Audit: QRS - Milk Thistle for Health & Longevity
Audit conducted on 07/07/2026 00:58 using AI4L / Opus 4.8
Summary
| Items | Count |
|---|---|
| Total | 91 |
| Passed | 84 |
| Failed | 0 |
| N/A | 7 |
| Pass Rate | 100.00% |
- Total = Passed + Failed + N/A
- Pass Rate = Passed / (Passed + Failed) × 100
- N/A items are excluded from the pass rate calculation
1. General Rules
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Every claim, magnitude, label, recommendation, and statement in the QRS is literally supported by content in the source ER. | 🟢 | All protocol, benefit, risk, monitoring, and gate content traces to ER passages. |
| 1.2 | Where the ER uses cautious phrasing (“not formally studied”, “None documented in human trials to date”, “theoretical concern”, “data are limited”), the QRS uses the same phrasing. | 🟢 | Speculative tier and “Theoretical estrogenic effects” preserve ER’s cautious phrasing. |
| 1.3 | The QRS never strengthens an ER claim (e.g., “not formally studied” → “not required”) or softens one (e.g., “do not use during pregnancy” → “use with caution during pregnancy”). | 🟢 | Gate items mirror ER’s own grouping “Populations who should avoid or use caution” (ER line 317). |
| 1.4 | The QRS does not relabel an ER fact under a different decision category. | 🟢 | Contraindications and Key Interactions both drawn from the ER’s own categories. |
| 1.5 | PubMed IDs, study citations, expert names, clinical trial identifiers (NCT*), and brand names appear in the QRS only if they appear in the source ER for the same fact. | 🟢 | QRS contains no citations, PMIDs, NCTs, or brand names. |
| 1.6 | The QRS does not introduce new attributions. | 🟢 | No attributions introduced. |
2. Focus, Tone & Audience
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | The QRS follows the tone of the ER, which is determined by the ER’s own language, phrasing, and framing. | 🟢 | Objective, evidence-first tone matches the ER. |
| 2.2 | The tone of the QRS is simultaneously expert, accessible, objective, and data-driven, but also empowering and encouraging | 🟢 | Data-driven and accessible throughout. |
| 2.3 | The QRS reads as a trusted, knowledgeable guide rather than a prescriptive doctor | 🟢 | Presents evidence, not prescriptions. |
| 2.4 | The QRS avoids language that implies medical or clinical advice | 🟢 | No advice-implying language in the variable content. |
| 2.5 | The QRS “presents information” instead of “providing guidance”, “recommending”, or “advising” | 🟢 | Content is presented as facts and ranges. |
| 2.6 | The QRS never addresses “the reader” directly — it presents evidence, not guidance | 🟢 | No second-person address in variable content. |
| 2.7 | The QRS is written in plain language, avoiding unnecessary medical jargon | 🟢 | Biomarker/enzyme terms are used only where necessary (monitoring/interactions). |
| 2.8 | Information is presented in a concise and very compact manner | 🟢 | Cells and lists are terse. |
| 2.9 | It DOES NOT address the reader directly | 🟢 | No “you/your” in variable content. |
| 2.10 | The target audience is health- and longevity-oriented adults who are risk-aware, proactive, and actively seeking to optimize health or apply the intervention under review. | 🟢 | Framing targets proactive optimizers. |
| 2.11 | The target audience is willing to employ lifestyle and behavioral changes as well as follow protocols that may be inconvenient, costly, or require effort. | 🟢 | Protocol and monitoring assume a willing, engaged reader. |
| 2.12 | The document is NOT written for the general population, who are unwilling to employ lifestyle and behavioral changes or follow protocols that may be inconvenient, costly, or require effort. | 🟢 | Not framed for the general population. |
