Keenan: Healthy gifts for “that guy” in your life | Calgary Herald

If you are desperately considering signing him up for the Necktie or Pickle of the Month Club, here are some health-related ideas.

I’m writing this as a technology journalist, not as a committed user of any of these services or devices.

He’s won all the teaching awards and gets multiple “best prof I’ve ever had” comments on ratemyprofessors.com, which we do read by the way.

A few years ago, his students learned that he had a serious heart scare, so they passed the hat in one of his large, well-attended classes.

I don’t want to endorse a particular brand except to say that consumer electronic stores sell several credible models in the $100 range and some boast FDA and Health Canada approval.

What could look cooler than a percussive massage gun to help Dad work out the kinks after a hard day of skiing? Athletes including Cristiano Ronaldo and Maria Sharapova have endorsed one called Theragun.

All of them showed benefits in “enabling the athlete a quicker return to peak performance.” As for the tech gadgets, “percussive gun-assisted therapy, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and pulsed electromagnetic therapy lack convincing evidence concerning athlete recovery.” The guns may have other benefits, like improving blood flow and reducing muscle pain, but studies supporting these claims are usually based on small numbers of patients.

With 23andme, there are reports related to Type 2 Diabetes , and other conditions from age-related macular degeneration to celiac disease to Parkinson’s disease.

Then you can analyze it using research from sites like opensnp.org and the Nebula Library However, be warned — this can be like taking up a whole new hobby.

My wife, son, and I sent off samples under assumed names based on our pets, including our dog Joey.

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