Important tests you should take at every life stage

That’s all to be expected, but there are measures we can take at all life stages to help prevent everything from a frustrating head-cold to far more serious afflictions such as cancer and diabetes later in life. Taking these measures has the principal benefit – naturally – of helping us avoid sickness, but also has the added benefit of reducing your healthcare costs and your time away from work and family, and reduces the burden on your loved ones.

One of the most effective ways to put a person on a life-long path to health and wellness is to start young - indeed when the baby is still in utero,  ensuring that the mother looks after her own nutrition and overall health. Study after study has  also shown the benefits of focussing on the basics of nutrition and movement development activities for children.

However, there is more you can do, such as dental checks from as soon as their first milk teeth start to appear, ensuring children get their annual flu jabs and, in girls, an HPV vaccination from around the age of nine will reduce the chance of them getting cervical cancers later in life by about 70%.