5 THINGS TO NEVER IGNORE
Being your own best healthcare advocate means being aware of important signs and symptoms of anything serious. To follow are the TOP 5!
1.Slurred Speech. Every 40 seconds someone has a stroke in the US. 87% are life threatening. Call 911 immediately. DO NOT drive friend or loved on to hospital, when things worsen on the drive the ER staff have much less that they can do.
2.Mole Changes that include asymmetry, change in color, size (larger than pencil eraser) evolution into any of these, see a dermatologist.
3.Exteme Fatigue. Note the difference between being tired and extreme fatigue. Being defined as being completely worn out after simple activities.
4.Constant Thirst. Thirst is the brains way of telling you are dehydrated. Important sign of diabetes. High level of sugar is forcing your kidneys to work overtime.
5. Swollen Feet. Pedal Edema means your heart is not able to work efficiently in pumping blood throughout your entire body. .
Be your own BEST ADVOCATE and address any of these symptoms immediately. Plan on better health in 2023.