HEALTH & WELLNESS

Pills pills pills… We seem to be consuming a lot of them. Whether for a health concern unregulated a generation ago, or our health has deteriorated to a point our bodies need additives to function at the highest level, we’re taking in more medications than ever before. And hardtech has supported this consumer trend. So exactly how many pills/drugs are we taking? And are these habits more harmful than helpful?

The Mirror was on Oprah’s Favorite Things list this past holiday season. And we heard something along the lines of a nine-figure acquisition during COVID’s lockdown. But is Mirror - the current darling of IOT fitness, simply a fad or here to stay? We looked in the press archives to find out. 

“Turn It off!” moms have said for decades addressing their kids’ watching TV or playing video games. Before health research from the World Health Organization could prove it, moms knew - too much technology isn’t a good thing. Their intuition clearly saw that being around screens day-in and day-out not only led to child meltdowns, but also simply wasn’t good for their brains. But does this translate into adults? And software screen use might have one effect, but how many negative effects are there from IOT or hardware technology?