Health - what can I do, how can I take precautions? Prevention: Everyone with statutory health insurance has the right to free medical check-ups. Here is a link to an overview of the preventive examinations paid for by the statutory health insurance companies. Information: Professionally verified information on health issues can now be accessed very easily via the independent health portal gesundheit.bund.de. A useful service to get correct information on the subject of health from the innumerable, partly dubious websites. Self-initiative: Everyone knows what it takes to be healthy and active for a long time and to have fun with life. However, implementation is often a difficult challenge. Nevertheless, we should always keep in mind that with the implementation of some tasks, our own quality of life is significantly increased. Which tasks are actually involved: - Do regular sport, especially weight training to strengthen the body and muscles - Training of the consciousness / mind, e.g. through meditation - Do not smoke -Link- - Prevent and avoid negative stress -Link- - Looking for new tasks and challenges (positive stress) - eating and drinking healthily and consciously more often - participating in society