Systems and methods for dynamic adjustments for personalized health and wellness programs

Abstract

User-specific medical, genetic, fitness, environmental and nutritional data is collected to develop personalized health and wellness programs for improving a user's health and wellness. The user-specific data may be collected from medical or genetic tests, mobile health devices worn by the user and applications through which the user manually inputs information. The user-specific data is then collected and analyzed together based on knowledge of the interrelationships between medical, genetic, fitness, environmental and nutrition data to develop a comprehensive user profile and personalized health and wellness programs that are targeted to improving specific areas of the user's health by implementing changes in fitness, nutrition, medical treatment, environment, etc. The parameters of the programs may be dynamically adjusted based on the user's progress in implementing the program, as measured by the user's activity and follow-up health evaluations.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The embodiments described herein are related to developing personalized health and wellness programs, and tracking a user's participation in the program through wireless health devices and applications in order to re-assess and adjust the personalized health and wellness program.[0003]2. Related Art[0004]A person's overall health and wellness is the result of a number of different factors. Genetic profiles, medical history, fitness activity and nutrition all affect a person's overall health and wellness. The interrelationships between all of these factors are still not fully understood and are the subject of continuing research. However, even for factors which are individually known to be the cause of disease or promote health and wellness, there is no mechanism for a person or even a healthcare provider to attempt to understand these factors, how they relate to each other and how they may be utilized in optimizing a person's overall health an...

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The interrelationships between all of these factors are still not fully understood and are the subject of continuing research.

However, even for factors which are individually known to be the cause of disease or promote health and wellness, there is no mechanism for a person or even a healthcare provider to attempt to understand these factors, how they relate to each other and how they may be utilized in optimizing a person's overall health and wellness.

Existing methods of promoting weight loss, better diet and regular exercise fail to account for the peculiarities of the obesity paradox, and are therefore failing to address the root cause of morbidity for a large population of individuals which are at risk of cardiovascular disease.

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