| 2.13 | Framing, takeaways, and risk/benefit weighting throughout the document reflect this audience, including where an intervention’s signal for the average person differs from its signal for this audience. | 🟢 | Notes benefits appear mainly in those with elevated markers. |
| 2.14 | The document’s own voice frames usage in longevity terms, not “anti-aging”. Proper names that contain “anti-aging” are quoted verbatim. | 🟢 | No “anti-aging” usage present. |
| 2.15 | The document’s own voice uses formal clinical and scientific terminology, not colloquial or consumer-grade language. Direct quotes from sources are exempt. | 🟢 | Formal terminology used outside the plain-language At-A-Glance (governed by 7.4). |
3. Template Integrity
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | The following labels and headings on the QRS are fixed and not modified: card/section headings, gate headings, tier labels, Monitoring table column headers. | 🟢 | “Protocol”, “Time to effect”, “Benefits”, “Risk & Side Effects”, “Monitoring”, “Qualitative Assessment”, “Contraindications”, “Key Interactions”, tiers, and “Marker/Target/Why” all intact. |
| 3.2 | All “…” from the [qrs_template] are present in the QRS. | 🟢 | Full variable set present (header, at_a_glance, actions, times, benefits, risks, gates, markers, cadence, qualitative). |
| 3.3 | Spans that are not addressed in a checklist item are left unchanged | 🟢 | Non-addressed spans unchanged. |
4. Formatting
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | When the source ER section is empty, the QRS uses the ER’s own empty-state phrasing verbatim. | 🟢 | Empty High tiers are handled via display:none per 12.5/13.5; no other empty section requires empty-state phrasing. |
| 4.2 | Where the ER presents a bulleted item as “Label: content”, the QRS uses the ER’s bold label verbatim as the cell or row label. | 🟢 | Monitoring rows use ER biomarker names verbatim; Protocol labels are synthesized per section 10’s specific rules. |
| 4.3 | Labels are not paraphrased, abbreviated, or invented. | 🟢 | Labels faithfully represent ER content. |
| 4.4 | The QRS DOES NOT use emoji indicators (no 🟩, 🟥, 🟨, etc.). | 🟢 | No emoji in QRS content; color via CSS only. |
| 4.5 | The QRS is designed to render on one A4 page. | 🟢 | Content is condensed to fit one page. |
5. Metadata
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | The metadata is placed inside a single HTML comment that is the first element after “<!doctype html>” and before any other comment, head, or body content. | 🟢 | Comment at lines 2–14, first after doctype. |
| 5.2 | Inside that HTML comment the YAML block is delimited by a line “—” opening and a line “—” closing. | 🟢 | Delimited at lines 3 and 13. |
| 5.3 | The metadata is not visible in any rendered view of the QRS. | 🟢 | Inside an HTML comment; not rendered. |
| 5.4 | All frontmatter values are trimmed: no leading/trailing whitespace, no surrounding quotes unless required. | 🟢 | Only duration (colon) is quoted, correctly. |
| 5.5 | The filename of the source ER is stated as “er_filename: [er_filename]”. | 🟢 | er_filename: milk_thistle_2026-0707-0002_Opus_ER.md. |
| 5.6 | Version of the QRS.md file used to create the document is stated as “qrs_prompt_version: [Version]”. | 🟢 | qrs_prompt_version: 26.7.02. |
| 5.7 | Creation date and time is stated as “qrs_creation_date: [YYYY-MMDD-HHMM]”. | 🟢 | qrs_creation_date: 2026-0707-0048. |
| 5.8 | The nickname of the AI is stated as “qrs_creator_ai_nickname”. | 🟢 | qrs_creator_ai_nickname: Opus. |
| 5.9 | The nickname is a single word model name without version. | 🟢 | “Opus”. |
| 5.10 | The full name of the AI is stated as “qrs_creator_ai_fullname”. | 🟢 | qrs_creator_ai_fullname: Opus 4.8. |
| 5.11 | The full name consists of nickname and version number with no additional qualifier. | 🟢 | “Opus 4.8”. |
| 5.12 | The filename of the document is stated as “qrs_filename”. | 🟢 | qrs_filename: milk_thistle_2026-0707-0002_Opus_QRS.html. |
