- Welcome back.
Dan Keith and Sharene Campbell are here from It Starts With Me.
We've looked at some at-home technology and devices to help people monitor, track, and
even improve their health.
Now we're gonna switch gears and look at some useful household items that are related to
your health and peace of mind, but don't require a lot of technology know-how.
Thanks for staying with us.
So now you're gonna show some things that are a little more low-tech.
And I'd love to know how these caught your interest and talk about that a little bit.
Well, as I mentioned, we go to some shows several times a year, and as we walk through,
we've kinda got several things in mind.
And most of it is patient care, either people that are in a facility or not.
And then also, we always have in mind that there are some people who have smartphones,
and there are some that don't.
So we kinda try to look at all of that and then weed through the things that maybe seem
a little tangential or "Who would use that?" to be things that people actually need.
-Excellent.
So where shall we start?
- I think we'll actually start with these.
This is, I guess, a combination of a non-tech to a tech.
You probably have heard of the 23andMe and various DNA tests.
And we don't promote any of them or not, but this one really caught our eye, because this
actually gives you not your family history, but more information about you and different
things that they have found.
And all you do is, you actually send this in.
You get mailed these boxes.
And this price range is from 50 to 150 dollars.
You get a cheek swab.
You rub that around in your cheek.
You label it, put it back in the mail, and within a few weeks, you get all the results
back, depending on what you wanna look at.
They have things from nutrition, fitness, vitamins.
And this is not what your level is currently.
So that would still be something that you would need to have a blood test for.
But they would tell you if maybe that's an issue you need to be aware of.
So that's what's great with these.
This, this is called the Right Cup.
And I'm gonna have you smell this.
-Ooh!
- This cup, actually there's no flavoring--
- A little fruity.
- Yes, involved, but it tricks your brain, because you smell it.
And so with someone who's having a hard time drinking enough water during the day, whether
it be someone elderly, someone who just hasn't kind of acquired that taste for just plain
water, it's a great way to trick your brain and increase your water intake, so.
-How much for the Right Cup?
- These are about $30 a piece.
And there is flavors from peach and orange and berry, to cola flavored.
So if you've got a cola addiction you're wanting to break--
- And I think it's important to mention, too, while Sharene's getting her next item, that
you don't sell any of these particular items for your company, right?
- Yes, we're not selling them, we're not endorsing them.
We simply are just kind of fascinated by a lot of this and use some of them ourselves
with some of our clients, so.
- These are actually the new version of TED Hose.
So if you've seen compression stockings that even you can buy at Walmart, you've got the
old brown--
-The white --
- Or white--
-with the hole in the toes.
-Much snazzier.
- Much snazzier, fun.
Young mothers who are pregnant, or while flying we were saying ... Even my ankles swell when
I'm on the plane.
These are just such a fun way to have the compression stockings so that you have better
circulation, prevent varicose veins, especially if you're on your feet for a long time.
But these are great.
These are about 32.95 online.
There's a few specialty stores that may carry these.
But really, probably your easiest bet is to find these online.
They're called VIM & VIGR.
- VIM & VIGR.
V-I-M, V-I-G-R.
-Great looking product.
- Yeah, these are great.
These are what are called blue light glasses.
So if you're an individual who stares at a screen a long time, suffers from headaches,
maybe insomnia at night, this is a great way to reduce that blue light that's coming from
cellphones, TVs, computer screens.
And you just pop these on.
You can still look at everything.
Just adjust to the color a little bit.
-And just put on your skis and go.
- There you go.
- And you know, that's a great tool for folks.
I know that's available in eyeglasses, but for folks who don't wear eyeglasses or don't
wanna go through that process, this is a great way to get that blue light protection.
-$10.
- $10.
On consumer reports, this is one of the better versions.
And I've actually used these at night, 'cause I tended to ... They talk about the blue light
at night and it causing insomnia.
That definitely is true with me.
And the glasses really have been helpful.
-Excellent.
- This one, this is a children's version.
I think the adult is a purple box.
But this is a pressure-regulating earplug for people who suffer from migraines.
So it may not always be the root of the cause for a migraine, but if you can help prevent
migraines, this is another cheap one.
I think it's about $10 for a set of plugs that you can ... Go ahead.
- I was just gonna say, people that ... That the changes in the weather, actually they
notice that's what's causing their migraines, that's specifically what this is for, is for
people who know that's the cause of their migraines.
And it's supposed to mitigate some of that.
- Yeah, so if you see somebody in the office with earplugs, eyeglasses on, you know we're
trying to get rid of the headaches.
- Inexpensive way to do that, if that works for them.
That's outstanding.
- Oh, yeah, fantastic.
This one I'll let you demonstrate, Dan.
- Actually, I wanna show this before we're out of time.
- Oh yeah, no, please.
- This is something that isn't available yet.
But this is a new way to get your blood drawn.
And this is probably a couple of years out.
But this is something that we just find very interesting.
It's a device that you can actually send to an individual at home.
And you put it on your shoulder, and it'll attach, and then over a couple of minutes,
it'll actually draw the blood out and put it in here, and then you actually mail this
back to the lab and they run the blood test.
-Oh my goodness.
- So for people that are afraid of getting venipunctures and so on, this is a fantastic
technology.
- Or need it very frequently, that's the other thing.
-Does this have to be prescribed by a physician, or how does that--
- It's not even out yet.
So I imagine that's possible, yeah.
-Okay, we have about 30 seconds.
You've got one more thing you can show us.
- Yeah, I'll go ahead and demonstrate this.
This one, again, you would wanna talk to your doctor before you were to order it, but you
can get it, again, online, Amazon, 20 to 30 dollars.
And this is a cervical traction device where it actually just pumps up, relieves the neck
pain.
So yeah, again, the glasses, a little cushion around your thing and your neck, and earplugs.
-Thank you so much for joining us again.
- Thank you.
- And thank you so much for joining us.
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