At ElderGadget, we pride ourselves on our knowledge of iPhone apps for seniors. (As shown with our posts iPhone Apps for Seniors and More great iPhone apps for seniors). And so, it only seems natural that we are the first on the blogosphere to discuss the soon-to-be-released Healthful Apps. This program identifies the iPhone’s best apps for your health. As we all know, our health problems tend to increase as we age, which is why the ability to have an abundance of apps conveniently located in one place would be very helpful to those who have an iPhone.
Over the next four weeks, we will be previewing some of what these new apps have to offer. Before we jump into this, however we’re looking at four apps that can lift one’s mood, including Pandora Radio, Happiness, Gratitude Journal, and Live Happy.
Pandora Radio – Pandora Radio is a smash hit on the iPhone because once you give it a taste of your favorite music it will identify and play music it thinks you will enjoy. You can give it a “Thumbs up” or “Thumbs down” each time it makes a selection, and will incorporate your preferences in upcoming songs.
Happiness - Happiness is deceptively simple. They say that laughter is contagious, and indeed this is one app that proves it. Once you touch the cartoon character it laughs out loud in all kinds of ways.
Gratitude Journal – Gratitude Journal is Oprah’s highly touted approach to feeling good. This app makes it convenient to journal anywhere anytime.
Live Happy – Live Happy comes from a group of world-renowned psychologists and “thought” professionals who are promoting the concept of positive psychology. Live Happy seeks to simplify the essence of this approach to benefit each of our lives.
Next week we will look at the best apps to reduce anxiety and chill out.
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