By: Liberty Kontranowski
In this fast-paced age, who has time to sit in the doctor’s office or sprawl out on a therapist’s couch? Thankfully, app developers feel our pain and have been hard at work developing applications that will turn our smartphones into traveling MDs and counselors (oh, and they’re kind of fun, too). Check out 10 of our favorites:
1. Quit Smoking Hypnosis Program
This app claims to set you on the path to quitting smoking by breaking urges and cravings, eliminating the subconscious muscle habit pattern (hand-to-mouth) that is created by smoking, handle stress and irritability during and after quitting, and replace the “empty” feeling of quitting with one that is “carefree” and “fulfilled.” All this, while also promising NOT to make you gain weight by increased eating or substituting a different habit in place of smoking.
This application is available for Blackberry for $2.99.
2. Sex Facts
If you want to be the life of the party, download this app to impress all your friends with little-known knowledge about the average penis size, where that elusive G-spot really is, how fast a guy usually ejaculates and more. This app promises to deliver the coolest, most awesome, shockingly interesting, fun and useful facts about sex (their words). For free, you can’t go wrong with giving it a shot.
This application is available for Android for free.
3. Perfect Dog – Hypoallergenic
This app helps those stricken with allergies find the perfect pooch to add to their family. You’ll find detailed information (with photos) about 18 dog breeds that are known to be highly suitable for allergy sufferers.
With this app’s “Fetch” feature, you can rank the best dogs for your family based on the breed’s energy level, disposition, protection, and how well the breed interacts with kids. Then, you can narrow your search even further with the “Groom” feature that sorts the breeds by their physical attributes. Useful and fun, and the kids are sure to love it, too.
This application is available for iPhone for 99 cents.
4. Bedometer
We all know that heart disease, obesity and diabetes are all too prevalent these days. But did you know that a simple romp in the sack can make for some pretty great exercise? Apple wants to show you exactly how much having sex can impact your good health, so they’re offering the new Bedometer, an application that uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to detect the intensity of your “workout” and tells you how many calories you’ve blasted. Just set it on the bed, do your business and reap the rewards a-plenty.
This application is available for iPhone for 99 cents.
5. ClearMySkin
Give the dermatologist a run for his money with the ClearMySkin app, which uses a phototherapy emulator to zap zits. This app claims to provide visible light of specific wavelengths that have been modeled after the treatments used in actual clinical phototherapy research. It’s non-invasive, self-administered, drug free and safe for all ages. So put your Blackberry to good use…it’s always near your face, anyways!
This application is available for Blackberry for $2.99
6. Swine Flu – The Game
What could be more fun than single-handedly obliterating the world of influenza in all its forms? The “pigs” in this game have all been infected with something bad and it’s up to you to turn them into bacon before they wipe out the world. Get your Superhero on (and have a little fun in the process) with this stress-relieving game app.
This application is available for Blackberry for 99 cents.
7. AcneApp
Developed by a dermatologist, AcneApp uses light treatments to eliminate p-acne bacteria and reduce skin blemishes by 76%. Studies showed that the light treatments were almost twice as effective as benzoyl peroxide, a common ingredient in over-the-counter acne products.
Users are able to select light options (blue to fight bacteria, red to help heal the skin) and then hold the screen close to the skin for at least 2 minutes per area. The alternating blue-red option is recommended and can be used as often as desired. Just be certain to follow instructions and heed all warnings and recommendations.
This application is available for iPhone for $1.99.
8. Passion
If you fixate over how you stack up in the sack compared to others, this app is for you. Passion measures how well you perform during sex, then gives you a rating from 0 to 10. Armed with this knowledge, you can then go online and compare yourself to the rest of the users that have shared their scores.
This voyeuristic application works by using the iPhone’s microphone, accelerometer and other features to determine your score. Just place the phone on your bed or on an armband and you’re golden. Just be prepared to face the music if your score isn’t up to par!
This application is available for iPhone for 99 cents.
9. Fire Up Your Sex Drive
Need to man up a bit? With this app, users listen to audio that makes a high frequency alpha wave, which synchronizes with brain waves to adjust the endocrine system and produce male sex hormones. Use the app for 6 minutes every day and after 20 days, male sexuality will be enhanced for more than 85%. The developers even claim that the effects are close to taking Viagra! Users can save their data and track their results to prove the application’s efficacy.
This application is available for iPhone for $2.99.
10. COMING SOON – STD App!
Not sure if you’ve got an STD? There’s an app for that…coming soon!
The new STD testing application is coming out of the UK and its technology is already backed by some serious funding. The device will be similar to pregnancy testing kits, where users can put urine or saliva on a computer chip about the size of a USB chip, plug it into their phone or compute and receive a diagnosis within minutes. The technology will be able to detect a range of infections, including Chlamydia and gonorrhea.
If the gross-out factor of this app doesn’t make you run, stay tuned for more info on the wheres and whens of how to make it yours.
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