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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

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Quantified Self News

Should you track your blood sugar? Hype versus science of personalized diets

BBC - 16-Mar-2024

Science behind blood sugar monitoring and its potential impact on healthy people

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Study finds 275 million new genetic variations in underrepresented groups

Science Daily - 20-Feb-2024

Almost 4 million differences might be linked to disease risk, leading to targeted treatments

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Digital health tools effectively lower hypertension, new study finds

Yale School of Medicine - 14-Feb-2024

Significant systolic BP reductions, highlighting its potential to address health disparities

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Drug company BioAge raised $170 million to make new medicines for obesity

Longevity Technology - 13-Feb-2024

Their main drug, azelaprag, is like a pill that mimics the benefits of exercise

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Quantified Self Resources

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MyGeneHub

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Transform your life for the better with help from your genes

DnaNudge

British company specializing in DNA testing

Rightangled

Home testing kits for blood, Covid-19 and DNA testing

QuantuMDx Group

QuantuMDx is dedicated to making transformative, quality diagnostic technologies accessible to everyone

What is Cholesterol - How To Reduce Cholesterol Naturally

Video with information about cholesterol

Top 10 Health Parameters You Can Measure At Home!

Bertalan Mesko speaks about devices and gadgets we can use in homes to measure health parameters

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Quantified Self Blog Posts

Jinfiniti NMN Supplements Personal Case Study
28-Apr-2023

Jinfiniti NMN Supplements Personal Case Study

A good jump in NAD levels and grip strength during this one month trial, but not everything improved

Spermidine review – Primeadine tested a for 1 month
31-Mar-2023

Spermidine review – Primeadine tested a for 1 month

What is the impact on physical biomarkers from taking spermidine supplements?

NR Supplements Personal Case Study
22-Dec-2021

NR Supplements Personal Case Study

2 month trial of nicotinamide riboside NAD booster Tru Niagen

Jinfiniti NAD Test Review
16-Jul-2021

Jinfiniti NAD Test Review

I try out Jinfiniti's intracellular NAD test and explain more about NAD+

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