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It’s no mystery that healthcare costs can rack up later in life. The best way to prevent these potential bills is to transition into a healthy lifestyle for 30 days or more, reducing your risk of some of the most costly healthcare expenses.
Here’s how to save nearly $100K in future healthcare costs and why preventative care is the best way to save.
Why Preventative Care?
For one, unhealthy lifestyle choices can have a negative effect on your current financial situation. Not to mention, healthcare costs usually reach their highest past retirement age. It’s better (also a lot easier) to make the following healthy changes now rather than pay tens of thousands of dollars later.
Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease ($3,000 – $38,501 Saved)
Reduced risk of heart disease all boils down to the following healthy lifestyle choices:
- Avoiding tobacco products
- Choosing healthy foods
- Exercising regularly
- Staying at a healthy weight
- Handling stress responsibly
As if these weren’t easy enough, dropping these habits will also benefit you financially in the immediate future:
- Not using tobacco products saves $1,610 to $3,750 per year.
- Eating healthy meals saves families an average of $14 per meal versus fast food.
Cancer Prevention ( $19,901 – $60,885 Saved Per Annum)
You can easily reduce the risk of cancer by doing the following:
- Not using tobacco
- Staying at a healthy weight
- Drinking a limited amount of alcohol
- Getting screened for cancer and/or Hepatitis C regularly
- Protecting skin from the sun
These should be no problem, as some even carried over from choices that help reduce the chance of heart disease.
Prevent Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases ($6,000 Saved)
Chronic lower respiratory diseases not only be uncomfortable, but costly as well. You can easily avoid these by integrating the following habits into your lifestyle:
- Exercising regularly to improve breathing
- Avoiding smoking
- Addressing allergic conditions
- Getting vaccinated to avoid respiratory infections
- Avoiding home and workplace air pollutant, lung irritants, and dust as much as possible
Total Savings ($29,000 – $105,000 Saved)
By adopting these healthy lifestyle choices, you can save anywhere from $29,000 to $105,000 in the long run. And that’s on the low end, as cancer prevention savings were calculated per annum.
Think of it this way: over the course of 30 days, you could be saving at least $1,000 per day by choosing a healthy alternative.