7 DO IT YOURSELF (DIY) HEALTH CHECKUP

1) To Check Stroke Risk

According to America's National Stroke Association if your heart beats out of rhythm, it is more likely to have a stroke. To check for Atrial Fibrillation do the following steps:

• Tap your foot according to the rhythm of your pulse ( place your fingers on your wrist where radial artery beats) for one minute.
• If your foot is tapping steadily, like a clock ticking then you are ok. But if it's uneven then you need to consult doctor.

2) To check Obstructive Lung conditions

• Light a match in a Draft free room(air free).

• Let it burn half way.

• Hold it six inches from your mouth.
• Try to blow it out with your mouth open enough.

• People with Chronic condition of lungs like obstructive diseases cannot able to do it.

3) Anaemia

"Do you Know Only 55% people with Anaemia are pale".

To check if you are iron deficient or not, follow the following steps

• Press down your nail bed firmly.
• Your hand should be well held above the heart.
• If it takes more than  2 seconds for the blood to return to your nails( Return of pink coloration) after you released the pressure, it's may be a sign of anaemia.

Precaution: Your hands should not be so cold.

4) Overactive Thyroid

"If you are less than 40 years ,trembling hands can be a symptom of overactive Thyroid"

DIY test for overactive thyroid

• Place a A4 paper on back of your outstretched hand
• Little movement of paper is normal
• Pronounced wobble means you can have Overactive thyroid.

5) Under active Thyroid

"Underactive thyroid slows down your reflexes"

              DIY test:

• Sit on the edge of table so your legs move freely.

• Tap the tendon between your kneecap and the top pf your leg bone.

• Normal response will cause "knee jerk" leg kick immediately.

• But if the response is delayed if the leg comes back to its former position slowly then your body is producing little thyroid hormone.

6) Stiffness in Arteries

"Simple sit and reach test is a good predictor of artery flexibility"

DIY test for stiff artery

• Sit on the floor with your leg straight
• Your toes should point towards the ceiling
• Bend from your hips, stretch your arm and try to touch the toes.
• Inability to perform the activity is an indicator that you may have stiff arteries which are the reason of many cardiovascular diseases.

7) Test for Myasthenia Grevis(fascial Muscle weakness)

"Weak eye muscle may be an indicator of early sign of a condition called Myasthenia Grevis"

DIY test for fascial muscle weakness

• Sit comfortably on chair
• Look upwards towards the ceiling.
• Do NOT move your Head.
• If you have the condition or weakness, then you wont be able to perform the task for more than a minute or two.
• If condition is present then your eyelid will droop by own due to weakness.