Many Americans search online for everything about their health, including the symptoms of heart disease to the calorie count in their breakfast foods.   They may be wondering, “What can I do to improve my health?”

Maintaining wellness involves eating nutritious foods and exercising regularly, but taking medical tests also keeps us healthy by helping prevent life-threatening disease and detecting them before they become too hard to treat.  Getting regular testing is essential because we don’t always see the symptoms of conditions that warn us our bodies could be in danger.   Here is a list of the 3 most important medical tests—and why you can’t afford to ignore them.

Hormone testing

Hormones carry out basic day-to-day functions in our bodies so they can wreak havoc on our health when they fall out of balance.  Too much of the hormone estrogen in women can cause breast and uterine cancers.  A hormonal imbalance that is left untreated in men can lead to:

• • Diabetes
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Almost 50% increase in mortality over a 7 year period

The test: Hormone testing can be a urine, saliva, or blood test that you take to find out if you have a hormone imbalance.  The most accurate way to test hormone levels is through a blood test, which patients can find online at Walk-In Lab.  Walk-In Lab’s hormone tests analyze a variety of hormones and have been specially designed to provide the most accurate results.   Take their test today to determine if your hormone levels are healthy.

Comprehensive blood testing

Although doctors should take a blood test during an annual check-up, they don’t always order one and most of the time this routine test doesn’t even look for signs of disease risk.  Taking a comprehensive blood medical screening each year provides a big picture of your body’s state of health.  This is key for early detection of kidney failure and diabetes-related complications.

The test:  Making a costly trip to the doctor’s office is not even necessary to take a comprehensive blood test – Walk-In Lab’s online medical testing services make it easy to order a test online today, drop off the test in one of the over 2,000 labs in the country, and receive results securely within 24 hours.  Taking their comprehensive blood test will provide you with information about:

• • Sugar (glucose) level
  • Electrolyte and fluid balance
  • Kidney and liver functioning
  • Cholesterol level
  • Blood health

Hepatitis C testing

Testing for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the most important tests that Americans can take right now.  75% of those infected are undiagnosed because they are unaware they have it, and most patients being treated have no idea how they contracted it.  The Center for Disease and Control (CDC) has deemed hep C a “silent” public health crisis because people don’t usually find out they have it until enough damage in their liver has occurred to produce symptoms.   There’s no vaccine for hep C so getting tested as soon as possible before the condition becomes life threatening is crucial to treating it.

The test: Patients can take a blood test to find out if they are infected with the hep C liver disease.  Through Walk-In Lab, you can order the hepatitis C antibody blood test online at your convenience and receive the results shortly after.  You would end up paying much less than you would at a doctor’s office because these services don’t disclose results to insurance companies.   Moreover, having a positive status also would not affect insurance coverage.

Visit Walk-In Lab today to order your medical testing at a guaranteed low price!