Oh, wait, one more midlife thing: keep an eye on your blood pressure and cholesterol, especially if you don't or can't go to annual checkups. It's heart disease and high blood pressure that takes my family members out of here. Both of my parents have had heart attacks - Mom survived, Dad didn't.
Also, know the ways heart issues present differently for those of us born female. My sister died of a heart attack at 48. She thought she was getting the flu (nausea) and had a sore back. She was very wrong.
And keep an eye on your iron levels! Low iron can cause sooooo many issues.
Just a reminder that people have heart attacks as young as their thirties if there are risk factors.
My thing is cancer screenings. I've been fighting multiple unrelated fairly advanced cancers because I didn't know to ask for tests early enough. In particular, if you have a Y chromosome, a PSA test is a simple blood test, no excuse for putting it off.
Boosting your advice! Thinking of you as you undergo treatment.
I hit 60 this year, and all of a sudden, I also hit metabolic syndrome. Quick action, diet changes, and a statin…I like being on the planet.
Also keep an eye on thyroid ❤️🩹
You should also get checked for Familial Lipidemia. I have 2 Grandbabies who have it passed on from their Father my SiL who died at 23
been nagged about my Genetic Curse in my 30s, and now I've been pretty careful in my 40s
*nod* Lost three of my grandparents to heart attacks, and two of them were right around age 60.