The worst time to think about your health is when you’re sick. The best thing to do is to get a health screening package that takes into account your overall health. If you wait until you’re not feeling well to address your health issues, it’s already too late.
Knowing you’re sick is only half the battle
Some people think that, for whatever reason, knowing that they’re sick is worse than being sick. It’s almost as if just the act of knowing that they’ve come down with an illness is worse than the illness itself. You probably know someone who would rather not know they have cancer than know if they have it.
At the very beginning of any illness, you want to battle it head-on. If you’re a woman, you want to know when you have breast cancer at the early stages so that you can treat it before it spreads. The same is true with prostate cancer for men, or colon cancer, for that matter.
If you wait too long, you risk being unable to properly treat the illness. What happens then? Well, your children grow up without a parent. Your spouse has to live the rest of their lives without you. And if nothing else, your dog will have no more belly rubs. Doesn’t that bring a tear to your eye?
What types of illnesses should you be screened for?
Cancer is the big one. You don’t want to get that if you’re serious about living for a long time. The longer you have cancer, the less likely you are to win battling it. Your heart is another thing that you have to worry about. That’s why you get your cholesterol and sugar levels checked.
Some of you might be surprised to learn that you also need to have your liver and kidney functions tested. You don’t need to undergo surgery to have any of that looked at; a simple blood or urine test is all it takes.
Stool samples can tell a surprising amount about the function of your guts. Sure, they’re a little gross, but they’re a one-and-done thing. You go to the toilet every day; a stool sample is not much more than that. You collect a sample, usually at home, and it gets sent off to the lab. You do your business; the scientists in the white coats do theirs, and they tell you the results.
Colonoscopies are another thing, but as you probably know, they’re unnecessary until you’re over the hill. Sure, some younger people who don’t have white hair need to get them, but overall, if you don’t have childhood memories of walking to school uphill both ways in the snow, you’re fine in that department.
Tumors, bones, and thyroids
No mention of health screenings would be complete without mentioning those things. Your bones need to be checked to make sure you don’t have osteoporosis, the condition that makes your bones more brittle than leaves in autumn.
Tumors speak for themselves, and no, you can’t always see them with the naked eye. Blood tests, MRIs, and other things sometimes need to be done to determine if you have a tumor. No one enjoys finding a tumor, but it’s always best to find little ones before they turn into big ones.
Making sure that your thyroid is okay is more than just a pinch of iodized salt. Some of you will battle thyroid issues for your entire life. How do you know if you’re winning the battle? Health screenings are the answer, and there’s no way you can tell otherwise. The thyroid is a funky gland, and if you’re not on top of it, you’ll begin to feel out of whack pretty quickly.
Health screenings will save you money in the end
There’s at least one of you reading this right now who thinks that all of this sounds expensive. Do you know how much it costs to treat cancer? What about a heart attack? You’re looking at hundreds of thousands of dollars, at least. Does paying for a health screening sound so expensive now? Probably not.
Proper health screenings will save you a considerable amount of money in the future and will prolong your life. You’ll feel better and have more money in your pocket to enjoy your longer life with.
You can prevent health issues today by being proactive or paying for them in the end by doing nothing. If you value your hard-earned money, but yourself screened so you don’t end up paying far more than you need to.
Conclusion
There’s nothing scary about having your health screened. What is scary is not knowing what’s going on with your body. The second you don’t know what’s going on is the exact moment anything is possible. Being in the dark should always keep you worried about your health, and the only way to prevent it is by getting yourself properly screened.