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Better health through your Smartphone.

Better health through your Smartphone.


Do you have a smartphone? If your answer is yes, the next question is… Have you been using your smartphone to improve your health? If not, you have been underusing your phone.
Let me tell you a few good things you can do with your smartphone that will impact positively on your health.

Your alarms and reminders: Stop forgetting your important appointments with your doctor or your caregiver. Set your reminders immediately you are notified of your appointment.

Pill reminders: Just get on your app store and search for pill reminder, you’ll be surprised there would be hundreds of relevant result, try one or two of them.

Menstrual cycle tracker: Have you every felt somehow when a doctor asks about your LMP (last menstrual period) and you can’t remember the exact date? No need for that anymore if you can just download a simple app that helps to keep all your gynecological important days. Just go ahead and search for it.

Fitness tracker- There are apps that can help you track the amount of calories you are burning per day and to remind you if you’re not doing enough of exercises or you’re resting too much. Some phones can even help check your pulse rate and measure your oxygen saturation. Is that unbelievable? I hope you believe it coz it’s true. Some phones can even measure ultraviolet light exposure.

Medical information: Get on-the -go information on health issues with or without an app. It may help you to understand your doctor better when he starts to tell you his jargons. (Just don’t mind doctors, they say it best as jargons).

First aid technique: You don’t need a doctor to give a first aid. Get apps that will tell you what to do on the spot when there is an injury or an unfamiliar condition before you see a doctor.

Drug dosing: In case your pharmacist and doctor got you confused on the drug dose to take and you can’t reach either of them, just get online or get an app that may help remind you. (Please read health information very well as there might be different dosing for different conditions)

Locate a health facility Nearby: Oh my dear google map is always at your beck and call if you need to find which health facility or care provider location is near you.

Help with depression? Yes, smartphones are being used to fight depression. Therapies are now offered through apps and it works. isn't that amazing? Welcome to the information age. You will see more possibilities and surprises.

The list is endless. Please add yours or ask a question concerning an app you may be considering.


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