In our first post, Willis Medical GP, Dr Tim McLeod, takes you through evidence-backed health checks for over-40s.
Over 40 and feel fine? That's exactly when the numbers you can't feel start to matter. A GP walks you through the health checks after 40 that the evidence supports: the numbers worth knowing (blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, blood sugar, and body fat and waist, plus kidney function where it applies), the habits that move them most and which cancer screening programmes are backed by research.
I'm Dr Tim McLeod, a GP (Primary Care Doctor) in Wellington, New Zealand, with more than 20 years in practice. Every figure in this video is tied to the study behind it, with the links below. The aim is that you understand what is going on in your body and what matters most, so you are in control of your own health.