Tap Into 7 Of The Best Health & Fertility Apps In 2015

Some of the best apps on the market that have gotten favorable responses are those that guide consumers to buy healthier food options, encourage fitness, and track reproductive health or increase the chance of becoming pregnant.

Here are seven of the health apps available for the iPhone and Android that have merited more than fleeting attention from consumers:

1. Glow

This is the perfect app for women who are either advancing in years and need help to gain control of their reproductive health, or younger ones who want to avoid pregnancy. The app helps women be more attuned to their bodies.

Glow can alert a woman when it is ovulation time, nudging her to get intimate with her partner. The sophisticated tech innovation also helps users identify red flags related to fertility.

2. Nike+Training Club

This app helps individuals get toned and achieve their fitness goals. NIke has crafted over a hundred workouts suited for every fitness level, complete with video tutorials. There are similar fitness apps that aid people in tracking their calories, and monitoring their progress when running distance.

3. The Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock

This app aids people in monitoring their sleep and being more attuned to their circadian rhythms. It can help remedy sleep disruption problems by monitoring movements as people drift to slumberland and waking them up during the lightest sleep phase. 

4. KidsDoc 

This app is best suited for first-time parents anxious about their kids' health problems and want to skip the queue at the doctors' clinics. The trusty app can offer information and peace of mind.

5. Health Tap

This is another app that can take patients on a virtual journey to a medical expert's office. The response to such apps has been quite positive, Healthline reported.

Health Tap allows individuals to  text doctors their questions to doctors and take part in forum discussions ranging from eating healthy meals to handling stress. The app costs 99 dollars a month for prime membership that allows quick connection a doctor through video call or text messaging.

6. Fooducate

This is a health app that gives users a letter grade based on a nutritionist-developed algorithm. It gives the lowdown on just how healthy or unhealthy the ingredients of a product are, even noting additives, preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, extra sugar and other undesirable elements.

7. ShopWell

This app makes reading nutrition labels far easier as it presents consumers scores that can help them decide the best buys based on their gender, age, allergies and other health issues, and goals. Shopwell falls under the food and nutrition category of the best health and fitness apps of 2015, according to Greatist.