Flore Kimmel

Surrounded by a family of medical/healthcare professionals, I love to have quality Vidal/Martindale/PDR (Physicians Desk Reference) time with my relatives listening to them argue about the best way to fix a heart or the importance of getting a flu shot.

Flore Kimmel

Withings Author

Articles & Features

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Blood Pressure: The Rule of Three

Has your doctor alerted you to your high blood pressure and asked you to take your blood pressure regularly? Here’s how to do it using th...

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Joel Johns: When You Get a Wake-Up Call to Improve Your Health, Take a Nap

In 2013, a 48-year-old man collapsed during his commute, fell into a coma, and woke to realize he needed to make a change. Meet him and h...

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“I had a heart condition, but they didn’t believe me”

Find out how this young mother of twins may have saved her life after showing a cardiologist an ECG taken with her Withings watch. Stepha...

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10 Expert Sleep Tips from Dr.

Having trouble falling (or staying) asleep? We asked a doctor who specializes in sleep to give us his top tips for a restful night. If y...

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Mercotte’s Recipe for a Healthier Lifestyle

Get to know a famous pastry chef, author, and TV personality who chooses Withings health tech to help her stay in tip top form. If you li...

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Shooting a Video Made This YouTuber Uncover Silent Hypertension

When a 49-year-old French tech guru discovered he had high blood pressure, it sent him a clear signal that it was time to improve his lif...

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Diabetes: Advice from a patient and his doctor to lose weight

We asked a doctor to give her opinion about the methods used by someone we profiled who successfully managed to get his diabetes under co...

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The 4 Pillars of Good Health

Find out what you need to do to improve your quality of life and live longer in good health. It’s probably no surprise to you that regula...

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Can connected watches help women fight breast cancer?

A unique study explores the effects of physical activity on women with breast cancer. We talked to the study’s lead researcher to find ou...

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5 Sleep Myths Examined by a Doctor

Do the hours of sleep before midnight count double? Does alcohol help you sleep? Professor Escourrou, a doctor specializing in sleep, she...

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My body fat fluctuates from day to day—is this normal?

Yesterday morning you ate overnight oats with no added sugar and high fiber fruit, at lunch you refused to help yourself to seconds on th...

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Joffrey Lambert: How losing 132 lbs helped a diabetic shed some of his medicines

After landing in the hospital with dangerously high blood sugar, see how a chef committed himself to making a life change that went far b...