9 smart home gadgets that improve your health

Today it is very easy to improve your life with the help of gadgets that many did not even think about ten years ago. These devices help you feel better, save time and energy – and maybe even all together.

A mysterious thing that many have not even heard of. This device is needed for the second stage of cleaning teeth (after the brush), it helps to establish hygiene in the interdental space. With a powerful jet of water, the irrigator cleans out the smallest gaps between the teeth and washes away food debris from there. Even if you brush your teeth well and floss regularly, your first experience with an irrigator will surprise you – it’s amazing how much even the best brush does not remove. The teeth and gums will be grateful for such care, and the dentist will praise at the next appointment.

The options are different – from huge stationary devices to portable ones. When buying, you need to pay attention to the capacity of the water container (ideally not less than 200 ml) and the number of jet pressure modes (at least three, at first it is better to use a weaker one).

Sleep tracker

Tell your therapist how you sleep and he will explain what the cause of chronic fatigue is. But the problem is that most often we do not know exactly how we sleep – and this is where sleep trackers come to the rescue. Yes, there are apps for iOS and Android, but they are not very accurate. Experts also consider conventional fitness bracelets to be ineffective – they measure insufficient indicators and work with inaccuracies. Therefore, it is better to attend to the purchase of a tracker with a sensor, which is placed under the mattress or next to the pillow. 

One of the top options on the market is the Withings Aura sleep monitoring system: it includes a futuristic-looking night light and a sensor mat that is placed under the mattress. The aura monitors sleep movements, breathing and heart rate and scrupulously records everything in the app. Sleepace is also a good option: there is no fashionable lamp in the kit, only a tracker that needs to be fixed on a mattress or sheet. As a result, you will get a fairly accurate report of how much you slept and what the quality of your sleep was.

Smart alarm clock

Do you agree that the morning affects the mood of the whole day? And a pleasant easy awakening plays a huge role here, and another gadget can help with it. For example, an alarm clock from Philips or Xiaomi simulates a sunrise and can turn on quiet pleasant music (or birdsong, as you like). The same Aura monitoring system will also wake you up in REM sleep, which, according to scientists, guarantees an easier rise. 

By the way, such alarms not only wake you up, but also help you fall asleep – you can set them up so that in the evening the light gradually fades away, like at sunset, and the calming sound of waves or your favorite lullaby can be heard from the speaker. 

Humidifier

In winter, in city apartments, air humidity can be kept at 30%. It is harmful from all sides: firstly, viruses spread more easily in dry warm air, overdried air reduces the protective properties of the body, so we get sick more often. Secondly, dehydration occurs faster, the skin loses moisture, looks gray, tired, and ages faster. Thirdly, dry air is harder to breathe, and during sleep it is especially important – the quality of sleep and our well-being in the morning depend on the quality of breathing. And if you are familiar with the problem of a night cough, when the air seems to scratch your throat, then a humidifier is needed immediately. 

You can use a simple folk remedy – hang the batteries with a wet towel. But in this way it is difficult to regulate the level of humidity in the air, and from an aesthetic point of view, the idea is dubious. A high-quality device is inexpensive: two to five thousand rubles. And if you have a more impressive budget, you can spend money on a modern gadget that delicately humidifies the air while purifying it of harmful impurities. Dyson or Bork have such.

Robot Vacuum Cleaner

It is worth buying it paired with a humidifier. Those who have already tried such a duet in work note that there is much less dust in the house. This is especially true for those who suffer from allergies to house dust or pet hair. There are much fewer irritants. 

Plus, this little machine can save you tons of time: instead of vacuuming or picking up crumbs every other day, you can do something more enjoyable. Of course, even ultra-modern devices from iRobot, iLife or Gutrend will not replace full-fledged cleaning, but they will become the very assistant who makes the house cleaner every day. And collecting dust in the corners and washing the floor once a week is not that difficult.

Smart scales

Many have already got into the habit of weighing themselves every morning, but psychologists say that this is not a very healthy practice. In addition, the figure on the scales is not particularly informative: muscle mass is heavier than adipose tissue, so we can sweat hard in the gym, and the weight will creep up. To reduce your stress level (there is enough of it in life even without weights), buy a smarter gadget.

There are a lot of so-called smart scales on the market – from the newfangled Picooc, which you definitely saw on Instagram, to variants from Xiaomi and QardioBase. Their main difference is that they not only change body weight, but also draw conclusions: they analyze the percentage of fat, muscle and water, determine BMI, and some even talk about the basal metabolic rate. All modern models have an application that stores all the numbers. Thanks to really useful and informative data, you can both lose weight and stop worrying about weight.

Portable tonometer

The device with a pear and a stethoscope in the kit has long been a thing of the past. Today is the time for convenient blood pressure monitors, which even have their own applications in the App Store and Google Play.

The most popular is the QardioArm – a small, lightweight cuff that is worn over the shoulder. No wires – just turn on the device and press a button in the app. The device measures the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as the pulse. All results are recorded in the application and displayed in the form of beautiful informative infographics – if you have problems with blood pressure, you can later show the story to your doctor. But even if there are no problems, the tonometer is the gadget that you definitely need to have at home just in case. So is the thermometer.

Air quality monitor

Such a device is needed in an apartment for every city dweller, and even in a country house, if you have a gas stove installed there. Modern gadgets, such as ATMOtube or Xiaomi, analyze the air quality and signal if a too high content of something harmful is detected – for example, carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide. And, of course, like every self-respecting gadget, the air analyzer also has a mobile application, in which extended statistics are available. Some devices also measure temperature and humidity levels.

In general, this is a useful thing to understand how your family breathes at home or a child in kindergarten. 

Dishwasher

If you still don’t have it, think about what you are missing. At least half an hour of time with your family – instead of washing dishes, you can watch a movie or just talk. Money – all apartments now have water meters, and it has already been proven that the dishwasher saves resources, because it uses them more wisely.

And the skin of the hands is already drying out, especially in winter, so it’s enough to endlessly smear it with cream, it is better to minimize contact with water. For example, entrust the washing of dishes to a special device. You can find inexpensive options on the market, even small machines for several plates are already there. 

And one more health bonus: the dishwasher removes the detergent from the dishes much better than we do by hand.