The Decision Tree: How Smarter Choices Lead to Better Health

A very cool tool that lets us organize our health options into a decision tree, a method for factoring in our inputs, mapping out our options, and guiding us along the best possible path. The idea is instead of checking in on our health when we visit the doctor or get lab test results, we can now tap into a constant stream of information and opportunity. We can minimize our uncertainty and maximize our control. By monitoring and tweaking our inputs, we can influence and even determine our well-being. Taken all at once, our health may seem inscrutable; laid out in a sequence, it becomes a series of decisions, each with risks, benefits, and trade-offs. For more information and a demo of the tool visit: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/01/ff_decisiontree/

Source: Wired Magazine

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