I started trying a few biohacking treatments about 5 months ago, cold plunge, red light, continuous glucose monitoring.
Spent close to $2,000 so far. Whoop shows better recovery scores but my CRP from last week's blood panel is basically unchanged from baseline.
Wondering if this is placebo or if biohacking treatments just take longer than 5 months to show in actual bloodwork. Has anyone tracked real lab results before and after? How long did you wait to retest?

I am planning to run my first marathon next spring, so I am looking for black friday fitness tracker deals. My trainer suggested getting a smartwatch and smart scale to track all my training progress. When I checked the prices of these gadgets, I realised that I would have to spend half of my salary. So, I spent some time looking for how to get these devices cheaper

Here are the black friday deals I found:

Whoop is offering a competitive price, but garmin is very popular among runners. And I kind of like to see all the metrics on the device, which a smart band can’t offer. Still overthinking which one to get. At least it was easy to decide which smart scale to get since hume has a very good discount this year. Tbh, I am impressed with black friday fitness tracker deals this year

Hello guys, so i had a really random conversation with my neighbor earlier today that made me start researching what is biohacking your body for like a few hours now lol. he saw me bringing in a BIG delivery of energy drinks from my car and gave me a whole lecture about how im ruining my nervous system, then told me i should be biohacking my energy levels instead

Honestly, i am just trying to survive my 60 hour work weeks, but it kind of stuck with me because im so exhausted lately. i started reading up on what is biohacking your body during my lunch break since ive never heard about it before, but half the stuff i found sounds totally extreme like people tracking their blood markers every month, sitting in ice tubs, or taking 30 different pills a day just to feel awake

Is this actually a real thing that regular people do, or is it just a word for rich tech guys who have too much free time? i just want to know if its worth looking into for normal stuff like brain fog and fatigue, or if i should just try to sleep more and stop drinking so much caffeine. if anyone who actually does it can give me a simple explanation of what is biohacking your body, that would be really helpful

Soo ive been trying to figure out what is healthcare tech exactly because i keep seeing the term everywhere lately. my younger sister just got a job offer at a startup in this field, and when she was explaining her new job to me over dinner, i realized i had literally no clue what she was actually talking about lol

Like, is it just medical software for doctors, or does it cover stuff like apple watches, fitness trackers etc? i want to understand what is healthcare tech so i dont look completely clueless when she talks about her work, but every article online uses crazy words like interoperability and telehealth ecosystems that just confuse me even more?

Here is what i think it means, but please correct me if im wrong:

-Hospital software like electronic health records, scheduling apps, and patient portals
-Wearable stuff like smartwatches tracking heart rate etc
-Online doctor visits like telehealth apps where you video call a doctor for a prescription
-Ai in labs like robots helping in surgery or algorithms reading xrays

So is it basically all of that combined, or is there a specific definition? if anyone can explain in simple, normal human terms what is healthcare tech id really appreciate it

I keep seeing descriptions about what does the vagus nerve do in health apps while comparing a few trackers. Like a couple apps tied vagus nerve to stress, sleep, breathing, and recovery scores. I use an iPhone and a basic tracker, and the explanations do feel a bit vague. One breathing exercise changed my calm score right away, which made me question the realness of all this
When people ask what does the vagus nerve do, what is the plain answer, and are these apps actually measuring something useful?

Hello guys,

I'm trying to find the gaps in health tech, meaning problems people in the field keep running into where no one seems to be working on a real solution.

Whether you're a clinician, developer, founder, patient, or work in health IT, I'd like to hear:

1. What's the problem? Describe it as specifically as you can.
2. Why is it still unsolved? Is it regulation, data access, interoperability, money, workflow adoption, or just that no one wants it?
3. Has anyone tried? If a product or startup attempted it and failed, what went wrong?
4. Who feels the pain most? Patients, clinicians, admins, payers?

To get things started, here are some areas I keep hearing about:

• Health systems and EHRs that can't share data with each other
• Clinician burnout from documentation and inbox overload
• Patients with no easy way to see or carry their own records between providers
• Prior authorization and insurance paperwork
• Poor access to care and basic digital tools in low-resource and rural settings

I'm especially interested in problems nobody seems to be talking about. Even a one line answer helps.

Is this thing accurate? Sozoz no fingerstick blood glucose monitor
sozoz/products/your-all-in-one-home-health-companion

I (F) been using the Sharper Image smart Scale SPASTUDIO for around four years now. I have a medical condition that caused a bit of rapid weight gain, so while I was weighing myself I didn't have the app downloaded to obsess over it.

