The best way to combat illness and disease is to prevent its occurrence. Take the offensive and adopt some preventive practices. The steps below will help you recognize your own vulnerabilities.
- Know your family history
- You are a unique individual. While the illness and disease that may have plagued your lineage is in no way a certainty for you, information and understanding about family history can help inform and optimize your efforts toward effective prevention and early detection.
- Know and understand the impact of your personal demographic
- Again, you are a unique individual. While the illness and disease that may have plagued fellow human beings of your same sex and race is in no way a certainty for you, information and understanding about the vulnerabilities linked to each can help inform and optimize your efforts toward effective prevention and early detection.
- Know and thoroughly understand the impact of personal pre-existing conditions
- Your unique self may have a known special characteristic or previously diagnosed condition. Embrace your differences and take needed action to know more and behave differently to optimize your efforts toward effective prevention and early detection.
- Know and thoroughly understand the impact of personal lifestyle choices
- You choose how to live your life. Given the choices made, consider the risks for disease and illness tied to your chosen lifestyle. Understand the applicable best practices and take needed action to optimize your individual efforts toward effective prevention and early detection.