NHS health check

Good morning,

I had a text message from the surgery about having a free NHS health check. Phoned up straight away and got through quickly (a miracle); the receptionist booked me for 18th April in the morning. Failed to ask which surgery I preferred at the beginning.

Feeling bit nervous. I got this fear that the health care assistant will refer me to a dietitian. A family member does buy high cholesterol food in a supermarket and online delivery. Another family member and i tried to explain several times. Is that something I should explain at the appointment? If the chance arise?

Had the same text message from the chemist. High Street chemists are doing the NHS health checks.

Trying to walk fast and exercise during adverts.

Worth doing it.

You never know maybe OK in the end. 

Parents
  • do you get health check when you pass a certain age?
    i had one when i registered at a new gp as a new patient thing. it wasnt really much to worry about, just very basic, arm strap pressure thingy and checking my med history. 

    id say you shouldnt have to make changes for things like this, your life should already be at what you think is healthy enough.

    i myself dont care about dietry stuff, so long as i get enough protein which is my only preference as your muscles die real fast and you go old real fast without protein to stop the muscle decay/ageing process. but i do kickboxing regulary, and my bedroom has a 40kg bench press and my living room dumbells and barbells with lots of weights to use for them. so i keep it so my life is maintains my muscles/body and thus you dont become the  stereotype slow old person when older due to muscle decay and having nothing but a skeleton struggling to be held up by none existant decayed remnants of muscle. plus the muscle you build acts as a engine to burn fat more than any cardio excercise does, and it does it in the background... and lifting weights honestly doesnt feel like a workout at all... so its like cheating really, you get toned and stay thin while eating all sorts of junk because the main core aspect of staying thin and doing whatever you like and even health is all basically just ensuring your muscles are pumped and remain alive through your life and not atrophied. 

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  • do you get health check when you pass a certain age?
    i had one when i registered at a new gp as a new patient thing. it wasnt really much to worry about, just very basic, arm strap pressure thingy and checking my med history. 

    id say you shouldnt have to make changes for things like this, your life should already be at what you think is healthy enough.

    i myself dont care about dietry stuff, so long as i get enough protein which is my only preference as your muscles die real fast and you go old real fast without protein to stop the muscle decay/ageing process. but i do kickboxing regulary, and my bedroom has a 40kg bench press and my living room dumbells and barbells with lots of weights to use for them. so i keep it so my life is maintains my muscles/body and thus you dont become the  stereotype slow old person when older due to muscle decay and having nothing but a skeleton struggling to be held up by none existant decayed remnants of muscle. plus the muscle you build acts as a engine to burn fat more than any cardio excercise does, and it does it in the background... and lifting weights honestly doesnt feel like a workout at all... so its like cheating really, you get toned and stay thin while eating all sorts of junk because the main core aspect of staying thin and doing whatever you like and even health is all basically just ensuring your muscles are pumped and remain alive through your life and not atrophied. 

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