Smart Phone Apps For Your Health

These are just tools that you can use to keep track of your new years resolutions. Studies show that people who see a dietitian regularly lose more weight and keep it off longer if they continue to follow up with their dietitians and other health care providers.

 

The following apps include gluten free living, dining out, keeping track of fitness and nutrition, cooking at home, and stress management.

 

 

FREE HEALTH APPS BY THE GOVERNMENT
http://apps.usa.gov/

 

• Medline Plus
• My-food- a-pedia for counting calories and comparing food choices
• My Dietary Supplements to keep track of your vitamins and herbs

 

 

DIABETES CONTROL

 

Glucose buddy tracks glucose readings you enter four times a day, as well as food consumed, exercise, and medication. You can set alarms to remind you to take the glucose readings.
 

 

HEART HEALTH

 

HeartWise- lets you enter your blood pressure readings along with your pulse and weight. The app will calculate your average arterial pressure and generate graphs showing fluctuations over time.
 

 

 

NUTRITION AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT APPS

 

My Plate by LiveStrong.Com is good for keeping a food log because of it's large database of foods from both the grocery store and restaurants.

 

Tap and Track is an all-in-one app for diet and exercise. You enter what you eat, your physical activity, your actual weight, and your target weight. It computes your nutritional intake. Each time you enter a snack or plug in a workout, you’ll receive a nutritional tally as well as the number of calories you have left for the day. The $3.99 app can generate graphs and spreadsheets tracking your progress, which can be e-mailed to your computer.

 

MyPlan by Kelloggs- I'm not sure what this includes

  

KnownFood v2- KFv2 is an online database with the latest research information and expert opinions on food additives, colorants, and flavors found on food labels. The database contains information about each of these items and helps you determine what kind of effects they can have on your body and overall health. Get to know your food a little better with this mobile phone app!

 

Nutrition Complete- This phone app comes with a complete and accurate nutrition database based on the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The app has information on more than 10,000 food items and complete nutritional data for each one. You can also tailor the data based on your personal information - weight, size, gender, etc - to create daily value percentages and serving sizes for specific foods in your diet!

 

 

 

FITNESS APPS

 

CardioTrainer (Android)- Cardio Trainer tracks your cardio workout better than any treadmill! This app has a step counter and voice notifications to keep you updated on your distance, pace, time elapsed and calories burned. With Cardio Trainer you can also set up a weight loss program and the app helps you meet your goals! This app comes with a GPS tracking system so you can take new routes without getting lost, cardio games to motivate you to beat your previous records, and music integration so you can listen to all your favorite tunes during your workout!

 

iWorkout (iPhone)- Do you want a personal trainer in your pocket? If so, try this app! iWorkout has 100 exercise videos - cardio, core, machine, Swiss ball, stretching, etc - so you can see the right form and exactly how to do it. This app also has specific information on different types of machines and instruments used in your workouts. iWorkout gives you trainer tips while keeping track of your reps by providing a metronome to ensure you're keeping a good pace. You can record your workouts in the app diary and see your workout-to-workout progress!

 

Fit Phone (iPhone)- Fit phone is an electronic workout log that is customizable and helps you create your own workouts. You can mix and match several types of workouts and the application records them into easy to update spreadsheets. The app tracks your progress and creates graphs so you can see your improvements. Keep track of your workout right on your phone and avoid analyzing all of your daily workout logs

 

iMap - Your run or walk tells you how far you have gone and how fast.

 

RESTAURANT AND DINING OUT APPS

The Urban Spoon- will help you find restaurants in the area

Fast Food Calorie Counter- If you're into fast food (as most college students are) but still want to monitor your calorie intake, then this app is a must have. FFCC has just under 8,900 menu items from 72 top fast food chains and includes nutritional information about calories, fats, carbs, fiber and protein. The app also records the food you've eaten each day and saves it for a year so you can see just how much you indulge. FFCC allows you to set daily value targets for calories, fats, fiber, carbs and protein and helps you track your intake of each.

 

 

COOKING AT HOME:

 

Kitchen Calculator Pro- How many of us struggle with "kitchen math?" The Kitchen Calculator PRO app makes cooking and measuring so much easier. Kitchen Calculator PRO does all the recipe conversions for you, and makes it simple to scale recipes up (or down) to change the number of servings the recipe yields

 

 

 

GLUTEN FREE AND LIVING WITH CELIACS DISEASE APPS

 

Is That Gluten Free?

Is That Gluten Free? from Midlife Crisis Apps is designed for "those with gluten sensitivities, celiac disease, or anyone wanting more information on gluten-free products or leading a gluten-free lifestyle." The iPhone and iPad-compatible app includes more than 14,800 verified gluten-free products from more than 360 brands, including private-label grocery store brands. The app also includes a searchable ingredients tab that designates safe, unsafe and possibly unsafe ingredients. It's possible to search for gluten-free food items by category, brand or product name, and you can follow one-touch links to company websites to search for additional information. The app costs $7.99, with free updates and no monthly fees.

