If we’re feeling all fine and dandy, is there still a need to spend on regular health screenings to check for any underlying conditions? With the wide range of screening tests, are the extensive (and often more expensive) ones really necessary? How frequent do we need to screen in order to keep ourselves in optimal health? These were the questions that my husband and I were mulling over just last year, while I was pregnant with our second kid. In the end, we decided it’ll be worth going for a more comprehensive assessment once every 3 – 5 years, and basic screens annually to spot anything that might have changed in between. Of course, what to screen for and how often to screen will ultimately boil down to a few considerations:

• Does your family have any history of chronic conditions or cancer?
• How you presently feel, or if you identified / suspect any risk symptoms
• Your budget
• Does your insurance (or company healthcare plan) provide any complimentary

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