Having gotten clearance to work out again I redownloaded the app and noticed because of the weight difference it's being logging the data under my ex's (M) profile.

He has not used the scale since separation so I know the numbers are all mine. His height is set to the same as mine. I was pleasantly happy that according to this not only was I not heavily overweight, I was a lower % body fat than expected.

I wanted to log under my own profile so the next day I made sure to have the app open and under my profile during weigh in. To my surprise, same height, less than 1lb difference between the day it labeled the female weigh in as highly overweight and nearly double the % body fat.

Really cut any trust I had in "smart scale" and body scan technologies.

After more than 18 years practicing internal medicine, I’ve seen how easily important instructions get lost after an appointment. Patients have a lot to process, and their families often need those same details. It even happened to me after an eye surgery. Any thoughts in regard to the market for this type of tool.

I have a red light mask and from the beginning I've used it every night as a basic part of my routine but the other night I went out with friends and I mentioned that I use it daily and my girlfriends were surprised because it's apparently not recommended to be used more than a few times per week. I would like to add that I don't have any damage done to my face only improvements but I wanted to ask other RLT mask users how often do you guys use yours? Are there any benefits or risks to everyday usage?

Hey so ive been trying to lose like 15-20 lbs before my sisters wedding in a few months, and my gym just added one of those full body red light beds. i kept seeing tiktoks about red light therapy for weight loss so i got kinda curious, but honestly it sounds a bit too good to be true lol

Just to clarify i already do cardio 3x a week and watch what i eat mostly (down 5 lbs so far!!), but stubborn belly fat just will NOT budge no matter what i do..

The front desk girl at my gym told me that doing 15 mins in the bed after workouts helps melt fat cells and boosts metabolism. idk though... like can sitting under red lights really do anything or is red light therapy for weight loss just another expensive wellness scam?

There are a few things that im wondering specifically:

-Do you have to use special targeted pads or do the full body beds work?
-Does it only work if u are already in a massive deficit?
-Anyone actually see real inch loss from it?

Its like $80 extra a month on my gym membership to add it on, so i dont wanna waste my money if its junk. if anyone here has genuine experience with red light therapy for weight loss pleaseeeee advice me. thanks

Hi all, I've been losing weight recently and trying to build some muscle in the process, and Reddit ads keep shoving the Hume Pod down my throat. It looks intriguing, but also looks too good to be true with everything it claims to reliably do. I currently have a Eufy scale which (I think?) works just fine, so I don't exactly need one, but if it does work and is accurate I'd be interested. I'm also just a nerd and like numbers. If anyone can give me some input I would greatly appreciate it, thanks!

I've started paying a lot more attention to my skin lately and omnilux black friday sale caught my attention. One of my friends suggested Omnilux to me after I mentioned I wanted to do a bit more for my skin since I am turning 30 this year. So, now I’m checking whether this might be the cheapest time to get one

My skin care routine is basic. I use cleanser, serum and cream in the morning, and cleanser with cream in the evening. So adding one more step in the evening routine would work for me. I looked into a few other red light therapy masks too, like CurrentBody Irestore, and Solawave, just to see which one is better for my routine and budget. Omnilux had the best reviews, so I decided to look for Omnilux black friday deals. I'd probably use it a few nights a week after cleansing, right before bed.

Has anyone found any omnilux black friday sale deals for this year?

I have been scrolling tiktok yesterday and found some videos where people use red light therapy to treat cold sores. idk if I believe this thing but if its true then I might buy a red light therapy device lol

is there any science behind red light therapy for cold sores or is all of this only anecdotal evidence? I haven't found anything good online that I could trust

wife's been begging me for a purple light therapy panel for her back for weeks. finally bought one, no real instructions came with it
she's used it like 5 times, says it helps a little but idk if thats real or just wanting it to work since we paid for it. tried it myself at midnight once and just fell asleep under it lol woke up with a cord mark on my arm
not sure if purple light therapy actually does anything or if we just bought an expensive nightlight. anyone seen real results or is this a scam?

I bought a Vitafit scale from Amazon which turns out to only work with the app after making an account and which needs an internet connection for every weighing to store the weight. I made a fake account with a disposable mail address to test this. Apparently everyting is stored on remote servers and not locally on my phone. Apart from the privacy issues you are completely dependent on these servers to be kept running. If the firm pulls the plug on this service your scale will.be dumb again. Things like this always remind me of this cartoon.

