I’ve struggled with autoimmune issues my whole life. Trying to get well involves mapping a complex web of diagnoses, symptoms, variables, highs, and lows, which usually ends in exhaustion. If you’ve ever had a long-term health condition, you likely know what I mean. Getting healthy becomes a recurring thought, minute-by-minute, and hope feels like it’s running out.
I want desperately to help people in the position I’m in. I have learned so much about the immune system, the standard American diet, the gut-brain axis, and so much more. Someday, I dream of making physical inventions that will help people facing these autoimmune conditions, to eat well, to heal their skin, their mind, and regain hope. But for now, I knew I could use app development to make a start. I needed a health journal that could help me discover the patterns behind my ups and downs, to figure out why my health may be worse or better day by day. And I’m proud to say Tend does that very well.
Tend is a simple journal and habit tracker app, that asks you to score your mental, physical, and spiritual health 1/10, and write a short journal entry. You can keep a daily photo, and create habits and goals to track every day. All of that data goes on a graph and allows you to see patterns after only a few days. For instance, my average health score lined up perfectly with my hours of sleep, and taking my supplements would impact me in the aggregate, but not day by day.
Right now, Tend is a great upgrade from using a generic notes app to track your health, but I’m excited to make it even better. I want to develop an algorithm to try and do some advanced insights into the patterns of your health, and suggest some changes. It could even suggest changes from doctors. I’d love for it to be able to export its data in text or excel format for doctors to look through as well. Keep an eye out for updates to come in the next few months, and until then, here’s to tending your health!