 

Is That Gluten Free? Eating Out

Is That Gluten Free? Eating Out, also from Midlife Crisis Apps, covers 43 national and regional restaurant chains with gluten-free options, including fast food restaurants such as Arby's, fast casual restaurants such as Red Robin, and casual restaurants such as Outback, Red Lobster and P.F. Chang's. In version 1.1, the app also added a list of restaurants that do not provide gluten-free menus, and included those chains' statements and disclaimers. Is That Gluten Free? Eating Out, which costs $3.99, provides details on more than 2,000 menu items. It's possible to search by menu item or ingredient in each restaurant.

iEatOut Gluten & Allergen Free

This gluten-free and allergy-friendly iPhone and iPad app from Allergy Free Passport allows you to select different allergens (dairy, eggs, fish, shellfish, peanuts, soy and tree nuts along with gluten) and then look through ingredient lists from various sample ethnic and international restaurant menus to determine what selections might be suitable for you. It does not include actual restaurant menus with allergen information – you'll still need to talk to the chef or the manager to double-check ingredients and to make sure the restaurant can make the meal without cross contamination. iEatOut Gluten & Allergen Free, which sells for $4.99, covers Chinese, French, Indian, Italian, Mexican, Steak & Seafood and Thai restaurants.

Gluten-Free Groceries by Triumph Dining

Triumph Dining has produced print versions of its popular gluten-free restaurant guide and gluten-free grocery guide since 2005. This app, compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, features information on more than 30,000 gluten-free grocery store products. It covers products by brand names, such as Heinz, Coca-Cola and Kraft, and by store names, such as Walmart, and you can search by either one. The Gluten-Free Groceries by Triumph Dining app costs $17.99.

GlutenScan

GlutenScan, a subscription-based app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, allows you to type in a product name or a UPC code and immediately determine if the product contains gluten or not. The database includes gluten safety information on more than 30,000 products from more than 10,000 manufacturers, and app developer Zeer Inc. says it adds or updates more than 500 products each week. GlutenScan highlights problem ingredients, offers gluten-free alternatives to gluten-containing products and allows you one-click dialing to product manufacturers. It costs $1.99 for a one-month subscription and $3.99 for a 90-day renewal.

My Grocery Master

My Grocery Master, compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, allows you to search for Kosher, gluten-free and lactose-free grocery items. The app includes more than 100,000 specialty food products from 360 different brand names. You type in your desired product by category, brand or product name, along with your zip code, and the app provides you with the name of the nearest store carrying that item, plus driving directions if you need them. It includes most of the top 100 grocery store chains in the United States, along with Internet grocery stores, and also offers frequent free updates, according to software developer Semaphore Mobile. My Grocery Master costs $1.99.

Easy Gluten Free Recipes

This iPhone and iPad app, developed by a working mom with three children who was diagnosed with celiac disease, provides more than 100 recipes and meals with gluten-free ingredients and specific brand names in order to take the guesswork out of grocery shopping and meal planning on a gluten-free diet. The recipes are broken down into categories: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and dessert. The app allows you to email recipes to friends, and to add ingredients to a grocery list that you then can email to yourself. Prep time for most of the recipes takes about 15 minutes, and the app also includes a list of frozen food items suitable for the gluten-free diet. Easy Gluten Free Recipes costs $3.99.

 

 

 

STRESS REDUCING APPS

 

Massage Me (iPhone)
How often do you think or talk about getting that massage to relieve all your pain and stress? Now, with the Massage Me application, you can get a massage anytime and anywhere! The application uses the phone's vibration feature to create different massage patterns that you can use anywhere on your body. You can customize the patterns to your choosing, and the app will remember them for future use. The app also has a built in safety feature so your phone won't overheat, and you can enjoy hours of massage!

 

Hawaii Waterfall
This amazing phone application helps reduce stress and replenish your body as you listen to the calming sounds of a tropical waterfall. The app has high-quality video and audio samples of your peaceful escape and even lets you create the ambiance. Divert the flow of water, or move and places rocks on the cliff to create your own custom water sounds, all in the comfort of your hand!

 

Source:
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/sociallifestyleresources/tp/Gluten-Free-Iphone-Apps-To-Help-You-Shop-Eat-Out.htm

 

http://glutenfreepassport.com/mobile-apps/

 

http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/a-sampling-of-highest-rated-health-apps-for-your-smartphone

 

http://wellness.umd.edu/node/541

 

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/using-your-phone-to-lose-weight/