Awesome Apps for Managing Your Health

We live in a world where there is an app for nearly everything.  There are now apps available that will help you to manage your health better.  There are apps for tracking your food intake, understanding medical terms, having a virtual office visit, counting your steps, and more!  The good news is that many of these apps are free or have a free version available so that you can try them out first to see if it works for you.  Just remember that free apps often have a lot of advertising.  If ads bother you, many apps can be upgraded for a small fee in order to remove these ads.

Here is a list of a few apps you may enjoy for managing your health.

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Meditation Studio
Over 250 guided meditations to help you relax and relieve stress.

First Aid by American Red Cross
Simple instructions to guide you through performing first aid.

Intermountain Connect Care
Virtual office visits with a physician on your mobile device.

My Fitness Pal
Track food/water intake, exercise and steps, and set goals for losing weight.

When browsing through the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, you can click on an app’s rating and read reviews to see why other people liked it and how the app helped them.  If the app is labeled “medical”, it is geared more for medical professionals, whereas apps that are labeled “health” or “wellness” are geared more toward the general public.

To find quality health apps, go to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, search for an app and open its details page, then scroll all the way to the bottom to find the developer contact information, the privacy policy, and the permissions that the app will ask for.  This information will help you to know who makes the app and where its information is coming from.  If the developer is not one you recognize, then go to their website to learn more about them.  Be sure you read up on and are comfortable with the privacy policy and with the permission to access things on your phone before you download the app.

Keeping Yourself Secure

In order to keep your information secure while using apps, be sure to always lock your phone with a PIN or password when you are not using it.  If you stop using an app, delete your account information within the app first, then delete the entire app.  For your own protection, do not keep unused apps on your phone.