6 Midlife Health Mistakes A Doctor Sees Over And Over Again

“The pattern I see most often in midlife is people explaining away a change because they are busy or getting older.”

If you want to have a happy older age, taking care of yourself might be especially crucial in midlife.

For instance, this seems to be the most important life stage for lowering dementia risk. Sleeping well, controlling your LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol, and staying physically active during these decades can all help.

But speaking to HuffPost UK, Dr Asiya Maula, a private GP at The Health Suite, said she often sees middle-aged people making the same health mistakes.

Here are just a few patterns she sees over and over:

Midlife health mistakes a GP says to avoid

1) Waiting until something’s wrong to check your heart health

Though blood pressure affects millions in the UK, it’s been described as a “silent killer” because it usually has no telltale signs.

High blood pressure and elevated cholesterol “often cause no symptoms, so feeling well does not tell you what your numbers are,” Dr Maula said.

“People can spend years looking for the perfect supplement while putting off a blood pressure check.”

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