Trackers: How Technology is Helping Us Monitor and Improve Our Health

By: Richard MacManus

Published December 11th 2014 by David Bateman Ltd

Category: Business

Pages: 205 pages

ISBN: B00QUEZKAA

Description:
Self-tracking is the practice of measuring and monitoring your health, activities or diet through technologies such as smartphone apps, wearables and personal genomics, empowering you to take control of your day to day health. Richard MacManus explains the benefits and risks of self-tracking and looks at:

- What exactly is being tracked
- The tools and techniques being used
- The best practices of early adopters
- How self-tracking is revolutionizing the health and wellness industries
- How the medical establishment is adapting to these new trends

'É a must-read industry primer and a personal treasure trove for anyone striving to live a healthier life in the age of information.Õ - Dr Indu Subaiya, Co-chairman & CEO, Health 2.0

'ÉThis book will be a wake-up call to health services and health researchers about the rapidly approaching importance of patient reported data and the opportunities for collaborating with the medical establishment.' - Dr. Robyn Whittaker, Public health physician & health researcher, Waitemata District Health Board & University of Auckland, NZ

'Richard MacManus has penned a must-read book both for anyone looking to get or stay healthy and the millions of care givers working to help them on that journey . . . Trackers is that rare treat of a technology book that manages to stay current despite a fast moving news cycle, and succeeds at offering its lucky readers a peek at whatÕs next.' - Brian Dolan, Editor & co-founder, MobiHealthNews