Our Future Health

I got a letter a few weeks ago inviting me to join an NHS programme focused on 'Our Future health'. It is a scheme to help researchers find new ways of detecting, treating and preventing diseases such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and Alzheimer's/Dementia.

Today I visited this mobile unit for some simple tests including height, weight, and cholesterol, as well as a blood sample taken which will be used by the researchers.  I've recently been put on statins as part of a public health campaign, mainly because I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and have a family history of heart disease.  I did question why, as previous tests show my cholesterol to be within normal range, and I was gratified to find from the testing that it was still below 4 for total cholesterol and the 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol are still within the ideal ranges.

Other than that it seemed to be the best day's weather for the week and I managed to get a swim in and walk 9 miles (some in the company of my cousin), so at least I am maintaining my exercise routine.

If you want to join in the research in the UK the details are in the extra image.