8AM: Get the kids ready for school and get ME ready for work!
12PM: Quick Lunch!
5PM: Pick up the kids grab dinner...
10PM: Bed!
And that’s your day. Sometimes it feels like whether you have kids or not, whether you are married or single, you’re always busy! It wouldn’t be fair to say, “Well since Sara isn’t married, she has way more time on her hands” and it’s certainly not fair to say, “Tony & Kathy don’t have any kids they have all the time in the world”. The only thing I’m sure we can all agree on is, there’s a lot to do and not enough time in a day to get it done!
But! It’s so crucial that we make time to check on our health. Ask yourself, when is the last time I went to the doctor’s office for a physical or a checkup, oh yeah two years ago when you were sick with the flu!
Been awhile huh?
Please don’t consider me to be a hypocrite hey, the only reason this piece is being written is because I just went to the doctor! It’s tough I get it! “Can’t miss work, can’t afford it, I’m guilty, is this you? “I keep missing my appointment & I don’t bother to reschedule” all of the above right?
Well, hopefully by the end of this talk you’ll have some motivation for considering why it’s so important to have REGULAR DOCTOR VISITS & ANNUAL CHECK UPS! There are a million reasons why but let’s focus on 3 Important ones:
1) KEEPS YOU AHEAD OF YOUR HEALTH
- Depending on your test results they may warn you and /or give you advice on how to better maintain your health to prevent serious illness in the long run.
Remember prevention is better than needing a cure. Regular check-ups will also give your doctor a better opportunity to spot any potential health problems.
Better Safe Than Sorry Right?
2) BECAUSE THE STATISTIC ARE TRUE!
- There are hundreds of statistics out there that many of us (myself included) just ignore because maybe we don’t want the stats to apply to us well, they do! Here’s a few example statistics:
~Women leading cause of death: Heart disease, Cancer, Stoke
~Men leading cause of death: Heart disease, Cancer, Accidents (Ok, that last one! WHAT!? L.O.L)
~Children leading cause of death: Cancer
In most of these cases the person was “SEEMINGLY” in good health.
3) YOU CAN’T CONTROL IT IF YOU DON’T KNOW IS THERE!
This one saddens me and it’s personal, I experienced this first hand. Some one very close to my family “seemed” to be just fine he didn’t complain about anything. From the first day I met him, 2 months later he was dead. He had a brain tumor. Some of these conditions are silently developing in our bodies, they don’t give us outward signals then BOOM!!! It’s too late!
Sorry for the WORD GRAPHIC but this is REAL STUFF and it behooves ALL of us to PAY ATTENTION!!!!
Phew, that’s was enough for me! We aren’t trying to depress any one, we just want to bring awareness and remind folks how important it is to have REGULAR CHECK UPS!
Of course, there are things we can do in the meantime to REMAIN somewhat healthy like, Eating right, Drinking plenty of Water, and please people you and please remind our little ones that
WE MUST WASH OUR HANDS A LOT, ESPECIALLY BEFORE A MEAL!
We can’t emphasize enough that it’s of the utmost importance that WE make time for the MORE important things like our health!
STAY HEALTHY MY FRIENDS!
