Intermittent Fasting Shows Promise for Treating Diabetes and Heart Disease
Right up there with the very well-marketed Paleo diet, intermittent fasting (IF) has achieved popular attention in the past year for its potential role in achieving rapid weight loss. But now there is mounting evidence that this approach to eating… Continue reading
A Medically-Supervised Self-Tracking Program Might Work Better for Migraines #quantifiedself
There’s a growing body of research supporting the methodologies we use in our medically supervised Quant Coach Program here at My Doctor Medical Group.
If you get violently ill every time you go on a roller coaster, what do you… Continue reading
Why the #QuantifiedSelf Movement Will Continue to Make Inroads in Medicine
Excerpt from an article on The Medtech Pulse blog:
“Many of the people who come to my office…have come because modern medicine has failed them in some way, or they have used up its power to help them and they… Continue reading
Dr. Abramson’s Talk at Medicine X 2012 on Self Tracking in Medical Care
I gave a talk on implementing self tracking in my medical practice at the Medicine X 2012 Conference at Stanford on September 28, 2012. A bit of perspective on the health care system and its shortcomings provided an introduction to… Continue reading
The Quant Doctor’s Nightstand
The latest post from my self-tracking blog: The Quantified Doctor, describing some of the devices we’re testing to see how they can empower patients take control of their own health.
These include BodyTrack, Zeo, Bodymedia, Withings, Emwave, and others.
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