It was a bright Saturday afternoon at a traditional wedding ceremony. The atmosphere was jolly as guests exchanged pleasantries amidst the beautiful setting. The groom and bride had just been joined together and declared husband and wife, after which they made their way into the inner chambers, it was dance time for the guests at the party. One of the guests, a middle aged man in his late forties stepped forward giving a solo dance, he danced gently and gracefully to the music as the on looking guests cheered him on and then it happened.

The man caught dead in his dance froze and fell sideways, the guests and MC wondered if it was part of the dance as the man tried to make some movement on the floor which had a semblance of his dance moves, when he failed to get up, some of the men in the ceremony came to take a closer look and found him unresponsive. He was taken away and pronounced dead later that day. The man died from a stroke attack due to an underlying hypertension which had been undiagnosed when he was alive.




So, you may wonder how come he never knew he was hypertensive, but the big question is when last did you visit a hospital? When last did you have a health check or comprehensive medical checkup? The truth of the matter is that, just like hypertension, there are many other subtle underlying diseases that do not present with easily noticeable or disturbing symptoms, yet they remain very dangerous and are killer diseases. This creates a need for regular checkup.

The benefits of regular check-ups are invaluable and they include:

• It reduces your possibility of falling ill as any diseases or ailment are noticed in its early stages and swiftly tackled.
• Already existing disease conditions which could also be deadly are diagnosed early and treated saving lives.
• Some diseases in their late stages present with a lot of complications which regrettably are sometimes irreversible. Prompt and regular checkup provide patients with the opportunity to get treatment before things get out of hand.
• The popular saying “Prevention is better than cure” also helps your financial purse as the cost of prevention done via medical checkup is way less than treating ailments in their full cause.
• Medical checkups also provide you with health tips and medical information on how to lead a better lifestyle that would keep you fit and healthy and in the long run increase your lifespan.

 




Regular health checks become even more important when you have a family history of a specific disease which put you at higher risk.

The following are regular checkups to be conducted annually:

• Blood pressure which helps in the screening of hypertension, a subtle killer disease.
• Blood glucose helps to screen for diabetes due to high blood sugar.
• Blood Cholesterol level which helps to screen the level of unhealthy fat, LDL (low density cholesterol) responsible for some heart diseases.
• Prostate and testicular screening in men.
• Mammography for breast cancer in women.
• Eye check.
• Cervical cancer screening in women.

Our body is the vehicle with which we achieve all of our life goals and aspirations, and there is a need to take good care of it so we have a longer and healthier life time. So, make that appointment with your medical doctor today.

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