Learn how to turn your phone into a powerful health and wellness tool. “There’s an app for that.” Remember when that was the running joke as Smartphones became more mainstream? Well, it’s absolutely true in this day in age. But, there’s more to it than that. Your phone has other features that can help you improve and maintain your health and wellness plans.
Turn Your Phone Into a Health and Wellness Tool
Let’s check out the highlights from the show! First, let’s start with all the fun apps that can help you track, implement, and decompress.
Hydration Tracking (1:58)
Dr. Denniston reminds us that when it comes to daily water consumption, we should be drinking half our body weight in ounces. The only way to ensure that we hydrating our bodies enough is simple…track, track, TRACK. You can use free apps on your phone to help you do just that. There are so many app options available from easy to complex, so pick the one that works best for you.
Food Tracker (2:52)
Make tracking caloric content and the breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats simpler using MyFitnessPal. With over 50 MILLION, yes, MILLION downloads it is by far Dr. Denniston’s favorite food tracking app.
Tracking, in general, makes you far more conscious of your wellness choices. Whether it’s food or hydration, knowing what and how often you are doing certain things makes a huge difference in your health and wellness strategy.
Habit Implementation (4:34)
First, creating positive and healthy habits will have such a huge, HUGE impact later on in your life. So, finding the right habit trackers or implementation apps can make a notable difference in your success rate. Dr. Heather Denniston suggests two apps, Habitica and HabitBull. Hear for yourself why she loves both of these apps in episode 43.
Stress Reduction (5:42)
The Headspace app helps you “bring things down a notch” through meditation and breathing techniques. Decompressing should absolutely be a part of your health and wellness strategy!
Group Support (6:39)
Connect with others to create a support group. Whether you use apps like WhatsApp or MarcoPolo like Dr. Denniston, surrounding yourself with others with like-minded goals can make all the difference. Being accountable to others can sometimes be the push we really need to hit certain goals or milestones.
Sleep Tracker (9:02)
The best way to gauge your sleep quality is to track your sleep habits. iPhones and some Android OS do have a health app. Watch Dr. Denniston walk you through the iPhone version to track your sleep.
Medical Alert (15:54) DO NOT MISS THIS!
How can you phone save your life? Take the time to fill out your medical information on your phone because a first responder can check your phone to access your digital medical ID. This could absolutely save your life if you have any medical conditions, allergies, etc. Make sure to watch the video to find out how to complete this and make your phone the ultimate health and wellness tool.
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