“A problem with a piece of writing often clarifies itself if you go for a long walk.” j.mp/XpiLNB

— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) April 11, 2013

Frederic Brussat posts an interesting article pointing out that face-to-face communications can improve your health. Brussat's conclusion—put down your devices and extend your hand to someone for the benefit of your health—and the accompanying post somehow seem more compelling to me than the many posts about the Internet Sabbath I've already seen. Even though research is cited here, this is more urgent and more personal than the somewhat more abstract arguments I've looked at before.

Fast Company notes that doctors can now read your breath to deduce your health. A breathprint seems like a pretty wild innovation, but there's a nod here to "traditional Chinese medicine" that puts me in mind of Ram Dass and the story of Yeshi Donden, even if that story isn't really about breath.

Are you looking forward to “The SmartPhone Physical” a “first of it’s kind demo” of a “well-patient checkup using only smartphone-based devices“ as much as I am? mHealth points to what sounds like an interesting session at TEDMed and provides an overview of many of the devices that are now available. I'm interested in devices that are reliable, accurate, easy-to-operate, and capable of storing data and providing reports, all in the name of better health and being a better and better informed patient. The SmartPhone Physical appears to have an established website.