Today, it seems as though there’s an app for everything—whatever your problem, technology seems to have a solution. And why should health care be any different? The world of mHealth (mobile health) is constantly expanding. Soon, those suffering from physical pain on a daily basis will also be able to start experiencing the benefits of mobile health with the help of Ella.
Technology is such an integral part of our lives, and as technology evolves and 
becomes more useful, it also becomes more manipulative and addictive. And the things is, the creators of these technologies know that—they design their websites or apps to work in this way. Sometimes they do it unknowingly, but more often than not it’s something that’s purposely built into the design.
If we’re not mindful about how we’re using many of the technologies that are so prevalent in our lives, then it can be easy to let it control us.
It seems as though each generation is becoming more and more consumed with technology as it becomes a larger part of our daily lives.
Items like our smartphones, which just 20 years ago were non-existent, now seem to be necessities in our lives. Children no longer see these items as a tool, but as a toy and it’s changing them it’s changing all of us.
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