Forward Health Review – A Real Patient’s Experience (Updated 2023)

Forward is a new type of medical service, designed to be a supplemental medical care offering to your standard insurance. With an always on app that connects you to doctors virtually, coupled with care centers for in person appointments and lab draws. Even though it is not insurance covered you can pay for  the monthly … Read more

Cue Health Review – At home Covid test accuracy, cost, and ease of use

Cue reader and test kit

How accurate are Cue Health Tests for at home Covid tests? For an at home test, a review needs to consider both the ease of use and how accurate are the results of the test. 96%! That’s the effectiveness of the Cue Health at home Covid kit effectiveness (according to the FDA filing). That’s also … Read more

Comparing Body Composition Techniques – DexaFit, Amazon Halo, and Withings Body+Scale

Amazon halo body fat scan

One of the most common devices used to track wellness at home is a standard scale. These days a simple and reliable scale can be picked up for around $10 online. But weight is only a symptom of other indicators when tracking wellness. Of course there are deluxe versions of scales that run well over … Read more

Vivoo Review – At Home Urinalysis for Hydration and Diet Insights

Vivoo test strips on white background

Vivoo As A Wellness App Vivoo began as a specialized testing tool for urinalysis, with little else it could do. Over time it has morphed into trying to be the one place to manage overall wellness. This includes aggregating step counts, sleep data, and heart rate. While a majority of the app features are still … Read more

Withings BPM Connect Review – Smart Blood Pressure Cuff

BPM connect blood pressure cuff

The ability to get accurate readings from any connected tracker is critical, especially so for one of your vital statistics. If you have ever gotten your blood pressure taken in a “traditional fashion”, with a health professional quietly listening to  stethoscope of your arm while watching a dial on a manual arm pump drop, you’ll … Read more

Lumen Review – Tracking Metabolism

Everyday you give away mountains of data without any benefit. Each time you exhale, the makeup of your breath contains a mountain of information about how your body is working. Lumen, the metabolism tracking device, uses  carbon dioxide measurements in your breath, CO2, to gauge what your body is processing. This measurement can be used … Read more