Getting healthy is a constant battle. With obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other afflictions just waiting to strike us down, living a healthy lifestyle is a must if we hope to win the war against these deadly diseases. However, no matter how hard we work to live healthy, there are just some diseases that literally run in our blood.
From genetic disorders to cancer, some of us can be more susceptible to certain diseases not because we’re not exercising and living a healthy lifestyle, but because it’s part of our family’s health history.
Knowing your family’s health history can make it easier to tailor your lifestyle in a way that specifically combats the issues most common in your family like diabetes, breast cancer or high blood pressure.
Knowing these facts will ensure that you ask your doctor specific questions during checkups and will help doctors know what signs they should be looking out for and how they can best help keep your health in check.
Unfortunately, many of us don’t know or pay attention to our family history when it comes to health. But in order to make sure that we’re protecting ourselves as best we can, knowing is a month. It can literally mean the difference between life and death.
Do you know your family health history? What steps are you taking to stay healthy?