How To Spring Clean Your Health

As spring starts again, many individuals engage in spring cleaning throughout their home, using this change to warmer weather to open, dust, and clean windows, letting stale air out and fresh in, along with many other deep cleaning tasks. New life outside, clean life inside, after all. But although physically cleaning the house is a good idea, many individuals forget about cleaning their bodies and making sure they are in good health. Why not also apply the spring cleaning philosophy to health as well?

Toss Out The Old And Expired

Even with the best intentions, many individuals end up with old and expired products and medications. The most popular among women, of course, are old tubes of lipstick, mascara, and other makeup. Those who keep switching skincare products often also end up with expired half-empty containers. Many also find they have over-the-counter painkillers, such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen, expire before they use them all.

Take this time to search through all your drawers and cabinets. Gather all these products and check their labels. Throw away anything past its expiry date according to directions on the bottle. If in doubt with medication, consult a pharmacist for assistance to be on the safe side.

Schedule Health Appointments

A variety of health appointments are necessary for individuals to ensure they remain as healthy as possible and to detect potential illnesses early. These appointments include an annual physical, dental, and eye exam. Of course, some individuals will also need to schedule appointments for a mammogram, colonoscopy, and other health issues more specific to age, gender, and often at a different frequency than once a year.

Although there is a selection of appointments necessary every year, many individuals let them slide. Some forget while others believe they are simply not a priority. Even if there is nothing wrong, scheduling these regular appointments is vital to ensure everything stays that way. Spring is the perfect time to call up your doctor, dentist, and other healthcare professionals to schedule appointments you may have missed in the past. For those you must do annually, doing them all in the spring is an excellent strategy for remembering them.