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Why should we have a check-up?

zeynep@codeventure.co • 14.09.2023

Life expectancy is increasing with each passing generation with developing early diagnosis methods, increasing standard of living and new treatment methods. As our life expectancy increases, the period we spend as elderly becomes longer and the concept of old age changes with each passing year. In order to remain productive and live an active life in older ages, we need to invest in and take good care of ourselves, starting from youth and adulthood. The most important step we can take for this is to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Getting regular health check-ups is the most important investment you can make for our old age and our current health condition.

1) Early Diagnosis:

Most of us go to the doctor and get ourselves checked when we feel a problem with our health or suspect that we have a disease. But at this stage, our diseases may have progressed and become difficult to treat. Early diagnosis is lifesaving in diseases such as heart diseases, kidney diseases and cancer. The most important point here is to detect and prevent the disease before it progresses to the point of causing you a complaint.

By having check-ups at regular intervals, we can detect diseases that do not yet cause symptoms or complaints at an early stage. With early diagnosis of diseases, our treatment process becomes easier both materially and spiritually and we increase the chance of recovery. Early diagnosis and treatment is very important, especially in high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and heart diseases. For example, thanks to current cancer screenings, the disease can be detected at an early stage. With early diagnosis, we can increase the success and survival rates in the treatment of many deadly types of cancer.

2) Prevention of Diseases:

We mentioned that we can diagnose diseases early with regular check-ups. We can also go further and prevent the development of diseases.

Before a disease occurs, it usually creates small changes in blood tests or imaging tools such as x-rays and ultrasound. If these changes are detected before the disease occurs, the disease can be prevented. To give an example; If we detect and treat high cholesterol or high blood pressure in advance, we can prevent heart diseases and vascular occlusions. Or we can prevent eye and kidney diseases by detecting in advance that our blood sugar is high. Again, small changes in our thyroid hormones can show us in advance that our thyroid gland may become insufficient in the future or work too much, causing goiter disease.

3) Determination of Risk Factors:

We may be predisposed to some diseases due to genetic or environmental reasons. Genetic and chronic diseases or environmental reasons seen in our family; Factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption, irregular nutrition, being overweight, inactivity and stress can make us prone to some diseases. During the examination, your doctor tries to identify these risk factors by questioning the diseases in your family or obtaining information about your lifestyle. Again, relevant blood tests or imaging methods help determine risk factors. If your doctor identifies any risk factors, he or she may make recommendations such as lifestyle changes, starting low-dose medication, or checking at regular intervals.

Determining your condition before you get sick, identifying risk factors and taking precautions on the way to the disease are important steps to live a long and healthy life. By making this investment in yourself before you get sick, you can open the doors to a more prosperous and healthy old age in the future.

4) Healthy Lifestyle:

We always need to pay attention to our body and health, this body is the only thing that will take us through a lifetime. That's why we should follow our health closely and be aware of what needs to be done to stay healthy. With regular check-ups, we keep our health values under control, we are closely monitored by our doctor, and most importantly, we are aware of our health status and become conscious about our health. Our doctor directs us to the right habits for our health. We always remember and review what you need to do for a healthy life. With check-up, we increase our health awareness and provide motivation for a healthy life.

If we do not have a healthy lifestyle, risk factors that threaten our health will occur. These risk factors pave the way for the occurrence of diseases. As can be understood, our primary goal should be to create a healthy lifestyle. In this way, we can at least eliminate environmental risk factors. Our next goal is to prevent the disease. If we cannot prevent the disease, we should at least aim to diagnose the disease at an early stage. We can keep each stage under control by having regular check-ups.

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