Amersham & Chalfont's Together November December 2023

COMMUNITY NEWS
If beauty lies within,
why don’t we
optimise this
internal beauty?
As a GP I have always found it interesting
that most people want to lead a healthy
life, but very few know how to do it, or
how to engage in it properly.
The saying that ‘true beauty lies within‘ holds
firm in our societal beliefs. Another well-used
motto that strikes a chord with people is ’live
your best life’. The reality is very different.
People willingly invest in aesthetic skin
treatments to stay young and look good on
the outside, take frequent holidays, and buy
expensive possessions to boost their mood.
However, few invest in the beauty inside, or
try to understand how to live their best life
and follow it through. Our body is our only
life vehicle and yet it is the only asset that we
seldom invest in.
with stool samples, blood testing and
investing in regular health checks? Many
illnesses can develop long before symptoms
occur. No amount of Botox or skin treatments
will ever allow us to live well and enjoy
our lives, or as I like to say, extend our
healthspan.
We need to start thinking about our body
as a whole, and consider looking after
ourselves by having regular medical checks,
DNA testing, microbiome analysis and
nutritional input, so we can be targeted
about the lifestyle improvements we make.
This is what modern medicine looks like and
if we want to live longer and be the best,
healthiest version of ourselves then we need
to take responsibility for looking after our
body and all its physiological functions in a
scientific and informed way. It’s never too late
to make positive changes.
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Poor health is often the result of the poor life
choices we make on a daily basis e.g. drinking
alcohol, smoking, lack of exercise, and yet
disease processes are often triggered by these
factors, along with poor nutrition and stress to
name a few.
If beauty lies within, why don’t we optimise
this internal beauty by checking our gut health
Dr Riccardo Di Cuffa – Founder and
Chief Medical Officer, Thyme
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