In this segment, a Clinical and laboratory consultant, Oluwakemi Awojumobi shares practical ways/tips to living healthy.
Speaking about how often one should go for checkups she said,
For general checkups it is important you go at least once a year. You should not wait until you start feeling down or symptoms before you go for a checkup because at that point it’s no longer a checkup.
You’re trying to diagnose a problem and you lose the benefits of screening and checkups before problems start occurring.
When a test is done, does one need a doctor to explain the test?
Ideally, when an individual comes to the lap for a test, it is a sort of consult but when you are doing an annual health check, we summarize it in a layman’s term and we further advise you if you need to see your doctor or not.
To achieve a healthy lifestyle, you need to,
- Eat a healthy diet.
- Consume less salt and sugar.
- Reduce intake of harmful fats.
- Avoid harmful use of alcohol.
- Don’t smoke.
- Be active.
- Check your blood pressure regularly.
- Get tested.
See the video below for more tips
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