What “Optimal” Health Is Really Costing You — The Hidden Price Nobody Talks About

These include things like:

• Getting regular check-ups, or seeing your doctor or healthcare provider if questions or concerns arise
• Getting recommended bloodwork, screenings, and vaccines
• Getting and keeping blood cholesterol, sugar, and pressure in recommended ranges as early as possible
• Regularly seeing your dentist, and regularly brushing and flossing
• Practicing safer sex
• Seeing medical specialists as recommended or appropriate (OBGYN, optometrist, ENT, dermatologist, etc.)
• Wearing seatbelts (Buckling up in the front seat reduces risk of fatal injury by 45 percent!¹⁰⁶)
• Wearing a helmet when cycling, skateboarding, or motorbiking
• Regularly wearing sunscreen (Used appropriately, sunscreen decreases risk of skin cancers by 40 to 50 percent^{107 108})
• Protecting your hearing (Untreated hearing loss increases risks for depression, social isolation,^{109 110} cognitive decline,¹¹¹ dementia,^{112 113} and falls^{114 115})

… And generally using common sense. (As in, avoid the “hold my beer” type stuff.)

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