Aspirin, Bandages ... iPod?

See how your health can benefit from your iPod.

• Lose the Weight
• Get Motivated
• Cardio Workouts
• Exercise

You know you can download workouts to an iPod, but you can also use your MP3 player to help you quit smoking, track your medical stats and keep your brain healthy. Our faves:* Store emergency contacts, doctors' info, family history, medication, allergies and more on your iPod with HealthFrame 2.1. Bring it to your doc to show her your stats ($39.95; healthframe.com).

• Boost your odds of quitting smoking, losing weight or reducing stress with personalized MP3 files. All use behavior modification to help you make lasting changes ($9.95; wellnesschoice.com).
• After a cocktail, plug the iBreath Alcohol Breathalyzer into your iPod. Breathe into the tube and find out your blood alcohol level before attempting to drive ($79; davidsteele.com).
• Exercise your mind with free BrainReady podcasts. Test yourself with fast-paced math (what's 5+2 x3 -9?), memory recall (who sat next to you in fourth grade?) and other stumpers. Get more at brainready.com.

From Reader's Digest - April 2007

 

• Quit Smoking! Six Weeks to Success
• Quitting might seem like the hardest thing you've ever done. But don't lose hope. Our step-by-step game plan will help you beat your cravings for good.
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• Improve and Maintain Your Memory
• 27 tricks to keep your brain in shape
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• Cut Back on Alcohol Without Giving It Up
• Stealthy ways to reduce your drinking to a healthy level.
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• Organize Your Life
• Put everything in its place this year with these tips for maximizing space and cleanliness.
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• How to Really Communicate With Your Doctor
• How to get more out of your doctor visit.
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• Be Inspired
• Take Our Fun and Short Around the World Survey!
• Help Prevent Teen Car Crashes
• Meet 6 Incredible Individuals
• PLUS:
• Quiz: Match the Celebrity With the Cause

A friend of mine got lost on the way to the Flat Rock Playhouse, a theater in a small North Carolina town. He stopped at a farmhouse, where a woman gave him excellent directions. A week later he went back to see another play, got lost again and stopped at the same house. When the woman came to the door, she exclaimed, "You haven't found it yet?".

-- Tyson Betty, Asheville, North Carolina