Our Current Healthy Obsessions: Wellness Tech Products That Will Level-Up Your Health
The rise of technology has resulted in a lot of innovative tools that help make reaching our wellness goals a little easier. While it’s sometimes necessary to unplug for a little while, we can’t deny the benefits of these technological advancements. From meditation apps to improve our mental health to tools to track our metabolism, there are so many ways we can use technology to our advantage. These are some of my functional medicine team's favorite tech products that have made the biggest change in our wellness game.
Emily M. - Cronometer App
"I love the Cronometer app as this helps me track my food intake and provides information not only around my macro intake but other minerals and vitamins as well. This helps to pinpoint any minerals and other areas that I may be lacking in and areas I need more variety in for optimal nutrition."
Danielle S. - Apple Watch
"I use my apple watch for all of my tracking. It really helps me to stay on track with my movement, exercising for 30 minutes a day, and standing for 12 hours a day. There are so many functions that the watch has and you can add any app that you want to it! I absolutely love it and its the perfect accountability to keep me on track with my goals."
Megan R. - Oura Ring
"I wear my Oura ring to help track my sleep and sleep quality, but it truly is so much more than that! It helps me see my resting and active heart rate, my physical activity to rest levels (balance is key), and even my body temperature. The app is user-friendly and even includes tips, tricks, and meditations so that I know I am doing everything needed for my body to recover and bounce back from stress and workouts!"
Candice G. - Zero Fasting App
"As I am following my Intuitive Fasting routine one of the things that I like to see is how I have built this habit into my lifestyle over time. I use the app Zero to track my fasts. I like that the free version allows me to edit my fasts, set reminders, see my progress, and even gives me opportunities throughout the day to journal how I am feeling during a fast. The paid version is affordable and offers even more features like customized plans."
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Hollie D. - Sleep Cycle App
"I love to geek out over my sleep. I want to know if I ACTUALLY got a good night's sleep and this app has been a game changer for me to be aware of what may be impacting my sleep. I like to be able to track my sleep and how good of a night I had and then compare it to my day as far as nutrition, meditation, and exercise goes. This app tracks your sleep and breaks down the detals for you. I love it!"
Rosemary W. - Lifesum App
"I have tried a ton of meal tracking apps out there, and Lifesum is the most user friendly of all of them in my opinion! You pop in your meals, your water intake, and you can connect your apple watch to track your fitness in comparison to what you've fueled your body with that day!"
Yvette J. - TrueDark Glasses
"As much as I love technology (and for how many ours I spend at the computer and on my phone), the blue light that it emits isn't exactly great for my eye health. In addition to using the blue light filter on my screens, I like to wear these while I work to minimize the negative effects of blue light as much as possible."
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Dr. Will Cole, IFMCP, DNM, DC, leading functional medicine expert, consults people around the world via webcam and locally in Pittsburgh. He received his doctorate from Southern California University of Health Sciences and post doctorate education and training in functional medicine and clinical nutrition. He specializes in clinically researching underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing a functional medicine approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, and brain problems. Dr. Cole was named one of the top 50 functional medicine and integrative doctors in the nation and is the best selling author of Ketotarian and The Inflammation Spectrum.