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PUT YOUR HEALTH FIRST For me, as a parent, Amwell has been an absolute lifesaver. If

one of my kids is sick, I no longer have to take time off work
and drive across town. And heaven forbid they get sick in the
Lifesum: Diet & Macro
middle of the night, that opens up a whole different can of
Tracker
worms. Regardless of time or day, I can get them seen by a
(Free)
professional and have a prescription called in within 20 min-
If you are on the
utes. It’s truly been a game changer for me and my family.
get-healthy-2020 band-
wagon and are looking
Nike Training Club
for a diet/calorie/macro
(Free)
tracker, then Lifesum is
Regardless if you
the best one out there.
are brand new to the
It offers a large variety
fi tness world or a sea-
of diets such as low
soned athlete, the Nike
carb, ketogenic, and
Training Club app has
everything in between.
something for every-
A favorite feature of
one. It’s been on my
Lifesum is the recipe
phone for ages and
and meal planning
remains a personal fa-
section. You can scroll
vorite. It offers a huge
through perfectly orga-
selection of workouts
nized recipes custom-
for every level. You can
ized specifi cally for your
pick a body-focused
diet and easily track
workout or a genre like
what you eat without
endurance, yoga, or
a lot of tedious data
strength. The workouts,
entry. If you are new
led by athletes and
to watching what you
trainers, are geared
eat and are intimidated
toward different fi tness
by the thought of counting macros or knowing the difference
levels and range from
between high protein versus ketogenic, never fear! Lifesum
15–45 minutes. I nor-
has a test to help discover a plan that best suits your goals,
mally just hop on there
body, and current lifestyle.
and pick one of the rec-
ommended workouts
Amwell: Doctor Visits
from the Workout Collections section. It’s all you need to get a
24/7
great workout from anywhere.
(Free)
Do you hate taking
Don’t drop the ball on your resolutions this year. This time
time out of your day for
let’s start things out right by ringing in the brightest year of
a lengthy drive to your
our lives. The countdown to becoming the best version of
doctor’s appointment
yourself is starting now. Whatever your goals and ambitions,
just to sit in the waiting
use these apps to make sure you’re making deliberate choic-
room for over an hour?
es so you can turn your resolutions into realities. Ѷ
Have you been put-
ting off certain health
issues waiting for a Briana Dicks is the proud mother of two fi ery little girls. She is an advocate for
better time to address happiness, reading, healthy living, and truth-telling.
them? Are you just a
busy human being? The
Amwell app takes away
all those obstacles to
going to the doctor.
Amwell clinicians offer
services such as urgent
care, therapy, nutrition,
psychiatry, and even
lactation consulting.
The service also has
an affordable pay scale
that makes it cheaper
to use than your traditional doctor’s offi ce. If you have health
insurance, you can check to see if your plan covers Amwell.

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