If left untreated, high blood pressure and other conditions such as high Cholesterol levels can lead to heart problems and strokes as well as cause damage to other vital organs. Therefore, it’s crucial to be aware of the risks and to take action to reduce them and improve them. That’s where our team can help, we provide essential health testing and support directly from our pharmacy in Manchester.
There are many lifestyle factors that can cause health issues and we want our patients to be aware of these:
– eating too much salt or processed foods
– not getting your 5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day
– being overweight
– not doing enough exercise
– smoking
– drinking too much alcohol or caffeine
Making lifestyle changes to improve these risk factors is an excellent way of reducing blood pressure, cholesterol and other health risk factors; however depending on the severity of your case you may need to seek medical support. That is where our team come in. A member of our team will take you to the private consultation room where they will carry out a standard overall health check. This checks Blood Sugar Levels, Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Levels Depending on your result they will provide guidance for you on the necessary steps to take next. We may be able to provide you with medication to help manage your condition, however if your case is severe we will recommend that you book in to see your GP. If you would like to find out more about our health testing and support service in Manchester please contact us.
