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.@Fitbit’s 150 billion hours of heart data reveal secrets about health, by @Pogue
https://finance.Yahoo.com/news/exclusive-fitbits-150-billion-hours-heart-data-reveals-secrets-human-health-133124215.html One interesting observation: “You see heart rate go up before your family reunions, & then tend to really take a long time to come back after it.”
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“Kind of wild to see how starting to use a treadmill — the first regular cardio workouts I’ve ever really gotten — visibly lowered my entire heart-rate range.
Also, it turns out that having kidney stones is bad for you. My heart rate went through the roof both times.
I was surprised and amused, though, to see the second most stressful events on my graph: holiday get-togethers.
“You see the heart rate go up before your family reunions, and then tend to really take a long time to come back after it,” notes McLean. In other words — who knew?? — holidays with the family are not a guarantee of peace, relaxation, and joy.
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#Wearables Could Soon Know You’re Sick Before You Do
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/wearables-know-youre-sick/ Early indications of inflammation from @SnyderShot’s Fitbit

#Wearable Device Analyzes Sweat To Monitor…Health
http://CEN.acs.org/articles/94/i5/Wearable-Device-Analyzes-Sweat-Monitor.html Going beyond @fitbit. Measures glucose, K+ & 2 other metabolites

also:

http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/web/2013/07/Biosensor-Sticks-Skin-Detects-Metabolite.html Biosensor Sticks To Skin And Detects Metabolite In Sweat

Transfer tattoo measures lactate levels for real-time monitoring of physical exertion
By Alexander Hellemans