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Withings Thermo is a thermometer that doesn’t go in your mouth or your…

Taking a temperature is something we do when we or our kids are sick. There are old fashioned glass thermometers, more modern digital thermometers, higher tech thermometers that plug into your smartphone and then there’s the Withings Thermo. Withings, the well-known and well-respected health products brand has added the battery powered Thermo thermometer to their […]

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Sharkbanz is a wearable wrist band that repells sharks

By Neil Henning / July 18, 2016 / News / Health and fitness, Outdoor Gear / 5 Comments

Summer’s here and the weather is perfect for going to the beach and taking a dip in the ocean. But ever since the 1975 movie “Jaws”, the level of awareness for shark attacks has been heightened. While rare, shark attacks do happen and can be deadly. Recent data shows that shark attacks are on the rise.

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Apparently we’ve (maybe it’s just me) have been brushing our teeth all wrong

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 6, 2016 / News / Health and fitness, Sports / 1 Comment

I must have missed the memo that we are only supposed to brush our teeth in a downward motion from the gum to the tooth and not constantly brush up and down, left to right. Brushing the way that I’ve been doing can contribute to receding gums and inefficient cleaning of plaque and other gunk…

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Withings Body Cardio scale review

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 14, 2016 / Reviews / Health and fitness / 11 Comments

Almost every morning for the past five years, I’ve stepped on a Withings WiFi Body Scale to log my weight. The five year log of my weights in the Withings Health Mate app lets me see trends like when I lost about 12 pounds while going through my battle with breast cancer back in 2011

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Withings Go activity tracker review

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 6, 2016 / Reviews / Activity tracker, Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

Wearable activity trackers are everywhere and come in every imaginable shape and size. That means finding one that is perfect for you can be a challenge because there are so many choices. If battery life and the ability to wear a tracker somewhere else on your body besides your wrist is important to you, consider

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Barf prevention made easy?

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 1, 2016 / News / Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

Are you one of the more than 60 million people who suffer from motion sickness? Do you or someone you know get car sick, air sick or sea sick? The Reliefband may be the easiest way to control nausea and vomiting, which can ruin your trip and activities. Unlike some motion and travel sickness solutions,

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I Lock It – an effortless way to keep your bike safe

By Dennis Moore / June 1, 2016 / News / Bicycle, Crowdfunded, Health and fitness, Locks, Sports / 10 Comments

Before being thrust into adulthood, I used to ride my bike everywhere; it was one of my favorite things to do. Although I haven’t ridden a bike in years, my children are at the age where they are learning how to ride bikes. I love the idea of taking family bike rides and am exploring the

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The Pip Stress Management Biosensor review

By Howard Sneider / May 30, 2016 / Reviews / Health and fitness / 3 Comments

Ever since Fitbit entered the market with their activity trackers, people have turned to gadgets for motivation, instruction and feedback in pursuit of living healthier lifestyles. So when I first got the Pip I thought it should work like a Fitbit – I carry it around and it does something to remind me to chill if I get

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The Misfit Ray tracking your workout everyday

By Larry Geisz / May 29, 2016 / News / Activity tracker, Health and fitness / 2 Comments

Oh, fitness band, how do I love you? I know it’s a little corny but I do love a good fitness band. I have had a Nike FuelBand, tested other fitness bands and now use a Misfit Shine. So I was very excited when I saw that Misfit has released a new fitness band called

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ThinOPTICS Reading Glasses review

By Neil Henning / May 29, 2016 / Reviews / Glasses, Health and fitness, Sunglasses / 30 Comments

It’s a fact of life. As we get older it’s not a question of “if”, it’s a question of when; when we will need reading glasses or “readers”. For me that time came suddenly. A result of my recent Lasik “Monovision” surgery now requires me to use reading glasses for very small print. After a

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Has Sagely built a better pill organizer?

