As promised in the post Drumming Proven to Help the Immune System and Reduce Stress, I shall focus a post about my annual physical. Yes, I do make it a point to at least annually, lately it has been twice a year though, to check in with my primary care physician. The story started about 2 years ago, after reading a Men’s Health article about annual check ups and what tests should be done in correspondence to your age, your risk category such as smoking, family history of certain diseases and illnesses, etc. I chose a participating physician (health insurance) out of the preferred provider booklet my insurance company prints annually. It turned out to be a mistake.