Summer Health Screening with Medichecks UK

With summer not far away from now in the UK, there may be some people concerned about their diet who may want to evaluate their health. Health threatening conditions such obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis are all linked to one's diet. The best way to keep your body healthy is to live an active lifestyle and eat healthy.  However some patients have to follow a particular diet due to medical, cultural or religious reasons, it is not always possible to use food to maintain a healthy diet. Most people do not need to take additional vitamin and mineral supplements unless directed by a physician to do so.  Vitamins are natural substances found in plants and animals. Your body uses these substances to stay healthy and support its many functions. There are two types of vitamins: water-soluble and fat-soluble. Different levels of vitamins in your body have more of an effect on the body than you might think.  If you feel that your diet may be affecting your health it would be worth it getting yourself a health screening.  The Nutritional Health Screen from Medichecks will check your vitamin and minerals levels as well as assess your general well-being  to help identify common illnesses. The Health Screen is a mixture of a blood test and a medical questionnaire that may include some or all of the tests to be performed listed below.

Vitamin A Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E	Haemoglobin HCT Red Cell Count MCV MCH MCHC RDW Platelet Count White Cell Count Neutrophils Lymphocytes Monocytes Eosinophils Basophils ESR	Sodium Potassium Chloride Bicarbonate Urea Creatinine Bilirubin Alkaline phosphatase AST ALT CK LDH Gamma-GT Protein (Total) Albumin Globulin Calcium Phosphate Urate Glucose
Calcium Magnesium Zinc Copper Iron Chromium Manganese Magnesium	Triglycerides Cholesterol HDL Cholesterol LDL Cholesterol	Red Cell Folate Iron

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The Health and Lifestyle assessment that is included within the health screening is important as it can help highlight what part of your current lifestyle is affecting the nutrition values that the blood test will reveal. The results are always given to you by a medical professional via a confidential telephone consultation and you will also receive a detailed medical report with a copy of the laboratory results. If you are left uncertain about your results Medichecks also provides a Helpline where you can access free confidential consultation.

The best thing about this health screening is that, if you so choose, you can have the blood test at home, with a nurse visiting your home rather than you going out of your way to find a time where you can go to a test centre in your area. At the moment this screening also includes a free bowel cancer screen that is usually worth £69 for your peace of mind!

For more information visit http://www.medichecks.com/