Belgian Internet and technology entrepreneur Walter De Brouwer is our guest today in Episode 691 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

If you're old enough to remember watching the original Star Trek television series, then you'll recall that Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy would wave something called a tricorder across the body of someone in sick bay to see what was wrong with them. Did you ever think in your wildest dreams that you might be able to see this kind of technology move out of the realm of science fiction and into reality in your lifetime? Well, believe it or not we're just months away from seeing the world's very first medical tricorder called the Scanadu Scout utilizing the advancements in smartphone technology to bring this to life in the 21st Century.

Walter De Brouwer is the founder and CEO of Scanadu where he is leading a revolution in average, everyday people taking charge of their own health as a preventative measure by using the devices his company is working on. After see his own child deal with a health crisis being hooked up to machine after machine, Walter realized the power that knowing where you stand in your health on a regular basis outside the confines of a hospital or doctor's office is critically important. It's what motivated him to create his new company that he hopes will drive the future innovations in health forward.

Listen in as Jimmy and Walter discuss why this technology is coming at the perfect time, how the winds of change are happening within the way health care is being done, what measurements of health the Scanadu Scout will provide people during the 10-second forehead scan, the rise in the n=1 quantitative-self movement, the development of other technologies that are coming to allow you to test your urine, saliva and blood, and how YOU can get in on the action by supporting their IndieGoGo fundraising campaign for the Scanadu Scout (help them surpass $1 million) by Friday, June 21, 2013!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 691
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Quest Nutrition's new Low-Carb Pastabilities noodles
- Walter De Brouwer on Wikipedia
- WalterDeBrouwer.com
- Walter De Brouwer on Twitter
- Walter De Brouwer on Facebook
- The Official Web Site For The Scanadu Scout
- The Scanadu Scout IndieGoGo campaign ending on June 21, 2013
- Scanadu on Twitter