Is it Worth Getting Annual Health Check-Ups?

What are the risks and benefits of getting an annual check-up from your doctor?

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But won’t a check-up allow your physician to do a comprehensive physical exam and routine blood testing? The pros and cons of those are discussed in my next video Is it Worth Getting an Annual Physical Exam? (

Did I say lifestyle medicine? Yes! Check out this exciting growing field in my videos like Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease ( and Convincing Doctors to Embrace Lifestyle Medicine (

Still don’t understand how there can be risks? See Why Prevention is Worth a Ton of Cure ( Unfortunately physicians and patients alike wildly overestimate the benefits of pills and procedures. See, for example, The Actual Benefit of Diet vs. Drugs (

The fact is Physicians May Be Missing Their Most Important Tool (

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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