Over the course of May, I made quite a few improvements to the site, adding a number of new capabilities. Most notably, is the Apple iOS Health Data export tool, allowing a user to create graphs and produce a CSV file containing heart data from their iOS Health app.
I actually created this application because I needed something that did exactly this - produce some graphs that showcased my heart rate. Recently I've been noticing my heart rate dropping exceptionally low while sleeping. In a few instances, it's dropped to below 40 bpm. I'm now getting some tests done with long running ECG \ Holter and additional stress tests. Some people have just attributed it to being healthy and fit, but I certainly don't consider myself an athlete.
The holter monitor is interesting. It's this $2500 CAD gadget that records a constant ECG over 7 days. The box itself looks like a cross between a walkman and meat thermometer. It's amazing how these medical grade devices look so bland and oldschool, yet here's this little device, whose batter indicator barely shows any draining, collecting my synus rythm. The leads do get irritating. Fortunately I have ample replacement sticky pads.
Other major areas of the site that I've been working on include the brain training games. I added a minesweeper game and enhanced the dual n-back. I tried to keep Minesweeper as close to the classic Windows 95 version as possible while also making it somewhat responsive for mobile devices.
I've also added a Tabata timer and additional meditation visualizations.
In the meantime, I've been listening to a number of podcasts and audio books. In particular, I'd like to note Peter Attia's recent book, Outlive.
Peter's podcast is incredibly good. He covers all aspects of healthspan and goes into depth in some cases, where others don't. His podcasts on cholesterol and blood lipids are exceptional. I recently saw an episode of the Tim Ferris podcast where Tim interviews Peter and that was the catalyst for me to start reading Outlive (which was already on the list of books to read).
In short, very good book. I like how Peter refers to the Four Horsemen - Diabetes, Alzheimers, Heart Disease and Cancer and he goes into details about each one. His Octogenarian Decathalon is a great way to frame the training and it's refreshing that he doesn't just refer to magic supplements or necessarily even promote a single diet or way of eating.
Overally, quite good and I'd recommend to any healthspan obsessed biohacker out there.