Health Resources

Explore Guava's collection of health and wellness research, chronic illness resources, tips for navigating the healthcare system, patient stories, and more.

Featured

Accessible Travel Tips for Flying and Ground Transportation

A guide to traveling and flying while disabled with mobility aids, medical devices, and supplies.

June 26, 2025 ·5 min read

Food Sensitivities vs. Food Allergies: What’s the Difference?

9 min read

The Complete Guide to Menopause Symptoms, Stages, and Hormone Therapy

8 min read

Understanding Period Loss: Causes and Management of Amenorrhea

5 min read

Health Resources

Longevity Cheat Sheet: 15 Ways to Live Longer

7 min read

Energy Cheat Sheet: 12 Ways to Fight Fatigue and Boost Your Energy

8 min read

Commonly Misdiagnosed Conditions and How to Avoid Misdiagnosis

6 min read

Medical information to have ready in case of emergency

3 min read

Over 45? Here’s how often you should be screened for these health conditions

6 min read

Is My Diet Causing My Headaches? Top Reported Foods That Trigger Headaches

4 min read

Finding the Words to Describe Your Headache to Doctors

6 min read

Cluster Headaches vs Migraines: How to Tell Them Apart

7 min read

UV Safety Awareness: Key Facts You Need to Know

3 min read

Beat the Heatwave: Learn to Spot Heatstroke and Take Action

4 min read

Decoding SPF: What You Need to Know About Sunscreen Protection

3 min read

Verifying Online Health Information: Tips to Spot Credible Sources

4 min read

Depression After Surgery & Coping Strategies for Post-Op Blues

4 min read

How to Get Tested for Autism and Prepare for Your Evaluation

4 min read

Food Sensitivities vs. Food Allergies: What’s the Difference?

9 min read

Accessible Travel Tips for Flying and Ground Transportation

5 min read

The Science Behind Your Health

What Is Blood Sugar and Why Is It So Important?

4 min read

How Do Kidneys Work? Understanding Kidney Function & Health

4 min read

High Blood Pressure: Tips for Improving and Preventing The Silent Killer

5 min read

What is Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and What Do My Results Mean?

4 min read

How to Read Your Blood Work: the Liver Function Tests

9 min read

Reading a Kidney Function Test: What do my results mean?

6 min read

Understanding Eczema: The underlying factors behind your dry, itchy skin

5 min read

The Brain-Boosting Benefits of Electrolytes: Potassium, Magnesium, and Cognitive Health

4 min read

Getting SMAS-hed: A Guide for Learning Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Causes, Signs, and Resources

4 min read

All You Need to Know about Getting Vaccinated

7 min read

Medical Records

How to Get Your Medical Records

5 min read

Patients' Rights to Medical Records

5 min read

Can My Doctor Charge Me for My Medical Records?

5 min read

How Long Do Providers Keep Medical Records?

10 min read

How To Digitize Your Medical Records

3 min read

So Your Patient Has Requested Their Medical Records

4 min read

15 terms you might see when looking at your medical records and what they mean

5 min read

How Long Should I Keep My Medical Records?

5 min read

Recognizing Out-Of-Range Lab Results and What They Mean

5 min read

Getting Your Records into Guava

3 min read

The Chronic Corner

Signs You Need a Second Opinion (& How to Get One)

7 min read

Living with an Ostomy Bag: Essential Ostomy Care and Daily Tips

9 min read

So You’re a New Ostomate?

3 min read

Tracking MS Symptoms and Simplifying Care

4 min read

Ten Ways to Cope with Chronic Illness

9 min read

How I Became an Unexpected Advocate For My Own Health

7 min read

Kate’s Tips and Tricks to Navigating the World of Healthcare

3 min read

When Life Gives You Lyme

3 min read

POTS and EDS: Improving resources for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Patients

9 min read

Living with Eczema: Personal tips and insights I’ve learned to better manage it

5 min read

Self-Care for Endometriosis: 6 Tips & Essentials

4 min read

How to Request Reasonable Accommodations at Work for a Disability or Chronic Illness

4 min read

Women's Health

The Complete Guide to Menopause Symptoms, Stages, and Hormone Therapy

8 min read

Endometriosis Awareness Month: Why March Matters

4 min read

Endometriosis Flare-Ups: Symptoms and Management

3 min read

What’s the Difference Between PCOS and Endometriosis?

5 min read

A Woman’s Guide to Abdominal Pain: Recognizing and Managing GI Issues

9 min read

UCSB Study Reveals Changes in Women's Brain Structure Throughout the Menstrual Cycle

7 min read

Your Risk for Breast Cancer and How You Can Combat It

3 min read

Why Do So Many Women Get POTS?

