Use Your iPhone to Stay Healthy

I recently decided to use the iPhone's built-in Health app as the centralized depository for all my health data.

Though it was unwieldy at first, I soon tamed the app. Below are my findings.

The not obvious place to start is the Profile page. You can access it by tapping your photo or initials on the upper right. After entering basic health information in the Health Details and Medical ID pages, I connected the Health app to my health care providers' patient portals. Content such as blood tests and medications automatically flow to the Health app Summary page. Other information such as upcoming appointments requires tapping a link to a chart's web page.

The Health app lets me connect to thousands of health-related apps and devices. I connected two Bluetooth devices, a scale, and a blood pressure monitor. Now, my daily weight and blood pressure readings automatically appear on the Summary page. I can modify the settings for any connected app from my Profile.