Health check-up with peace of mind, reducing the risk of future diseases

Proper health check-ups can help prevent and reduce the risk of diseases in the future. The key points of health check-ups are:

1. To diagnose diseases at the pre-disease stage or at the early stage
2. To comprehensively identify risk factors for diseases
3. To adjust lifestyle for sustainable good health

Therefore, individuals undergoing health check-ups must be informed about their issues and risks in all aspects to choose additional programs or special tests that are most suitable for themselves. They can receive advice from consultants or consult directly with doctors.

Prepare well for accurate results

Before coming for a physical examination, individuals should know and follow the correct preparation instructions for health check-ups because it affects the “test results”. This includes recommendations for basic tests and specific instructions for some laboratory tests (Lab) such as blood, urine, stool tests, especially special tests that require thorough preparation.

Meanwhile, the doctor will take a history, especially regarding lifestyle and search for various risk conditions along with the physical examination. If the patient has any issues, the focus will be on solving the problems the patient is concerned about first. The doctor will utilize the lab to correctly interpret the test data comprehensively according to the lab’s capabilities to find correlations with various diseases based on the principle of prevention before illness (PREVENTION). Therefore, the analysis of all test results must try to inform the patient about risks and the likelihood of future illnesses.

“Slightly abnormal values” may be more dangerous than you think

Test results showing “slightly abnormal” values may be more dangerous than expected, such as slightly high blood pressure, slightly high blood sugar, slightly high cholesterol, slightly high uric acid, or slight fatty liver. These slight abnormalities indicate the presence of metabolic syndrome (METABOLIC SYNDROME), which if lifestyle is not comprehensively adjusted, can lead to chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs: diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, kidney failure, all types of cancer), which are major public health problems in almost every country worldwide.

Even if test results are normal, you can still seek additional consultation

If general health check-up results show no abnormalities but you still feel unwell, you can seek consultation for more in-depth diagnosis through anti-aging medicine. This involves advanced laboratory tests focusing on detecting abnormalities before illness, identifying abnormalities that may cause disease, as well as testing for free radicals or degenerative substances, antioxidant levels, overall hormone balance, vitamin levels, heavy metals, and even genetic testing to assess the risk of future diseases. Currently, some medical specialties use genetic testing to select medications for more effective treatment, known as precision medicine (PRECISION MEDICINE), which is certainly becoming a future treatment principle.

Receiving clear and correct advice on all issues, proper recommendations for lifestyle changes for sustainable good health, and the patient’s serious adherence to these recommendations are the valuable benefits of health check-ups and truly deserve the saying “Health check-ups are a form of prudence”.