Journal
The Journal is a simple notes log for recording anything qualitative alongside your lab data — symptoms, lifestyle changes, diet experiments, how you felt around a particular test date, or anything else you want to remember.
What You’ll See
Section titled “What You’ll See”Entries are listed in reverse chronological order (newest first). Each entry shows:
- Date — when the entry was written
- Body — your note text (line breaks are preserved)
- Tags — any tags you’ve applied, shown as gray pills
Adding an Entry
Section titled “Adding an Entry”Click Add Entry (top right). Fill in:
- Date — defaults to today; adjust if you’re recording something retroactively
- Body — free-text note
- Tags — optional; add one or more tags to categorize entries (e.g., “symptoms”, “diet”, “exercise”)
Editing an Entry
Section titled “Editing an Entry”Click the pencil icon on any entry to open the edit dialog. All fields can be changed.
How the Journal Connects to Other Features
Section titled “How the Journal Connects to Other Features”Trends — Enable Show journal in the Trends view to overlay your journal entries as markers on the timeline. Filter by tag to show only relevant entries. This is useful for spotting correlations — for example, overlaying “symptoms” entries on a chart to see if they align with elevated or dropping values.
Appointment Prep report — Journal entries in the selected date range are automatically included in the report’s “Journal Notes” section, giving your doctor context alongside the lab highlights.
- Use consistent tags to get the most out of journal overlays in Trends. A few well-chosen tags (e.g., “symptom”, “diet change”, “travel”, “illness”) are more useful than many specific ones.
- You don’t need to write detailed entries — a short note like “Started low-carb” or “Bad fatigue this week” is enough to provide useful context when reviewing trends months later.