Heart-Healthy Resolutions #2

Well, I know that not all of you are smokers, so Resolution #1 may not have pertained to you, but here goes #2.

2.  Get a check-up – Many adults have not needed to see a doctor for several years, but without someone to check for risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes, you could have more health problems than you know.  This is a situation where ignorance is not bliss.  These three conditions can go without significant symptoms for some time, but may be doing damage to your blood vessels all the while.  This is why high blood pressure has been dubbed the “silent killer.”  I would estimate that I see at least one person on a daily basis that is found to have one of these three problems without any previous knowledge.  If you’re healthy and under 40, you don’t necessarily need a physical every year, but at least every 2-3 years.

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