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Check whether your organs are at their prime—follow these simple steps​

Heart: Climb two flights of stairs
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Heart: Climb two flights of stairs

You should be able to climb without gasping, pressure in your chest, or dizziness. If not, your heart’s endurance may be off.
 Lungs: Hold your breath for 30 seconds
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Lungs: Hold your breath for 30 seconds
Inhale normally and hold. Can’t go past 20 seconds? That may signal poor lung capacity or low oxygen efficiency.
Liver: Press under your right ribcage
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Liver: Press under your right ribcage
Feel discomfort, tightness or pain? It could point to liver congestion. Also, look for constant nausea or yellow tinge in the eyes.
Kidneys: Monitor morning urine
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Kidneys: Monitor morning urine
Healthy kidneys produce pale yellow, odourless urine. Cloudy, dark, or reddish colour may mean filtration is off.
Gut: Check post-meal bloating
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Gut: Check post-meal bloating

Eat your usual meal and track how you feel in an hour. Regular bloating, heaviness or fatigue means your gut may be out of balance.
 Brain: Focus on a task for 5 minutes
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Brain: Focus on a task for 5 minutes

Pick a short article or problem. Can’t stay focused without checking your phone? Brain fatigue or fog might be creeping in.
 Pulse check: Sit, breathe, count beats
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Pulse check: Sit, breathe, count beats
Place two fingers on your wrist, count beats for 60 seconds. A resting heart rate of 60–100 is normal. Too fast, too irregular? Time to look closer.
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