Annual Public Service Announcement.

This is another year, folks!

It’s time to start planning for our annual physical or medical tests.

For men in their FORTIES, go do tests on your blood pressures, hearts, cholesterol and, above all, your prostates.

For women in their FORTIES, go check your blood pressures, hearts, cholesterol and, above all, your mammograms (for breast cancer).

And for those of us men in our FIFTIES, it’s time to go do all of the above, as applicable. In addition (for those who have not done so already) go do your colonoscopies.

For women in their FIFTIES, go for your perimenopause. It’s the stage when the ovaries gradually begin to produce less estrogen. It usually starts in a woman's 40s, but can start in a woman's 30s or even earlier.

In addition to all of the above, we all need to watch the quantities of foods (and drinks) we consume. The less foods (or drinks) we take into our body systems, the better for a healthy life.

Finally, there is a strong need for considerable physical exercises (workouts) and all other forms of physical activities. And you don’t have to go to a gym before you can physically exercise your bodies. There are various ways a person can physically exercise at home or at work. One of the many examples I know is the simple fact that you can walk your way to a great, strong and healthy body (Go up and down your stair-case at home or at work for as long as your stamina can cope).

Just keep staying on your feet whenever and wherever it is possible.