According to Merriam Webster, health is freedom from physical disease or pain. It is the condition of being sound in mind, body or spirit. In order to maintain good health, one has to consider regular medical check-ups.
A regular medical check-up has several benefits which are cost effective and easy to achieve. All you have to do is make yourself available with minimal cost for consultations, labs and medications. Overall, this will be less expensive than having to pay plenty if you do get sick. For better understanding, let us talk about a few benefits that one can get from doing regular medical check-ups.
Firstly , it helps reduce healthcare cost over time by avoiding costly medical services. As they say, “a stich in time saves nine.” When you are not seriously sick you pay less since you are rarely admitted and do not require a too many tests. A regular check-up is an outpatient department (OPD) visit which includes consultation and occasionally labs or treatment. If you wait until you are seriously sick it will cost you more since it will require more tests and possibly an admission to sleep overnight in the hospital.
Secondly, it also helps in the early detection of potentially life threatening health conditions or diseases. The early identification of conditions such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus or cancers can be very helpful. This will improve the treatment outcome with reduced burden on the patient and physician.
Thirdly, it increases one’s lifespan. The early detection of these conditions as highlighted above helps provide a better treatment outcome. Instead of the disease leading to complications such as organ failure in diabetes mellitus or cardiac arrest in heart failure, early detection and treatment can lead to one getting their normal life back.
Lastly, it helps the patient keep up to date on new medical information. Visiting the physician during check-ups creates a cool and nice atmosphere between you and your physician. During these visits one has the opportunity to ask a lot of question. The physician also has plenty of time to talk to you because you are not seriously ill. A little discussion with your physician can help you immensely in making your health better!
Therefore, don’t wait until it is too late to do regular medical check-ups for better health.
WELL BODY NA GENTRI (Health is Wealth)