Deal of the day: Free medical screenings

Yes, you read that right. Free, as in no cost to you. Walgreen's and AARP will be sending around big red buses this month offering all adults 18 and over six free health screenings: bone density, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, waist circumference and body mass analysis.

No appointment is necessary, results are immediate and from start to finish all six screenings take around 20-25 minutes. The free screenings are conducted inside the vehicle and are valued at more than $140. They also can give you educational information to help you get started on addressing problems found by the screenings.

Everybody who gets screenings also gets a free, one-year AARP membership. If you're under 50, you can give the membership to somebody who's over 50. If you're already a member, you get a one-year extension on your current status.

The first bay-area stop is Nov. 18 at Largo Cultural Center. Click here to find out which stop is most convenient for you.

This is the second year of the Walgreens/AARP Wellness Tour, which by the time it's done will have covered communities across the nation. Here's what the tests revealed last year: 

72.8% had high blood pressure levels
68.2% had high body mass index
65.9% had low bone density
60.5% had a waist circumference outside of the normal range
38.0% had high cholesterol levels
13.3% had high glucose levels

Charlotte Sutton, health and medicine editor

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