6 health tests everyone should get

Whatever your current medical condition, it's important to ask your doctor for these tests
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Medical history/physical examination - 6 health tests everyone should get 30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart, Reader's Digest

Medical history/physical examination

When you register as a new patient, you usually fill out a form, ticking every condition that you and your immediate family have ever had. Your doctor uses this information to learn about your family history of heart disease and general risk. If you are given a physical examination, the GP may listen to your heart, check your pulse and test your blood pressure.

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Checking cholesterol is meaningless unless the LDL particle size is known. Small dense LDL particles are bad as well as glycated and oxidised LDL particles.
I also request hsCRP to check inflammation and hbA1C to check glycated hemoglobin. How about a test for calcium in your arteries?
After a diagnosis the doctor prescribes blood thinners, blood pressure pills, statins, or pills for diabetes. Is the Canada Food guide and a low fat diet the road to health?

 
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