By Julie Strietelmeier / May 26, 2016 / News / Health and fitness, Home and Kitchen, Organization / 8 Comments

If you take more than one pill per day, whether they are vitamins or drugs for a medical condition, organizing them so you won’t miss a daily dose can be a chore. We’ve all seen the cheap rectangular pill boxes that are separated into seven sections, one for each day of the week and have

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Get moving with the new Withings Go fitness tracker

By Julie Strietelmeier / May 11, 2016 / News / Activity tracker, Health and fitness / 1 Comment

I have been a fan of Withings fitness products for a very long time and have been using their Wifi Body Scale every day for the past six years. Their Activité activity-tracking wrist watches are some of the nicest looking fitness trackers on the market right now. But for those of us who are a

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Garmin introduces vívomove fitness tracking watch

By Julie Strietelmeier / May 5, 2016 / News / Activity tracker, Health and fitness, Watches and Clocks / Leave a Comment

Fitness tracking devices are available in a variety of colors and styles that range from feminine to sporty, and from flashy to utilitarian. But there aren’t that many fitness devices that pair the classic look of a wrist watch with technology that tracks your steps and sleep patterns. Withings did it with their Activité watches

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MarcPro M4 electrical muscle stimulating device review

By Howard Sneider / May 3, 2016 / Reviews / Exercise, Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

Nietzsche said, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” This is especially true in strength training. As we exercise against a resistance, muscle tissue is damaged; when the muscle tissue is repaired it becomes thicker at a cellular level. Muscle damage also causes muscle cell generation, which adds new muscle tissue and strength. These

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Kinsa Smart Thermometer review

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 18, 2016 / Reviews / Health and fitness / 1 Comment

Getting sick is obviously no fun, but having an easy way to track your fevers can be just a little more fun when you use the Kinsa Smart Thermometer. You might be thinking, why should I spend money on a digital thermometer when my old style glass thermometer or existing digital thermometer works just fine.

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Boeing is working on using far UV light to sanitize airplane bathrooms

By Kathleen Chapman / April 11, 2016 / News / Health and fitness, Travel Gear / Leave a Comment

Have you ever been on an international flight and needed to use the bathrooms? You know that they’ve been used multiple times and you’ve seen how dirty they get. Well, this hasn’t escaped the engineers at Boeing either. According to the Boeing website, engineers have built a prototype lavatory that uses far UV light, which

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This gadget may save your life

By Howard Sneider / March 30, 2016 / News / Health and fitness, Smoking / 3 Comments

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 40 million American adults currently smoke, and smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death across the nation. A new smart trans-dermal patch could provide advantages over existing smoking cessation tools such as current nicotine patches, e-cigarettes and nicotine gum. Prospectively, the device will

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Trimr All-In Tote bag review

By Joyce Parker / March 30, 2016 / Reviews / Bags, Crowdfunded, Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

The Trimr All-In Tote (a new Kickstarter project) is a seriously stylish gym bag! And tough too! The heavy duty materials used could easily be found in a range bag filled with ammo and range safety equipment. Instead, the ballistic-looking exterior is accented with 3 gold plated zipper pulls. The bottom zipper opens w-i-d-e to

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DRYSUREs dry out your footwear faster than normal air drying

By Andy Jacobs / March 30, 2016 / News / Health and fitness, Outdoor Gear, Shoes / 3 Comments

You’ve put in a full day of snowboarding or an extra long running session, and your footwear is quite damp. Instead of waiting perhaps days for the insides of your boots or shoes to dry, slip in a pair of DRYSUREs and your footwear will be dry by the next morning. Patent-pending DRYSUREs consist of an

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Lifetrak Zone R420 fitness watch review

By Ryan Chapman / March 25, 2016 / Reviews / Activity tracker, Health and fitness, Watches and Clocks / Leave a Comment

Fitness watches are the craze nowadays, with even the Apple Watch boasting fitness capabilities. There are so many out there, that there has to be one for nearly everyone. I prefer the type that has the continuous heart rate monitoring, while my husband just prefers something simple that he doesn’t have to charge often. I

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