Being an active participant in the care you receive at a healthcare clinic is crucial. You should schedule and keep appointments, ask your physician questions, and listen to all recommendations. Also essential for ensuring good health and wellness is adopting healthy habits and maintaining a personal health record.
Adopt Healthy Habits
Proper nutrition, adequate sleep, daily movement, and being outdoors are a few things you can do to optimize your health. Changing your lifestyle habits may help you lower stress, increase energy, manage weight, prevent disease, and promote happiness. A minimum of 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week plus muscle-strengthening activities twice per week is recommended for stronger bones and health.
Keep a Personal Health Record
Ensuring you have access to your medical history is essential. Your healthcare clinic may provide you with a patient portal that obtains information on recent doctor visits, screening tests, vaccination history, medical conditions, and prescribed medications. However, you should also keep a personal health record, including similar information along with additional pertinent information like an emergency contact and your blood type. There are many apps, even simple note apps, to ensure this information is readily available in an emergency.
Visit a Healthcare Clinic Regularly
Take charge of your health by seeing your physician regularly. Annual physical exams are vital for preventing disease, while scheduling a healthcare clinic appointment when you’re not feeling well can help you get on the road to recovery quicker. Regular visits are equally essential for monitoring specific medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol.
The physicians at Woodlands Diagnostic Clinic believe that patients should periodically receive general physical or wellness examinations, depending on their age and overall health status.
Woodlands Diagnostic Clinic is an internal medicine practice that provides patients with compassionate, quality care at our conveniently located healthcare clinic in Shenandoah, Texas. Another option offered by our practice is virtual telehealth.
The physicians at Woodlands Diagnostic Clinic have been caring for the families of Conroe, North Houston, and The Woodlands for many years. They are committed to optimizing patient health and well-being.
We are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Dr. Charron offers extended hours on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. Schedule an appointment for all your medical needs at (281) 863-9554.
Resources:
“How much physical activity do you need?” American Heart Association, March 16, 2021.
“Take Charge of Your Health Care.” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, October 15, 2020.
