{"id":333282,"date":"2018-01-15T15:27:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T07:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/start-2018-right-5-doctor-appointments-making-month-333282.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T01:37:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T17:37:41","slug":"start-2018-right-5-doctor-appointments-making-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/health-hk\/medical-news-hk\/start-2018-right-5-doctor-appointments-making-month-333282.html","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Start: 5 Doctor appointments to schedule this month for a healthy 2018"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>You\u2019ve<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/physical-exercise\/stylish-yoga-studios-singapore-267446.html#item=1\"> booked your yoga package<\/a> for the year, swapped out your sodium-rich potato chips for<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/nutritionist-approved-snacks-219814.html\"> healthy almond alternatives at work<\/a>, and are scheduling weekly jogging sessions - all in the name of a healthier, new you.<\/p> <p>While this is great, you might be missing some crucial steps in your 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/now-or-never\/destinations\/wellness-retreats-southeast-asia-249612.html\">health and wellness agenda<\/a>. For one, many of us neglect to make key yearly health appointments more often than not.\u00a0<\/p> <p>However, let that all be a thing of the past: make 2018 the year of prevention. Take the time to book key health appointments to make sure you are in the best shape health-wise!<\/p> <p>From <strong>a visit to the gynaecologist to a candid<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/expert-advice\/exclusive-interview-singapore-based-sex-therapist-tammy-fontana-91858.html\"> session at the therapist<\/a>,<\/strong> these are the 5 health appointments<strong>\u00a0you need to schedule to ensure that all aspects of your health (quite literally from top-to-toe) is taken care of.<\/strong> Browse them in the gallery above!<\/p> <p><em>Sarah Khan<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/physical-exercise\/quirkiest-yoga-styles-singapore-283498.html\">Wine Yoga, Doga &amp; More: The 6 quirkiest yoga styles to try in Singapore?<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/natural-healing\/alternative-medicine\/new-age-therapies-to-try-in-singapore-287915.html#item=1\">Reiki, Crystal Healing &amp; More: 7 new age healing therapies to try in Singapore<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health-my\/on-my-plate-my\/healthy-eating-my\/10-healthy-new-year-resolutions-will-actually-stick-293325.html\">Expert Tips: 7 Healthy new year resolutions you can actually stick to in 2018<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prevention is key, after all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":608,"featured_media":295200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"From a gynaecologist visit to a session at the therapist, here are the 5 appointments to make to take care of your mental, physical and emotional 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