In Pictures: 10 mobile apps that promote health and wellness

If you're one of the growing number of people who carries a smartphone everywhere, why not take advantage of mobile apps that can help you organize your medical history, eat right, exercise or fall asleep at night?

Smartphones are becoming ubiquitous—so much so that people will turn right around if they leave home without them. The surge in smartphone use has spawned a massive market for mobile applications that include games, maps and even business tools. A growing number of health and wellness apps aim to empower smartphone users to change their behaviors and to manage their own health conditions. Let's take a look at some of these mobile apps that can help you transform your lifestyle in a healthy, positive way.

About the author: Dr. Joseph Kim is the president of MCM Education, a publishing company that provides continuing education for physicians, nurses and pharmacists, and the founder of MedicineandTechnology.com, MedicalSmartphones.com and MobileHealthComputing.com.

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