5 min read

Cycle Tracking, Fertility, & Pregnancy

Guava’s Baby Plan: Your Pregnancy Checklist & Tracker App

2 min read

Menstrual Cycle Hormones and Their Effects on Mood, Energy, and Physical Health

5 min read

Finding Your Fertility: A Guide to Period and Fertility Tracking

5 min read

Could My Period Be Causing Flare-Ups? Learn How to Find Out

4 min read

Understanding PMDD: Symptoms, Causes, and Diagnosis for Effective Management

3 min read

Understanding Menstrual Cramps: Causes, Types, and Management Tips

3 min read

Morning Sickness: Timing, Intensity, and Management

7 min read

Understanding Period Loss: Causes and Management of Amenorrhea

5 min read

How to Get Your Flo Data into Guava

2 min read

How to Get Your Clue Data into Guava

1 min read

POTS & Dysautonomia Resources

Managing POTS through Nutrition: A Practical Guide for Patients and Providers

4 min read

POTS and EDS: Improving resources for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Patients

9 min read

The Long COVID-POTS Overlap: Understanding a Post-Pandemic Puzzle

7 min read

Do I Have POTS or Something Else?

7 min read

Why Do So Many Women Get POTS?

5 min read

Autoimmune Resources

Reading Autoimmune Blood Tests: A Simple Guide to Understanding Lab Results

7 min read

What is Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and What Do My Results Mean?

4 min read

Hashimoto's Research Updates, Insights, and Discoveries

4 min read

Why Do Autoimmune Diseases Affect Body Temperature Regulation?

2 min read

Tracking MS Symptoms and Simplifying Care

4 min read

Gastrointestinal Health

A Wellness Guide for Gastroparesis: Essential Resources, Information, and Coping Strategies

7 min read

A Woman’s Guide to Abdominal Pain: Recognizing and Managing GI Issues

9 min read

Tips and Tricks for Enjoying Thanksgiving with Gastroparesis

3 min read

Frequently Asked Questions about Gastroparesis

5 min read

Primary Care & Insurance

Types of Primary Care Providers - A Deep Dive into Family Doctors, Internists, OB/GYNs, and More.

4 min read

How To Change Your Primary Care Provider

3 min read

How to Find the Best Primary Care Provider for You

5 min read

Everything You Need to Know About Health Insurance

10 min read

Guava Guides

The Ultimate Guide to Using Guava

20 min read

Tracking and Visualizing Symptoms in Guava

4 min read

Getting Your Records into Guava

3 min read

How to Get Your Medisafe Data into Guava

3 min read

How to Get Your Flo Data into Guava

2 min read

How to Get Your Clue Data into Guava

1 min read

How to Get Your Samsung Health Data into Guava

1 min read

How to Manage AuDHD (Autism + ADHD) with Guava

5 min read

Manage EDS and other Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders with Guava

3 min read

Manage POTS and other forms of Dysautonomia with Guava

3 min read

Manage MCAS with Guava

5 min read

Manage Long COVID with Guava

4 min read

Guide: Streamlining Your SSI/SSDI Application Process with Guava

5 min read

How to Get Reimbursed for Guava Using Your HSA/FSA

1 min read

Could My Period Be Causing Flare-Ups? Learn How to Find Out

4 min read

How To Use Guava To Discover More About Your Symptoms

3 min read

Provider Dashboard Resources

How to Use Guava’s Provider Dashboard

5 min read

How Health and Fitness Coaches Use Guava to Track Client Progress

3 min read

A Remote Patient Monitoring Dashboard for Concierge and Direct Primary Care Physicians

4 min read

Health Tracking & Insights

What I found from crunching six months of my health data

2 min read

I tracked my health for a year and this is what I found

6 min read

Why You Should Track Your Health

6 min read

10 benefits of tracking your medical history

4 min read

Entertaining Health & Technology

Tech That’s Changing the Game for Accessibility

3 min read

Six Medieval Medical Practices That Will Make You Relieved to Live in the 21st Century

7 min read

How understanding our DNA can change the way we look at diseases, nutrition, and our future

7 min read

6 methods scientists are exploring to slow aging

5 min read

Feeling Under the Weather? Here's How Weather Can Affect Your Health

5 min read

The Joyful Medicine: How Laughter Can Improve Your Well-Being

5 min read

TikTok’s Self-Care Trends: Unconventional Health Rituals That Went Viral

5 min read

Six Ways AI is Changing Healthcare: The Future of Healthcare

7 min read

How Accurate are Fitness Trackers? A Comparison of Fitbit, Garmin, Apple, Oura, and Withings

5 min read

Which Fitness Tracker is Right for You?

5 min read

10 common health metrics pro athletes track

5 min read

Medical Alert Bracelet vs. Emergency Card: which is better?

2 min read

Gender Bias in Healthcare Series

Not Just a Tale of the Times: The Gender Bias Seen Today in Our Healthcare System

3 min read

"It's Just Anxiety": The Scapegoat Women Often Face When Searching for a Diagnosis

3 min read

“It’s My Appointment, Not His”: The Common Problem Women Find When Bringing a Male Companion to Their Appointments

4 min read

"I'm Not Being Dramatic": How Men and Women’s Pain Is Percieved Differently

6 min read

“The Research Doesn’t Include Us”: How a Lack of Women’s Health Research Can Become a Problem During Diagnosis

3 min read

“Is It Because of My Race?”: The Disparity of Care Seen For Women of Color During Childbirth

5 min read

“Please Call Me Doctor”: Sexism Female Medical Professionals Face in the Medical Field

6 min read

Guava Community Book Club: It’s Not Hysteria, Chapter 1

6 min read

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Popular Diets - Fad or Fact? A Deep Dive into Paleo, Keto, Fasting, and more

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