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Twenties
Health Tips: Make good lifestyle choices and decisions.
Routine Health Care: Medical check-up every 2 years, dental exams. every 6-12 month, comprehensive eye exams, recommended immunizations.
Special Topics/Concerns: Sexual health and mental health.
Healthy Eating: Limit fast food and processed food.
Physical Activity: Exercise regularly, strength train to keep your bones strong.
Preventative Health Care: Do not smoke, get important nutrients like calcium. -
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Thirties
Health Tips: Maintain a healthy balance, take care of yourself but make good lifestyle choices.
Routine Health Care: Dental exams every 6-12 months, hearing test, cholesterol screenings, skin cancer screenings.
Special Topics/Concerns: Sexual/reproductive health, mental health, skin care.
Healthy Eating: Diet with veggies, fruits, lean protein.
Physical Activity: 30-60 mins of physical activity most days.
Preventative Health Care: Don't abuse prescription drugs, use SPF, reduce stress. -
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Fourties
Health Tips: Eat right, exercise, get regular screenings.
Routine Health Care: Physical exam every 2-3 years, eye exam, cancer/diabetes screenings.
Special Topics/Concerns: Chronic pain, stress, blood glucose, resting heart rate.
Healthy Eating: Eat healthily and try and stay within your healthy BMI range.
Physical Activity: 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days.
Preventative Health Care: Healthy choices to prevent problems like heart disease that can come to haunt you. -
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Fifties
Health Tips: Stay active, challenge your mind, maintain a healthy weight.
Routine Health Care: Physical exams at least every 2 years, skin exams, screening tests, baseline EKG.
Special Topics/Concerns: Abnormal blood sugar levels, anxiety cancer, changes in vision and hearing.
Healthy Eating: Cut back on sodium, limit fat.
Physical Activity: 30-60 minutes of physical activity most days.
Preventative Health Care: Reduce stress, get proper screening. -
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Sixties
Health Tips: Learn warning signs, talk to your doctor, follow recommendations.
Routine Health Care: Maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly.
Special Topics/Concerns: Heart attacks, cancer, osteoporosis, stroke.
Healthy Eating: Limit process foods, get lots of fiber and little fat.
Physical Activity: Get at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week.
Preventative Health Care: Get flu vaccines, blood pressure screenings, colonoscopies, mammograms and more!