The Best Health Tech 2017: Gadgets That Make You Fit And Healthy (Updated) – Forbes

Fresh vegetables are important components of a...

Fresh vegetables are important components of a healthy diet. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A diet rich in soy and whey protein, found in ...

A diet rich in soy and whey protein, found in products such as soy milk and low-fat yogurt, has been shown to reduce breast cancer incidence in rats. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It’s a sick world that relies on gadgets to make you fit and well. Forbes looks at technology to keep you on top of your health

The Best Health Tech 2017: Gadgets That Make You Fit And Healthy (Updated) – Forbes

I’m seventy next birthday & for over fifty years I’ve taken a keen interest in promoting health and fitness.

Let’s get real. Gadgets are no substitute for the real thing which should include:

  • A healthy diet
  • Regular exercise
  • Moderate alcohol consumption
  • Managing stress
  • Regular sleep

Don’t throw your money away. Start a diary and plan your own improvement – if necessary with a coach.

Thoughts?

Cancer breakthrough: Scientists develop ‘smoke detector’ test that can spot disease before symptoms are noticeable | The Independent

Immune system

Immune system (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Independent reports that a simple blood test that can detect cancer before any symptoms are noticeable has been developed by researchers in a breakthrough that could save thousands of lives. The scientists, who unveiled the test at the British Science Festival in Swansea, compared the new test to a smoke detector, because it does not actually find cancer but changes to red blood cells that occur when cancer is present.

Source: Cancer breakthrough: Scientists develop ‘smoke detector’ test that can spot disease before symptoms are noticeable | The Independent

Unfortunately, large scale trials are required before this breakthrough becomes available.

Thoughts?