[3] Patel attended Northwestern University, studying economics and communications while also organizing strongman contests.

[8] During that time, he was also a primary reviewer for Clinicaltrials.gov with a focus on clinical trial methodology.

[9] Patel has also published research on genetic tests for cancer,[10] prostate cancer treatments,[11] fructose and liver health,[12] self-measured monitoring of blood pressure for hypertension,[13] and other clinical and methodological topics.

[14] Patel has worked as a researcher at a federally-designated evidence-based practice center in meta-analysis and evidence synthesis[15] and served as program chair for the 2013 Ancestral Health Symposium.

Under Patel, the website has expanded from a focus on supplements and athletic performance to direct analysis of research studies.