Are you as healthy as you could be? Visiting your Brandon, FL, family medicine physicians, Dr. Joel Biggers and Dr. Elizabeth Biggers of Biggers Family Medicine, for preventive care offers a simple way to improve and protect your health.
How preventive care helps you
Preventive care improves your life in so many ways, including:
- Prompt Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Health Conditions and Diseases: Blood tests, screenings, and physical exams make it easy to diagnose chronic health conditions that often have no symptoms in the early stages. Although diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol might not cause any symptoms at first, they can still damage your health if they're not treated as soon as possible. Scheduling regular preventive care visits to the Brandon, FL, family medicine office, can help you avoid complications that can occur when chronic conditions or diseases are untreated for too long.
- A More Enjoyable Life: Life is more fun when you feel good. Whether your idea of the perfect day is sailing, gardening, playing a sport or going for a long walk, you'll have much more stamina and endurance when you make your health a priority.
- Avoidance of Common Illnesses: During your preventive care visits, your doctors can let you know if your blood sugar, cholesterol or blood pressure are too high and recommend lifestyle changes or medications that will help. They can also provide flu vaccinations and check vaccine titers. If any of the vaccines you received as a child are no longer protecting you, they'll offer new vaccines.
- Better Mental Health: If you've been struggling to manage stress or feeling the effects of depression, your family medicine physician can recommend strategies or medication that will help improve your mental health. He or she can also provide recommendations to therapists and counselors.
- Cost-Saving Benefits: Living with a chronic health condition or disease can be expensive. When you make preventive care a priority, you'll not only enjoy good health but may find that you spend less on healthcare services and treatments.
Do you need to schedule a preventive care visit? Call your family medicine physicians in Brandon, FL, Dr. Joel Biggers and Dr. Elizabeth Biggers of Biggers Family Medicine, at (813) 655-4646 to make your appointment.