Category: Health & Fitness

Getting diagnosed with cancer is one of the hardest things anyone will ever have to go through.

The process of going through treatment can feel scary and lonely, even if you have the support of family and friends. Luckily, there is a way to get support from people who are also battling cancer themselves. The Belong app is the largest social platform to allow cancer patients and their caregivers to connect and support one another. With Belong, you don’t have to fight cancer alone!

The Belong app is available from both the Apple Store and Google Play for free. To get started, you just download the app, then sign in by indicating whether you’re just interested in the app, are a fighter (patient), family/friend, or medical staff. You enter your phone number and Belong sends you a verification code. Then you can choose your interests or the type of cancer that you need support with. There’s a huge range of available support groups to join (from breast cancer and colon cancer to leukemia and melanoma) where you can connect with people going through the exact same experience as you. With over 24,000 people in the breast cancer support group alone, there will always be plenty of people you can connect with to get help. From there, you can also select ‘families’ or groups that are relevant to you. These groups give you the ability to ask oncologists and radiologists questions, find out about clinical trials near you, and get information from other cancer patients. There’s a wide variety of topics you can research, including side effects, alternative medicine options, and spiritual guidance.

Belong not only has gives you access to a big network of supports; it also has plenty of other benefits too. For example, Belong offers you the option of organizing and managing all of your medical records right from your smartphone. You can easily share this information with your team of medical professionals or with your friends and family. Belong helps you keep track of your doctor’s visits, chemotherapy sessions, lab work, and blood test results all in one place. Plus, the ability to ask questions from cancer experts and other patients means help will only be a click away.

Belong is well-designed with an intuitive interface that makes navigating the app a piece of cake. It’s also easy to personalize the app so that you’re only getting notifications that are important to you. The only downside of Belong is that it can get overwhelming to keep up with all of the many posts and questions that the group is talking about. Just remember to focus only on the groups and posts that are the most relevant to your treatment, and you’ll be able to swim through the large amount of content.

Don’t wait to get support – download the Belong app today to find the new network of friends that will have your back during your cancer journey!

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BELONG Beating Cancer Together

Developer: Belongtail ltd.

Price: Free

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Developer: BelongTail

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We’ve all been breathing since the day we were born. Most of us forget we’re doing it twenty four hours a day and don’t think anything of it for most of our lives. It’s a natural instinct, like vision; something we were born to do. In fact, if you do start actively thinking about the whole process of breathing, you’ll start to notice things. You heartbeat, for instance, can be regulated by breathing. Is there a different sensation to breathing deeply? How about between your mouth and nose? There are a few different facets to it, and it’s these facets which unlock the key to meditation. Like most of the modern world, meditation has gone digital; there’s a host of apps out there who help practitioners focus their mind, spirit and body, but one of the best is undoubtedly BetterMe: Meditation, a pleasing new addition to the canon, out now for iOS and Android.

Some people get intimidated by mediation, but there’s absolutely no need to be wary. The practise can take many shapes, but BetterMe only concerns itself with an easy-to-use form that’s perfect for beginners. When it comes to BetterMe, it’s all about the breathing. This type of meditation derives from the Sanskrit word ‘Pranayama’, which refers to regulating breathing for health benefits. And health benefits there certainly are; using BetterMe for just five minutes a day will help you control anxiety, reduce stress and anger, promote better sleep patterns and sharpen your clarity and focus. Not bad for a free app!

You don’t need to create a pristine atmosphere to avail of the benefits of meditation, and this is one of the app’s biggest strengths. It will help you focus your mind wherever you are, which means you can meditate on-the-go. You might think you need absolute quiet, a yoga mat and a handful of scented candles to meditate properly, but this isn’t the case. All you have to do is focus on your breathing. The beautiful interface of BetterMe will help you achieve this; it features a timer, so you can measure your breaths, and an expanding circle, which helps you ground yourself and gives you something to focus on.

All in all, BetterMe will make a wonderful addition to your app arsenal. We could all use a little de-stressing in our lives; whatever you do and wherever you go, this simple, effective app will help you do it to the best of your ability. So what are you waiting for? Take a deep breath and dive in today at the App Store and Google Play!

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BetterMe: Mental Health

Developer: BetterMe Limited

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BetterMe: Mental Health

Developer: BetterMe Limited

Price: Free