| People of long ago lived well in their years. | | | | for this are the technological advancement in |
| They get as old as a hundred years or even | | | | medicines such as the new medical screening |
| longer. Adam died at age 930, Noah 950, | | | | tests which can often detect diseases and |
| Abraham 175, Isaac 180, with Methuselah being | | | | potentially serious health conditions in |
| the oldest character in the bible to die at | | | | their early, treatable stages. Some of these |
| 969. Some sectors believe that longer life | | | | tests include Blood Pressure Check, High |
| expectancy can be attributed to factors such | | | | Cholesterol Screening, Blood Sugar Test. |
| as food, environment and lifestyle. A long | | | | |
| time ago, most food were not processed and | | | | Blood Pressure Check |
| were consumed in its natural state. | | | | |
| Naturally, people are healthier due to the | | | | Blood pressure refers to the arterial |
| absence of chemicals and preservatives which | | | | pressure that takes blood away from the |
| can cause a lot of the modern day illnesses | | | | heart. Blood pressure tends to rise as |
| prevalent today. The environment was also | | | | people age. However, high blood pressure, |
| free from harmful pollutants brought about by | | | | also known as hypertension, is one of the |
| industrialization. And lifestyles then were | | | | risk factors for heart stroke, heart attacks, |
| simple enough not to cause too much stress | | | | heart failure, arterial aneurysms, and |
| and anxiety. | | | | chronic renal failure. It kills the heart, |
| | | | brain, eyes and kidneys. Don't let |
| But today's modern world is far from the | | | | hypertension sneak up on you. Get your blood |
| olden days where life is like a breeze of | | | | pressure checked by your doctor at least once |
| fresh air. And no matter how much people try | | | | a year. |
| to bring back the old ways, we can only get | | | | |
| so far. People can go on a diet of natural | | | | Cholesterol Screening |
| foods, a healthy lifestyle of fitness without | | | | |
| the vices such as smoking, drinking alcohol, | | | | Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance the |
| and the like. But what about the | | | | body uses to produce many hormones, vitamin |
| environment? This is a different story. | | | | D, and the bile acids that help to digest |
| People can engage in tree-planting projects, | | | | fat. But it takes only a small amount of |
| in campaigns against pollution, recycling | | | | cholesterol in the blood to meet these needs. |
| solutions, etc. It can minimize the harmful | | | | Too much cholesterol in the bloodstream or |
| effects of worldwide biological pollution or | | | | high cholesterol levels are a risk factor for |
| the green-house effect, but as the world | | | | heart disease and stroke. This is why it is |
| continues to evolve and develop, progress | | | | important to measure the cholesterol levels |
| will continue to destroy the ecosystem, the | | | | at least once every 5 years and more |
| atmosphere, and its natural resources. The | | | | frequently if you are at higher risk. |
| depletion of the ozone layer has long been | | | | |
| recognized as a threat to human health and | | | | Blood Sugar Test |
| the environment. Global warming caused by | | | | |
| the carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles | | | | Blood Sugar Test determines how well your |
| are also the reason for a lot of respiratory | | | | body can process sugar or glucose. It also |
| diseases that has caused, directly and | | | | diagnoses diabetes which can destroy your |
| indirectly, the deaths of thousands. | | | | health, leading to heart disease, kidney |
| Although there are very few people who still | | | | failure and blindness when left untreated. |
| live up to more than a hundred years old, | | | | Diabetes is a potentially life-threatening |
| such as Cuban Benito Martinez who died at 126 | | | | condition which can be managed if detected in |
| on October 2006, life expectancy has | | | | its early stage. Get a blood sugar test at |
| dramatically dropped down to 80 on the | | | | least once every 3 years. |
| average. | | | | |
| | | | Taking these medical tests and physical check |
| The fast-paced lifestyle brought about by | | | | ups do not guarantee a longer life but it |
| advancements in technology has produced | | | | will surely help improve one's health to |
| physical, emotional, and psychological | | | | visit your health care providers in a regular |
| conditions such as stroke, depression, | | | | visit. It is advice to practice a healthy |
| stress and anxiety disorders. Recent | | | | and active lifestyle to prevent acquiring |
| studies, however, show that Americans are | | | | serious medical conditions which can shorten |
| living longer and healthier nowadays. Reason | | | | one's life expectancy. |