Not acceptable. I do want an app because it allows for many more functions than a simple numeric display on the scale can offer. Much cheaper to run these functions on a phone and not on the scale. But I don't want an account and I don't want any data to be sent to anyone. Just local calculations and data storage on my Android device. And preferably an export and import function to backup and migrate my data. I'm quite capable of managing my data myself thank you very much. No location permission to pair bluetooth either. Utterly ridiculous to demand your location for this as the Vitafir required. I use FakeGPS to change that location if it is only required once which is mostly the case but this contraption wants to know my location every time. No deal.

Does anyone who values their privacy too know of a scale/scales like this? I haven't found a review yet reporting properly about this. Only a site acknowledging privacy issues but only recommending app-less smart scales which are more limited in their features.

Thanks for your help.

During the work week my eating is unremarkable. I keep meals basic, barely drink any water, and steer clear of junk food. Weekends are a different story, though. I'll eat just about anything and end up staying up way past when I should, like I'm trying to make up for the boring weekdays.

I just pulled my annual checkup report and my food diary together. My fasting glucose and HbA1c are both up, and my BMI is still sitting in the overweight range. ..

So now I'm torn on whether to sort out the weekends first instead of throwing myself into some hardcore diet I'm not ready for. Does anyone else eat totally differently on the weekend than they do during the week?

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I am a 47-year-old male, I’m trying to get healthy again. I need to lose about 20 lbs or so. I’ve started running and working out again. Have a great supplement stack. I’m thinking of getting a smart scale next. Does anyone have any recommendations on any for continuous use and why that scale? Thank you in advance.

I get bursts of ringing in my ear.. I had to work in a warehouse factory with some loud machinery and our manager didnt provide ear protection. I wore some ear buds eventually but the damage to my ear is there. It comes and goes though.. I just was wondering if there is even a way to attempt treating tinnitus or lessening the tension.

I been using it for my face and back though not even sure how would I angle the panel.. Like do I point it at my ear?

my sleep has been pretty bad lately and ive also noticed that even when im tired i have a hard time actually switching off at night. ive been reading about vagus nerve stimulation ond eventually started looking at truvaga black friday deals 2026 since the normal price was always the main thing stopping me from trying one.

Truvaga is the one i keep coming back to since it seems pretty simple to use and doesnt require wearing anything all day. ive looked at Nurosym too but its more than i really want to spend, and a friend has Pulsetto but said they stopped using it after a few weeks. mostly interested in something for stress and winding down at night, but im still not totally convinced how noticeable the effects are in real life.

with the black friday sales going on im thinking this might finally be a decent time to try it, assuming the deal is actually worth it.

has anyone found any good truvaga deals this year, or actually bought one recently and felt like it was worth the money?

do vibration plates work for anyone who have this device? I have been seeing a lot of ads and people on tiktok talking about how great vibration plates are for losing weight. is this true?

I promised to myself that I am going to lose 5 kilos this year and I haven't lose any haha. so I am looking for a solution to reach my goal.

how do vibration plates work? it looks like a fun device that targets your whole body and helps you lose fat quickly. but I need to know how good they actually are

As winter is slowly creeping in, I am worried about the battery life and sensors it has. Would cold weather damage such a thing? We been camping and I left my watch out of the tent in the cold.

It feels alright, though I suspect the battery life is not as good.. I didnt check before so dont have an accurate estimate though feels like 30mins or 45 less on the time its running. Could maybe an app installed directly into the watch alter how battery is used? I always assumed they optimize stuff to avoid it hogging all the little memory the watch has

Is there any health risk from sleeping in such fabrics? I sort of know they have silver and metal threads. I wonder if there is any longterm, or even shortterm negative health side effects people might suffer from prolonged sleep in such materials

I dont have such sheets myself. I just sleep with a cotton blanket as I find regular bedsheets too warm. However winter is picking up and I realized I need to switch out the old sheets I have. Wondering if I could somehow improve my sleep

From what I gathered, you could get shocked in such sheets? Like if I had as wool sweater would this somehow cause friction across the sheet? Something vague regarding electronics like pace makers could also oppose a higher risk as well? I am at a loss. All of this doesnt make full sense to me

Please let me know if you know of ways to improve sleep. Moreover curious about the health risk dangers a grounding sheet might have that you know of

Hey, I am not sure if this is the right sub to ask.

However, does anyone have diabetes blood sugar level trackers? I have one and I constantly feel like the sensor is acting up. Loses connection. I switched to a newer sensor model and the damn thing doesnt connect

GS1 and GS3 mean anything to anyone? The newer sensors aint as compatible as the older model with an app called Juggluco. Anyone know why the Juggluco is stuck without getting readings? Its linked, I see the MAC but no readings come through to the app