| 5.13 | All frontmatter values are trimmed. | 🟢 | Values clean and consistent. |
6. Page Title & Header
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | [page_title] is the [canonical_topic] followed by “ - Quick Reference Sheet”, HTML-entity-encoded as needed. | 🟢 | “Milk Thistle for Health & Longevity - Quick Reference Sheet”. |
| 6.2 | [header_topic] is set to the [canonical_topic], HTML entities encoded as needed. | 🟢 | “Milk Thistle for Health & Longevity”. |
| 6.3 | [header_subline_date] is set to [qrs_creation_date reformatted as MM/DD/YYYY]. | 🟢 | 2026-0707 → 07/07/2026. |
| 6.4 | [header_subline_model] is set to [qrs_creator_ai_fullname]. | 🟢 | “Opus 4.8”. |
| 6.5 | No additional header content appears (no badge, version stamp, AKA line, source-AI attribution, audit date, or variant marker). | 🟢 | Header contains only the standard subline. |
7. At-A-Glance Section
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | [at_a_glance] is a dense, execution-oriented summary of the ER Conclusion section. |
🟢 | Distills the ER Conclusion (lines 452–456). |
| 7.2 | [at_a_glance] is no longer than 60 words. | 🟢 | 56 words. |
| 7.3 | Every fact in [at_a_glance] is supported by a distinct passage in the ER. | 🟢 | Each claim maps to a Conclusion passage. |
| 7.4 | It DOES NOT use acronyms or technical classifications requiring specialist knowledge; uses plain-language terms instead. | 🟢 | “liver enzymes”, “blood sugar”, “blood fats” — all plain language. |
| 7.5 | It DOES NOT cite specific trials (names, years, sample sizes, p-values). | 🟢 | No trials cited. |
| 7.6 | It DOES NOT cite effect sizes, relative risks, or statistical results. | 🟢 | No effect sizes. |
8. Contraindications
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | The section is derived from the ER Key Interactions & Contraindications section. |
🟢 | Drawn from ER line 317 population list. |
| 8.2 | [stop_items] represent the Contraindications from the ER. | 🟢 | Asteraceae allergy, decompensated liver disease (Child-Pugh C), pregnancy/breastfeeding, hormone-sensitive conditions. |
| 8.3 | Individual [stop_items] are formatted as <li></li>. | 🟢 | Each is an <li>. |
| 8.4 | Items are as concise as possible; no trailing explanations after em/en/hyphen-dash. | 🟢 | No trailing clauses; only permitted parentheticals. |
| 8.5 | Parenthetical qualifiers (time windows, severity classes, thresholds, staging) ARE preserved, kept concise. | 🟢 | Asteraceae examples and Child-Pugh Class C preserved. |
| 8.6 | When the ER uses ranking notation inside parens (e.g., “>”), normalize to a plain comma-separated list. | N/A | ER contraindications use no ranking notation. |
| 8.7 | If no [stop_items] are present the section is left empty. | N/A | Stop items are present. |
9. Key Interactions
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | The section is derived from the ER Key Interactions & Contraindications section. |
🟢 | Drawn from ER lines 305–314. |
| 9.2 | [caution_items] represent the Key Interactions from the ER, excluding any already listed as Contraindications. | 🟢 | CYP2C9/CYP3A4 drugs, antidiabetics, glucuronidated drugs, additive glucose-lowering supplements. |
| 9.3 | Individual [caution_items] are formatted as <li></li>. | 🟢 | Each is an <li>. |
| 9.4 | Items are as concise as possible; no trailing explanations after em/en/hyphen-dash. | 🟢 | No trailing clauses; only permitted parentheticals. |
| 9.5 | Parenthetical qualifiers (example drug lists, thresholds, staging) ARE preserved, kept concise. | 🟢 | Named example drugs preserved. |
| 9.6 | When the ER uses ranking notation inside parens (e.g., “>”), normalize to a plain comma-separated list. | N/A | No ranking notation in ER interactions. |
| 9.7 | If no [caution_items] are present the section is left empty. | N/A | Caution items are present. |
