Digital health therapeutics is an emerging sector of the health-tech industry that offers patients health information remotely, in real-time, and empowers people to take control of their health. KORE is at the forefront of this emerging trend. With our therapeutic focus on digestive health, patients with gut-health challenges can easily access useable, science based information to control and monitor their symptoms.

Forbes highlighted Higbee Clarkin, and the two other women tech leaders, for using technology to provide solution-oriented, effective tools to address healthcare issues. For more, read the full article at forbes.com

KORE Digital Health Therapeutics (formerly WholeLife HealthTech) was selected as one of the top 50 innovative health startups by Interface Health Challenge for its approach to health and enterprise vision. As KORE Digital Health Therapeutics launches its enterprise solution, with MyHealthy Gut as an integrated tool to allow users to track and tackle their gut health issues, these award-winning technologies come together.

The MyHealthyGut app was the result of a year of development time and a synergistic collaborative effort between University of Calgary researcher Justine Dowd, Registered Dietitian Desiree Nielsen and KORE Digital Health Therapeutics CEO and Founder, Darlene Higbee Clarkin. These three women set a goal to develop an evidence-based app for celiac disease that did more than just point people to gluten-free foods or gluten-free options for dining out – they wanted a solution that would lead people to manage their own digestive health, as well as provide users with data and advice to help them find solutions and treatment for their digestive issues.

The resulting app delivered just that.

The information within the app was vetted by a team of healthcare practitioners and researchers committed to an excellent standard of care, and the MyHealthyGut team conducted in-depth focus groups and a clinical research study with more than 100 adults who suffer from celiac disease. This user feedback was applied to ongoing research and product enhancements.

The app was set up to act like a “dietitian in your pocket”, giving users access to meal preparation tools, advice on dietary supplements, and science-based information to research and understand their condition. The app features a list of the top 25 foods that best support digestive health, and the top 50 safe foods for celiac and gluten intolerance, and contains a searchable database of over 1000 foods flagged from “safe”, to “potentially unsafe/contaminated”, to “foods to avoid”.

It also contains:

• Recommendations for dietary supplements to help alleviate symptoms.
• Shareable grocery lists organized by grocery aisle for easy shopping
• Recipe and meal planning tools, with recipes designed by celebrity chefs.
• An interactive journaling tool that helps users identify symptom triggers. The journaling tool is particularly innovative, as it allows data to be compiled and emailed directly to a dietitian or healthcare provider to assist in treatment and prevention.  

Dietitian and app collaborator Desiree Nielsen had this to say, “Healthy eating is difficult for anyone, but to totally transform your diet takes support. For the cost of a fancy coffee, this app provides more information than a dietitian could ever provide in a one-hour session.”

The success, positive outcomes and feedback garnered by the MyHealthyGut app and the integration into KORE Digital Health Therapeutics platform (a robust enterprise solution that gives organizations the ability to implement proven digestive health therapeutic programs across their user groups) offers access to easy-to-use education, health and lifestyle tools to empower people with knowledge about their gut health and nutrition. It is the ideal solution for people to effectively monitor and manage symptoms, and provides a huge benefit for organizations wanting to reduce health care costs, reduce sick days and increase productivity.

The future of KORE is exciting, with additional digital digestive health programs on the horizon for integration, as well as new features and tools planned to give additional support to those dealing with a wide range of digestive health issues. KORE Digital Health Therapeutics future plans also include expanding to provide condition-specific advice for people living with IBS, Crohn’s and Colitis, colon cancer and more.

Media Coverage from 2016 MyHealthyGut Launch

Global Television, Calgary, February 2017. Click to view. 

CityTV Breakfast Television, Calgary, February 2017. Click to view.

UToday, University of Calgary, August 2017. Read more.

Rocket Builders is a management consulting firm focused on helping technology companies grow through market research, market planning, strategic selling, business development and product launches; and their annual Ready to Rocket lists highlight technology companies in BC that demonstrate high growth potential within their sectors. Historically, these lists have accurately predicted private company growth, venture capital investment and acquisitions by major players.

This year, over 450 companies were reviewed for the selection of 180 winners in four categories:

• Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
• Cleantech (CT)
• Life Science (LS)
• Digital Health (DH)

The Digital Health sector list debuted in 2017, and in 2018, 38 companies were showcased, including KORE. As an Emerging Rocket honouree, KORE Digital Health Therapeutics is highlighted as an early-stage tech company well positioned for investment and market breakthroughs, and firmly on the leading edge of the province’s burgeoning tech start-up economy.

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Top apps in the gut health category were selected based on their overall quality, user reviews, and reliability as a source of support for those wanting to improve their digestive health. MyHealthyGut was rated five stars (out of five) and highlighted for its evidence-based insights and science-backed approach. It was unique among the winners, being the only app in this category developed by a team of health professionals, including a dietician, health psychology researcher and health tech entrepreneur.

The Healthline reviewers were also impressed by MyHealthyGut’s ability to allow users to track meals and symptoms, explore digestive-friendly foods and supplements, and plan meals with the in-app recipes.

KORE Digital Health Therapeutics is integrating MyHealthyGut into our new digestive health platform to offer an app-based enterprise solution, bringing even more powerful features to organizations and their users. Users will now have even more control over the management of their gut health.

For more on our Healthline recognition, click here.

• Quick Tips: a database of over 500 nutrition and lifestyle quick tips on preventative health, health conditions, popular diets and more.
• Blood Sugar: the latest scientific research on diet, supplements and lifestyle to help achieve optimum blood sugar balance.
• Weight Management: a tool to help users achieve optimal body weight using holistic nutrition.

KORE Digital Health Therapeutics
KORE Digital Health Therapeutics (formerly WholeLife HealthTech) employs a similar platform and similar technologies as WholeLife Holistic Nutrition, but is a unique new brand that represents a new direction for Darlene and her team.

KORE is on mission to help organizations empower their people to take control of their gut health, addressing the fact that health costs related to digestive diseases have grown exponentially in North America year after year. The rebrand and refocus was the result of recognizing a need for this technology to address gut health issues, as well as the team’s personal passions around digestive health conditions and disease.

KORE Digital Health Technologies brings together science-based advice (validated by dietitians, medical researchers and health organizations) and self-management tools to offer mobile access to evidence-based therapy for enterprise users.

This comprehensive solution will help organizations keep their employees and members healthy, reduce sick days, and save money on health care costs over the long-term. The KORE platform offers users access to their award-winning MyHealthyGut app, which includes:

• A wealth of general information about the digestive system.
• Access to a therapeutic program for individuals with Celiac Disease.
• Access to education and lifestyle recommendations for Gluten-Free living.

The future of KORE is exciting, with steps being made towards supporting increased  scalability, performance, agility, efficiency and reusability for organizations and enterprise users.

What’s coming?

• Additional therapeutic programs addressing Crohn’s & Colitis (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Digestive Health, Colon Cancer, Gut + Brain Connection and Skin Disorders.
• A new interface design and user experience journey.
• A Health Coach bot.
• Customized push notifications and messaging including daily motivational tips, news & alerts, exclusive blogs, news, research, & offers.