http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Health-and-Fitness-Trends Health and Fitness Trends en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:46:43 GMT http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Health-and-Fitness-Trends 120 30 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/insect-shield-dog-bandana (TrendHunter.com) While taking your canine companions for walks and hikes in the wilderness can be a fun adventure, the possibility of your pooch catching fleas or ticks can be worrisome, but the ‘Insect Shield...]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:15:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/insect-shield-dog-bandana http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/street-smart-campaign (TrendHunter.com) The Street Smart campaign takes the iconic Mike Tyson face tattoo and gives it a more dangerous spin. While his tribal design may already look like a warning not to mess with him, forgetting the...]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:10:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/street-smart-campaign http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-dose (TrendHunter.com) With parents often wrongly dividing pills for kid-sized doses, agencies Bao Design Lab and Technology for Tomorrow decided to create the Project Dose kit. The kit was built to help parents divide...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:32:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-dose http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-dialysis (TrendHunter.com) The ‘Purifier' mobile dialysis system works to free people tethered to a cumbersome dialysis machine while waiting for a kidney transplant. Wrapping around your waist, the sleek machine...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:01:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-dialysis http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skin-cancer-prevention (TrendHunter.com) ‘Constellation’ is a skin cancer prevention system that monitors moles the same way researchers keep track of stars in the sky. This $2,500 technology is available for consumers who want to...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skin-cancer-prevention http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-bike-helmet (TrendHunter.com) This stylish foldable bike helmet uses breakthrough technology to compactly conceal the helmet after usage. Even though bicycle helmets are mandatory in some regions, not everyone is convinced about...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:49:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-bike-helmet http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bem-ser-integrative-health (TrendHunter.com) The Bem Ser Integrative Health ad campaign cleverly likens the addictive powers of cigarettes to the grip Dictators have over whole nations. Illustrated on the burnt out cigs are such undemocratic...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bem-ser-integrative-health http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deadliest-countries-for-journalists (TrendHunter.com) In the ‘Silenced to Death' infographic created by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the deadliest countries for journalists to travel to and report from are documented so that these...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:04:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deadliest-countries-for-journalists http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hospital-affinity (TrendHunter.com) Hospital Affinity is a French startup that wants to make hospital stays a bit more social. The company provides a social networking platform to hospitals to connect patients to one another. Patients...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:35:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hospital-affinity http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medicalert (TrendHunter.com) While it is said that “all is fair in love and war,” when it comes to life and death situations, MedicAlert wants to make sure that you are improving your chances of winning no matter...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:10:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medicalert http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/lowcost-social-innovations (TrendHunter.com) From car repairs to entrepreneur kits to anti-malaria net beds, these low-cost social innovations attempt to make quality products at an affordable price. A common theme here is health. For instance...]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:55:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/lowcost-social-innovations http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biosense-touchb (TrendHunter.com) The Biosense ToucHb is a platform technology that allows for a blood test with no drawing of blood, that is, no ##### and no bleeding. Biosense is the company behind the project and one of its co-...]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:55:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biosense-touchb http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/health-app (TrendHunter.com) Most health apps that currently proliferate the market aren’t capable of monitoring your health, but the OMsignal is a health app that can. The people of OMsignal created a shirt that can monitor...]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:55:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/health-app http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/healthconscious-drinks (TrendHunter.com) When it comes to keeping a healthy and balanced diet, the type of liquids you consume can have a big impact, which is why these health-conscious drinks are some great ways to keep yourself fully...]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:04:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/healthconscious-drinks http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/environmentally-focused-campaigns (TrendHunter.com) Sometimes we all need a little reminder about being more eco-friendly and sustainable in our lives, which is why these clever environmentally focused campaigns are here to help us remember how...]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:01:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/environmentally-focused-campaigns http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/skincare-products (TrendHunter.com) These creatively branded skincare products are some fantastic examples of how the cosmetic industry is continuing to think outside-the-box in terms of marketing its items to consumers. With the...]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:31:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/skincare-products http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/app-for-doctors (TrendHunter.com) ‘Figure 1' is a medical app for doctors that is comparable to Instagram. The app is designed to connect healthcare professionals and build an online library of medical images. It is easy...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:17:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/app-for-doctors http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/yogapracticing-entrepreneurs (TrendHunter.com) This top list of yoga-practicing entrepreneurs looks back at some of the featured interviews on SocialBusiness.org to see who uses yoga as a way to reset to be creative and/or as a way to seek...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:36:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/yogapracticing-entrepreneurs http://www.trendhunter.com/course/body-language-presentations (TrendHunter.com) These curated body language presentations discuss how things like eye contact, posture and one's voice can have a huge impact on the way they are perceived by peers. Ron Gutman offers...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:25:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/course/body-language-presentations http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blood-robots (TrendHunter.com) Engineers at Stanford worked to remove another piece of human fallibility from the medical field by creating an automated blood robot called the ‘Veebot.' The Veebot is a system for...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:24:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blood-robots http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facial-cleanser-packaging (TrendHunter.com) The ‘Interapothek' facial cleanser packaging is a beautiful box that symbolizes the acne-removing benefits of the gel contained within. The gel's packaging was built to reflect the...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:31:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facial-cleanser-packaging http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crowdmed (TrendHunter.com) CrowdMed is an interesting new site that uses crowdsourcing to help diagnose mysterious illnesses. The company believes in using collective wisdom to help crack curious medical cases. CrowdMed...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:41:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crowdmed http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/standing-task-chair (TrendHunter.com) Leveraging the popularity of the standing desk, the Standing Task Chair provides you with support while standing. The chair was developed to provide the benefits of standing while giving back some...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:20:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/standing-task-chair http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conscious-clothing (TrendHunter.com) A device by Conscious Clothing empowers individuals to constantly monitor the pollution levels around them. The gadget comfortably attaches to clothing in order to analyze the amount of pollutants...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:38:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conscious-clothing http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/training-devices (TrendHunter.com) These training devices have been engineered to increase lung strength and capacity. the ‘O2 Trainer’ are small plastic training devices that have been designed for use while exercising. The...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:20:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/training-devices http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comfort-cast (TrendHunter.com) A new concept by designer Kyuho Song aims to bring the time-honored tradition of signing casts into the future with the ‘Comfort Cast.' Song's arm cast works to replace the marker-...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:56:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comfort-cast http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyslexia-association (TrendHunter.com) While dyslexia is notoriously known as a learning disability, the new campaign by the Dyslexia Association of Malaysia strives to demonstrate that it doesn't have to hold you back in life....]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:55:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyslexia-association http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/siribuncha-instant-hand-sanitizer (TrendHunter.com) These Siribuncha Instant Hand Sanitizer ads are a helpful reminder of the alarming amount of germs that build up on your hands every day. The three print ads feature a mom, man at a urinal and a...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:46:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/siribuncha-instant-hand-sanitizer http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avocado-donut (TrendHunter.com) Considering how common gluten intolerance is, it is not surprising that more and more health-conscious recipes addressing this issue are popping up across the Internet; the latest is the Avocado...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:16:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avocado-donut http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purina-dog-chow-campaign (TrendHunter.com) People may joke that they are their family's garbage can, especially dads, but the Purina Dog Chow campaign shows there is often one family member that really is treated like a trash can: dogs....]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:54:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purina-dog-chow-campaign