Your health future
Know what matters for your health at every life stage.
Why this matters
Health needs change every decade of life.
Knowing what matters at your age means you act on the right things.
Your life-course
Risk Formation — 26-35
Age 26-35
The Risk Formation Decade (26-35)
You feel young. The data quietly says otherwise. This is when most South Asian adults begin their pre-diabetes drift and the cardiometabolic clock starts ticking.
What this decade is really about
Get baseline numbers
Lipid panel (ApoB if affordable). HbA1c by 25 if BMI ≥23 (ICMR). BP at home, monthly.
Waist over weight
Waist predicts metabolic risk better than BMI in South Asians. Target <90 cm (men), <80 cm (women).
Strength now, not later
Muscle loss begins in the 30s — two sessions a week is non-negotiable.
Sleep-apnoea screen
If you snore with daytime sleepiness — under-diagnosed in 30-something men with growing waists.
Reproductive plan
Know your numbers, vaccinate (HPV catch-up to 45), screen for STIs.
Mental health
This is the burnout window — therapy now protects the next 20 years.
What to skip
- Influencer cleanses and "detox" products.
- Generic multivitamins.
- Testosterone clinics offering TRT without lifestyle work.
Educational guide. Discuss your personal screening calendar and risk numbers with a registered doctor.