Interesting story that I read on Ars Technica just now about the precertification of software and personal health technology by the FDA. It looks like the FDA is interested in making sure that software and its underlying systems are good for people and accurate for giving people using the hardware on their wrists and in their pockets. The FDA has partnered with some of the biggest names in health and technology to modernize consumer health devices and programs. The agency just announced the … [Read more...] about Is the FDA working with Apple, Google, and Fitbit On Personal Health Technology?

I remember last July and the launch of Pokemon Go. It was a big deal for my son and I and over the few weeks after it certainly got more popular in our house as my wife started playing as well. A few month later though and the popularity has definitely waned. For my son and I the game is still fun, but while living in an area with very cold winters (Alberta, Canada), we do not walk nearly as much now. A very interesting study came out related to exercise and Pokemon Go that I believe is a … [Read more...] about Pokemon Go Exercise Increases. Do They Stick?

There are many ways that we can track our health. We have blood pressure monitors, thermometers, fitbits, even blood sugar tracking patches that dispense insulin. But a new item, a skin patch health tracker is on it's way to creep us out as well as track our health. I just read a great article about research taking place right now A new type of acoustic sensor that resembles a small Band-Aid on the skin can monitor your heartbeat and other health measures, researchers say. Skin Patch To … [Read more...] about Skin Patch To Track Your Health

In a new study done in Sweden and released last month there was a definite risk increase found for certain people to get a type of diabetes. Out of all of the forms of diabetes we know usually of two. These are both caused by pancreas not converting sugar into insulin in one way or another. Type 1 Diabetes is the one that we can be born with, while Type 2 Diabetes is the one that we get when we don't exercise and eat badly. Please don't shoot me for that comment, I know it is not … [Read more...] about Study Shows Sweetened Drinks Increase Diabetes Risk

I have just run across a study released today that seems to show that there is an elevated risk of Kidney damage by taking certain stomach drugs, called PPIs (proton-pump inhibitors), like Nexium or Prilosec. In the very large study by John Hopkins involved looking at two studies which followed over 250,000 people over 10 years and found that people taking a drug like Prilosec or Nexium had just over a 12% higher risk of chronic kidney disease.   An estimated 15 million Americans … [Read more...] about Does Nexium Cause Kidney Problems?

We all know that fast food is not good for us and there are many reasons. Lots of times that we need to decide to make an eating decision there are a few things that this decision will come down to. Speed of food is one of those reasons. Fast food is admittedly very fast to get and to eat. Well besides the fact that a burger and fries are devoid of almost any nutrients and really high in some bad bad fats. The really long term dangerous fact is that hamburger meat tends to be pumped … [Read more...] about McDonalds and Antibiotics

Attention all you maxed-out mommas: Are you fed up with never being able to fit your exercise routine into your day because you're too busy running errands, cleaning the house and juggling the kids? You're so not alone! Fellow mom and exercise guru Carolyn Barnes became so overwhelmed with the continual chaos of mommy hood that she was inspired to create a truly unique (yet slightly off the wall) program to get it all in¦without losing your mind: cLEAN Momma! The cLEAN Momma Lifestyle … [Read more...] about Clean Momma Workout