. Intake Breathing makes nasal strips designed for optimal airflow during sleep and exercise. Research on nasal breathing (Nestor, 2020; Breathe journal) supports the mechanism.
Our link: /go/intake/
What We Do Not Accept
- Paid placement in editorial content (no "sponsored article" masquerading as organic content)
- Affiliate relationships with products we haven't personally evaluated or found clinical support for
- Commission arrangements that alter our editorial conclusions — if a partner pressured us to remove a negative finding, we would end the relationship
- Undisclosed gifting — if we receive a product for free to review, we say so
External Links (Non-Affiliate)
Many links on SolSight go to external resources — academic papers, clinical databases, news sources, tools — for which we receive no compensation. These are linked purely for reader benefit. Links to sources like PubMed, PsycINFO, NIH databases, and Psychology Today are always non-affiliate.
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Questions
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