Healthy App's

Health apps can seem super trendy right now, but many of them can be beneficial for both you and your family. When using a health app, after seeing how the app works for you, security and confidentiality should be your top concerns. After I did some research I found that MD Anderson Cancer Center (2014), had a great list of criteria that narrowed down the app selection. Some of the factors that I like to check before using a health app are, knowing whom the developers are, reading the reviews, having realistic expectations, and avoiding apps that are too good to be true. I also like to test the app out before purchasing; this has saved me countless times

As discussed before if security and confidentiality are important to you, you should be sure to read the applications terms and conditions on how the information they gain can and will be shared.  A few of the health apps that I use include Myfitnesspal and Clue.  I really like both of these because they are password protected can be used adequately for free and have a lot of extremely helpful infomation that I have been able to apply to my own life. You can find more information about them here and here.

MD Anderson Cancer Center (2014) How to choose a good health app. Retrieved from https://www.mdanderson.org/publications/focused-on-health/health-app-choices.h11-1589046.html