Press, Speak, Thrive: Automating Health Data with AI and Notion
Press your iPhone 16's button, speak a note about your workout or meal, and see your health data transform into structured Notion logs. Discover my journey towards effortless, AI-powered self-tracking.
Picture this: you press the action button on your iPhone 16 and, in that split second of suspended time, you utter a quick stream of health notes like “Did 3 sets of 20 bicep curls at 20 pounds,” “Ate shrimp pasta,” or “Right Nose feeling clogged.” Within moments, your phone quietly chimes, “Added that info.” No fuss, no elaborate dance—just a swift transfer from your voice to your curated health logs.
After an eternity of thinking and tinkering with various ways to capture my health data that wouldn't be sooo time consuming, I finally cracked the code. I began with Notion, setting up three dedicated databases to sort exercise, meals, and, yes, even my nasal saga. Setting up was a breeze: I simply authorized my own internal integration, linked each table, and built a few custom iOS Shortcuts. One pulls in my Notion table schemas; another sends a JSON payload formatted by ChatGPT; and the main one takes your raw notes, transforms them into structured data, and passes them on to Notion—all sparked by that single press of the action button.
Here’s where it gets exciting. I can review each domain—workouts, food, nasal details—in their own tidy tables. Want to see the bigger picture? I can merge them into one comprehensive data pool and let AI dig through the patterns. Perhaps it'll uncover a subtle link between late shrimp dinners and sleep-tossed nights with congestion. I'm even gearing up to add digestion logs to track those pesky digestion troubles that have been holding me back.
and yes, I did just start doing this, and minus the peanut butter, that is my actual nasal congestion and other data
This system isn’t static—it’s as adaptable as I need it to be. Changing, adding, or removing a database is super simple, I can just do it in Notion. The approach lets me pivot quickly, honing in on details that matter most to my health and lifestyle. What once had me mired in manual entries now flows seamlessly with one tap and voice notes.
It’s a small revolution—a voice-triggered health log that captures insights without demanding my constant attention. For the entrepreneurial among us looking to harness innovative AI automations, this is more than just tech tinkering. It’s about forging a path towards smarter, more integrated living.
Stay curious. Stay inventive.
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