Summary of Findings from a Health Checkup in My 30s
I get one every year, but this year the results sheet was unusually long. To sum up what the doctor said, it ultimately comes down to lifestyle habits.
- Borderline cholesterol: cut back on greasy food and exercise more
- Slightly elevated liver levels: doctor told me to drink less (this is the hardest part)
- Blood pressure at the upper end of the normal range: fix my habit of eating salty food
- Vitamin D deficiency: get some sunlight and take supplements
Since they say that starting to manage your health in your 30s determines your 40s, I'm thinking I really need to take this seriously.
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Agreed, you really need to get a handle on this in your 30s. I'm in my 40s, and everything I neglected in my 30s is coming back to bite me lol
What matters is how high the liver levels are, but it's a shame that wasn't mentioned. If AST/ALT are around 40–50, in many cases they'll come down after quitting alcohol and taking a few months off, and if they've stayed higher than that for a long time, it's a good idea to get an ultrasound once too. Just because something is borderline doesn't mean it's all the same.
Same here. I heard vitamin D deficiency is practically a national epidemic lol. I started taking supplements and my levels were back to normal in two months.
I can totally relate—cutting back on alcohol is the hardest part... For now, I've set it to 3 times a week and I'm sticking to it, but that's not easy either. I got my liver levels checked again, and they definitely went down. Rather than quitting completely, making a "cut-back rule" seems to last longer. You got this.
Well, that's a bit... It's kind of funny that someone who gets a checkup every year is only now surprised to hear it's a lifestyle issue. They probably heard the same thing last year too—isn't it on them that they didn't fix it back then? Even if they lay it all out like writing a reflection essay, it's the same if they don't actually do it.
Do you have a source? The saying 'your 30s determine your 40s' is often just something doctors say for motivation. Of course, it's not bad to manage your health, but there's no need to get overly anxious after seeing your results. Most numbers get flagged as borderline even if they're only slightly over the reference range.