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Quantified Self
There is a massive amount of health-tech being developed at the moment, much of which is about allowing you to monitor your own vital statistics. I'm sure it will get more detailed in the future but its a great start.
I'll hopefully start reviewing some home/self-monitoring gadgets soon, and report back on ease of use and accuracy.
I've been taking my blood pressure a couple of times a month for years now - it's a bit of a manual process still - which has allowed me to set myself a reduction target (with noticeable effects in a year) and, as importantly, gives me a baseline to compare future trends with. I'll spot any change months, maybe years, before any physical symptoms allowing me to address it in time. And if it suddenly jumps up the doctor doesn't have to guess whether I've got general hypertension or its something more acute - I'll be able to confidently say that a high blood pressure it abnormal for my body.
Although the club is primarily interested in monitoring one's health, the quantified self movement is not restricted to that alone and encompasses measuring anything you can about yourself for its own sake. Likewise, although QS is facilitated through the use of technology, technology is not a prerequisite for QS, it can equally be done using just pen and paper.
Cholesterol
What is Cholesterol - How To Reduce Cholesterol Naturally - AntiAgingSolutions (YouTube) - 1-Feb-2012
Good animation of the process of atherosclerosis
Read more about: Blood Pressure, Fitness Trackers.
Resources
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SelfDecode
Club discount available - click here
SelfDecode enables generating personalized health reports based on genetic data
Jinfiniti Precision Medicine
Club discount available - click here
Provides at-home intracellular NAD test and other aging blood panels
MyGeneHub
Club discount available - click here
Transform your life for the better with help from your genes
Vitall
Club discount available - click here
Measure and track your health using at home finger-prick blood test kits
Quantified Self Blog Posts
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Jinfiniti NAD Test Review
I try out Jinfiniti's intracellular NAD test and explain more about NAD+
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How to track your temperature to spot coronavirus
Fever is a key symptom of covid-19 – what is it, and how to spot its onset? Includes free Excel template to track and chart your temperature.
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