It's no surprise that US residents pay some of the highest healthcare bills in the world. One physician in Joplin says you can work to lower your health bills by focusing on the problem before it becomes one. KRPS's Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
We commonly make a doctor's appointment when we think something is wrong with us or a loved one. Appearing on KGCS's Newsmakers program recently, Freeman Physician Dr. Robert McNab suggests that living a healthier life day to day could be better for our pocketbooks and our bodies.
" I think that the pandemic really opened my eyes in a lot of ways to where we are with our overall fitness and health in the United States. The pandemic was terribly timed because of how chronically ill we have gotten. One in two Americans have at least one chronic disease. And one in six Americans has, you know, four or five."
Dr. McNab promotes six health pillars: nutrition, sleep, activity, stress management, and social and toxin avoidance. Even if you look and feel good, he suggests checking your metabolic health or labs to ensure that you are in good health. For 89 9 KRPS News, I'm Fred Fletcher-Fierro
