Health Insurance – Putting your Health First

Your health, and the health of your family, is important to you. You want to make sure that you can access the best possible care if thing go wrong – from a minor accident to a major health scare. Most of us happily use the NHS and the services it provides, but when we want to speed things up or have private facilities rather than being on a ward, health insurance is a good thing to have.

Health insurance becomes more popular

Health insurance is now more available and more affordable than ever. The number of private hospitals has increased and additional demand means that more are being built. Health insurance providers offer a wide range of policies, both corporate and individual, allowing you to choose the policy that suits both your needs and your pocket.

Why is it important to stay healthy?

There are many reasons why you should make every possible effort to stay healthy. You need to have the energy to work, particularly if you are, or your family is, dependent on the money you earn. Taking extended time off due to ill health has a real effect on your income and may also affect the possibility of getting new work in the future. Keeping yourself as healthy as possible allows you to stay in work.

Healthy people are happy people, and this also has a huge impact on your family and those around you. Leading a healthy lifestyle can have a positive impact on your mental wellbeing, putting you in the best position to enjoy everything you can. Staying healthy isn’t just about having the right health insurance. You need to balance good medical care with your everyday attitude to health, including:

• Diet – we should all know by know how important it is to eat and drink sensibly. A diet that’s rich in fresh fruit and vegetables, low in saturated fats and sugars and that’s supplemented by plenty of water will help to keep your body and your internal organs in great condition. This means that you shouldn’t have to call on your health insurance too often.
• Exercise – diet and exercise go hand in hand and, as the experts have been telling us for several years, you don’t have to be jogging 20 miles a day in order to get the sort of exercise you need. Parking out of town and walking to work, cycling to the shops or joining an exercise class are all easy and cost-effective ways of ensuring that your exercise levels are what they should be – helping to keep you healthy for the long term.

Your health insurance will be cheaper if you can show that you are fit and healthy, so it’s worth putting your health first, and buying the right health insurance policy for your needs.

Looking for Private Health Insurance? Speak to Right to Health

Right to Health is a leading UK health insurance intermediary, helping individuals and corporations find the best private health insurance cover. With access to the UK’s top health insurance companies, Right to Health has advised thousands of clients and can help you to get great health coverage for a competitive premium. Right to Health is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, which means that you can be confident that the recommendations you are given really are in your best interests. To find out more or to get a review of your current health insurance, call 08000 753 999 or click the Free Online Quote button at the top of the page.