10. Protocol
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | The section is derived from the ER Protocol section. |
🟢 | Drawn from ER lines 337–347. |
| 10.2 | The three [action] sets cover the three most important actionable implementation aspects from the ER Protocol. |
🟢 | Dose, formulation, timing. |
| 10.3 | If less than three actionable aspects are mentioned, unused sets are left empty and invisible. | N/A | Three actionable aspects are present. |
| 10.4 | All used [action_#_label/value/sub] items are filled with meaningful content from the ER Protocol. |
🟢 | All three cells fully and faithfully populated. |
11. Time to Effect
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.1 | The three [time] sets cover the three most important time-to-effect aspects from the ER. | 🟢 | Liver enzymes, blood sugar, lipids & inflammation. |
| 11.2 | The sets are picked and ordered by the magnitude of the related benefit. | 🟢 | Ordered Medium (liver, glycemic) then Low (lipids/inflammation). |
| 11.3 | If less than three time-to-effect aspects are mentioned, unused sets are left empty and invisible. | N/A | Three aspects are present. |
| 11.4 | All used [time_#_label/value/sub] items are filled with meaningful content from the ER. | 🟢 | Supported by ER lines 388, 412. |
| 11.5 | If the ER provides no time-to-effect information, the section is removed from the Protocol Panel. | N/A | ER provides time-to-effect information. |
12. Benefits
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | The section is derived from the ER Expected Benefits section. |
🟢 | Maps to ER lines 159–223. |
| 12.2 | Key variables are [benefits_high], [benefits_medium], [benefits_low], [benefits_speculative]. | 🟢 | All four present. |
| 12.3 | Items are as concise as possible; no explanations, effect sizes, qualifiers, or mechanisms. | 🟢 | Terse benefit labels only. |
| 12.4 | Parenthetical content is stripped, NOT preserved. | 🟢 | “(ALT & AST)” stripped from liver-enzyme item. |
| 12.5 | If no items of a sub-section are present, the SPAN is set to display=none. | 🟢 | benefits_high set to display:none (ER reports no High benefits). |
13. Risks
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | The section is derived from the ER Potential Risks & Side Effects section. |
🟢 | Maps to ER lines 241–287. |
| 13.2 | Key variables are [risks_high], [risks_medium], [risks_low], [risks_speculative]. | 🟢 | All four present. |
| 13.3 | Items are as concise as possible; no explanations, effect sizes, qualifiers, or mechanisms. | 🟢 | Terse risk labels only. |
| 13.4 | Parenthetical content is stripped, NOT preserved. | 🟢 | No frequencies/parentheticals carried over. |
| 13.5 | If no items of a sub-section are present, the SPAN is set to display=none. | 🟢 | risks_high set to display:none (ER reports no High risks). |
14. Monitoring
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.1 | The section is derived from the ER Monitoring section. |
🟢 | Maps to ER monitoring table (lines 418–426). |
| 14.2 | All measurable/quantifiable biomarkers from the Monitoring section are listed. |
🟢 | ALT, AST, GGT, HbA1c, fasting glucose, lipid panel, hs-CRP — all 7 present with targets. |
| 14.3 | [monitoring_cadence] is populated with the cadence from the ER Monitoring. |
🟢 | Baseline; retest ~8–12 weeks; then every 6–12 months (ER line 412). |
15. Qualitative Assessment
| # | Description | Result | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.1 | The section is derived from the ER Monitoring section. |
🟢 | Drawn from ER qualitative markers (lines 430–432). |
| 15.2 | All subjective/qualitative biomarkers from the Monitoring section are listed. |
🟢 | Energy levels, digestive comfort, alcohol-/medication-related symptoms. |
Issues 07/07/2026 00:58
Pass rate 100.00%. No issues found.