Top Five (5) Reasons for Having Regular Check-Ups :
1. Prevention is better than cure
Do not wait until you feel sick to go to the doctor! It is good to go to your doctor for a check-up when you are well, to ensure that everything is alright. At these visits or “Wellness Checks” your doctor can either reassure you that you are on the right path and encourage you to keep up the good work or advise you on certain lifestyle changes that you can make in order to get you back on the path to healthy living. This can help to keep you healthy and prevent you from developing certain chronic illnesses such as Type 2 Diabetes which is preventable!
2. Regular check-ups – Help to identify diseases early
Early detection of an illness for example cancer, gives you more time to evaluate and treat the condition. With early detection and treatment, your chances of survival are increased significantly. Do not wait until it becomes too late to visit your doctor. Schedule an appointment today!
3. Save time and money – avoid costly hospital admissions
Having regular check-ups can help to keep you out of hospital. Being admitted to hospital is not only expensive but is also time consuming. The time that you would have to be away from work while receiving treatment in hospital may even affect your monthly income. Visiting your doctor regularly for a check-up, having your blood pressure and blood sugar tested, is far more convenient and cost effective than having to seek treatment for a heart attack or a stroke.
4. Keep you healthy
Making an annual check-up part of your routine, can not only help you to become healthy but can also keep you healthy. In the same way we make time to repair and maintain our homes, environment and our cars, why not make time to maintain our bodies and stay healthy? Having annual check-ups is part of your general health maintenance.
5. Save your life
Prevention and early detection of diseases can save your life. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and improving your quality of life helps you to not only live better but may even help you to live longer.
Feel free to visit your nearest local health center or family doctor to have your check up today!
Written by : Dr Maria Clapperton
Primary Care Physician II
