With your ‘get in shape’ New Year’s resolution throbbing in your gut, now is the time to invest in a solid gadget-based solution to work out malaise. The Nike+ iPod Sport Kit is a small pedometer you wear on your shoe that transfers performance data back to your computer via your iPod or iPhone. The data can then be analyzed and viewed by you on iTunes or Nike’s website.

With this system you can track caloric burn, pace, time, distance, and more. The pedometer transmits data immediately to your iPod through a dock, and gives you audio updates as you run or bike.

$30 @ Amazon.com

The Garmin Forerunner 305 allows you to track your running course as well as your heart rate. When you’re out running, the Forerunner measures and records your heart rate as well as your geolocation. It reports that information back to your computer later– and even lets you superimpose your running course on a satellite image in Google Earth, allowing you to see where you’ve been and how hard you’ve been working. The GPS antenna is specially designed to face upwards while you are walking or running. It’s a clever device that will let you get more out of your work out.

$300 $177 @ Amazon.com

Sonic toothbrushes have been around for a while now, and if you own one, you know they work really well at shaking loose stains and keeping your mouth very clean. Philips now bring us this new device which blasts a combination of air and water or mouthwash between your teeth to act as a floss.

This special technology enables you to clean your mouth in just sixty seconds, using only a few teaspoons of water. This is great for people who have a hard time flossing their back teeth or who have dental equipment to work around.

$90 @ Amazon.com

My name is Coriander, but you can call me Cilantro

Cilantro is one of those awesome multipurpose herbs that is essential in cooking and can be used for non-culinary uses as well. It’s cultivated all over the world, and has a long history of uses in medicine and food preparation. Now some scurrilous individuals don’t like cilantro. In fact, they’ve gone so far as to make a webpage for it.

But what do they know? Cilantro can be used to treat the following medical ailments:

Anxiety
Insomnia
Water retention
Digestive problems
Acne
Source: Wikipedia

This particular product here, is cilantro that comes in a bag. Tear the bad boy open, water it, and the plants will grow right there in the sack on your desk or anywhere else you’d like.

$9

Indian Coleus

Herbs and supplements are big business. These things aren’t cure-alls, but they do provide some help without the side effects of allopathic (prescription) medication. Take this little devil. The Indian Coleus plant, coleus forshkohlii, has been shown to have a remarkable breadth of benefits. A sample of them include:

Inhibition of the development of certain kinds of cancer.

Lowers blood pressure.

Increases skin resistance to sunlight, and aids in tanning.

Reduces urinary tract infections.

Lowers blood sugar levels.

Helps control cholesterol levels.

Aids general eye health and helps glaucoma.

Increases testosterone production in men– which can help weight loss, erectile dysfunction, and muscle development.

Who wouldn’t like all that? Either you’re old and need help with blood pressure or you’re young and need the big muscles and good skin. It’s a win all around.

$15.99 – $28.99