Friday, September 23, 2011

General Medical Check-up













The appearance is important either to man or woman. But the key to have an attractive always start from its roots, the inner health. Annual medical check-ups has become a common trend for anyone who cares for their own health. But most of the time, people don't exactly understand and know what the check-ups actually consists of and why they need to have their medical check-ups done. And we are here to deliberate them for all of you. Medical check-ups consists of :


  1. Blood tension
  2. Body Mass Index (BMI) and waistline
  3. Cholesterol
  4. Blood Sugar
  5. Colon Cancer Screening
  6. Prostate Cancer Test
  7. Skin
Blood Tension 

Upon reach the age of 45, one of every three men will have high blood tension. The reason why we should have a yearly test is because high blood tension could lessen your life by 5 years.

Body Mass Index (BMI) and waistline

BMI is used to determine a body fat, to calculate if a person's weight is fit for their actual height. If your BMI is 25 or above, it indicates that there is a high chances that you might suffering from diabetic, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and arthritis. And if your waistline is above 40 inches, there's a high risk from suffering metabolism syndrome. 

Cholesterol

Overall, the healthy cholesterol should be under 200, LDL or bad cholesterol should be around 100 - 130. The good cholesterol "HDL" should be under 40, and if your triglycerides (above 150), there is a risk from suffering heart attack and stroke. A blood test should be done every 3 years if you are under 30 years old, every 2 years if you are under 40, and yearly if you are 50 years old and above.

Blood Sugar

One out of ten guys will suffering from diabetes type 2 and its complication. But most of the people don't aware of it. A healthy men should have their blood sugar tested before they reach the age of 45, or even earlier if there's a medical history from his family suffering from diabetes, high blood tension, low DHL and overweight. 

Colon Cancer Screening

This is the top 3 killing disease around the world. Start your screening before you reach 50, earlier is better if there's a medical history in your family.

Prostate Cancer Test

Every guy should have their rectal digital test every year to prevent this cancer.

Skin

Test shows that more man dies suffering from malignant melanoma than woman. Routine monthly or yearly check-ups can help to detect earlier skin's problems. Normally the malignant skin problem starts from your upper back. Beware of it.

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