The PulseLoop Blog
Plain-language explainers on preventive care, lab results, and mental health — written to be useful whether or not you use the app.
How Many Calories Do You Need a Day? BMR and TDEE Explained
What BMR and TDEE mean, how daily calorie needs are estimated from your weight, height, age and activity, and why the result is a starting point rather than an exact number.
What Is an AI Health Assistant, and What Can It Actually Do?
What an AI health assistant is, what it can help with, and the real limits — it explains and organizes, it does not diagnose.
How Often Should You Actually Get a Checkup?
The honest answer is "it depends on age and risk factors" — here's what that means in practice, and why routine checkups matter even when you feel fine.
Health Screening Tests by Age: What You Actually Need
A plain-language walk through which screenings are recommended in your 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond — and why the list changes as you age.
How to Read Your Lab Results Without a Medical Degree
What "reference range," "flagged," and "H" or "L" actually mean on a lab report, and how to tell what deserves a follow-up call.
Understanding Your A1C: What the Number Actually Means
A1C measures your average blood sugar over roughly three months, not a single moment. Here's what the ranges mean and why the test works the way it does.
PHQ-9 vs. GAD-7: What's the Difference?
Two of the most widely used mental health screening tools — what each one actually measures, and why they're often used together.