Now there’s an easy way to determine if you should skip that fourth pint of Ben & Jerry’s, besides memorizing that “the answer is always yes.” MedGem, developed by HealtheTech works by determining the number of calories your body needs to keep you breathing and with blood flowing. This figure, known as the Resting Metabolic Rate easily represents as much as 75% of the total metabolism of lazy dullards like myself, or others who lead a “sedentary lifestyle.” The machine works by measuring the difference in the amounts of oxygen inhaled and subsequently exhaled while taking into account the pressure, humidity and surrounding oxygen levels in making its determinations. It then returns the oxygen consumption and RMR levels for use in their MedGem Analyzer software. Available for purchase by licensed practitioners, expect to see them at your personal trainer’s or doctor’s office.
Product Page ($450, if licensed) [HealtheTech via Medgadget]
