Are you getting health care you don’t need?

Isn’t it better to be proactive about your health?

We’re all taught that knowledge is power. So it might seem reasonable to want to know as much as possible about how your body is working. And isn’t it better to take action before there’s a problem rather than waiting for one to develop? What’s the harm of erring on the side of more rather than less?

Screening tests, wellness strategies, and treatments to reconsider

Recommended screening tests, treatments, and supplements can be essential to good health. But when risks of harm outweigh benefits. If proof of any benefit is lacking think twice. Save your time, money, and effort for health care that is focused on the most important health threats and backed by evidence.

Cancer screening: When to stop?

Screening tests for some cancers are routinely recommend. Can lifesaving. But there’s a reason they come with a recommended stop age. For instance, guidelines recommend that a person at average risk of colorectal cancer with previously normal colonoscopies stop having them once they turn 75. Similar limits apply to Pap smears (age 65) and mammograms (age 75). Studies suggest that beyond those ages, there is little benefit to continuing these screens.

Watch out for wellness marketing

Dietary supplements are a โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที multibillion-dollar industry. And a whopping 70% or more of US adults take at least one, such as vitamin D, fish oil, or a multivitamin. People often consider them as insurance in case vital elements are missing from their diet, or they believe supplements can prevent dementia, heart disease, or another condition.