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How Thriva can help kickstart healthy habits

If you only make one resolution this new year, take control of your health with a simple at-home test

Thursday 02 January 2020 13:14 GMT
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As 2020 approaches, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by pressure to make new year’s resolutions. But making one simple, meaningful change by signing up to Thriva could help you to look after your health more effectively.

Thriva is a next-level health monitoring system that helps you discover what’s going on inside your body. Simple at-home tests can flag up small health problems before they become bigger, providing information to help improve things such as sleep, fitness, energy, long-term health, mood and weight.

If you’re embarking on a lifestyle change for the new year, Thriva can also help you track how this is benefiting your health. Whether you want to improve athletic performance, check you’re getting the right nutrients from a change in diet, or monitor known health issues, such as cholesterol, Thriva can help.

How Thriva works

Simple finger-prick blood tests are done at home
Simple finger-prick blood tests are done at home

With Thriva, all tests are done in the comfort of your own home at a time that suits you. Results are then displayed in detail with explanations and recommendations from a GP in 48 hours. Thriva also uses a simple finger-prick blood test method, which means that there's no need for scary needles.

Your package is a personal as your health with Thriva. When signing up, Thriva asks you to answer some questions about your goals and lifestyle. Based on your answers. a recommended package is then created. From here, you can add or remove tests as you like to create your own personalised package. What's more, you're always in control of your subscription and can decide what you want to test – and how often – and cancel at any time.

Why choose Thriva?

Test results come from the same accredited labs as the NHS
Test results come from the same accredited labs as the NHS

With every Thriva subscription you get a personalised online dashboard which contains your results, personal recommendations and expert advice – all available 24 hours a day. With all your results together, regular testing can help you build up an in-depth view of your health and see the impact of lifestyle changes you make.

The company uses the same accredited labs as the NHS and the results are always reviewed by a UK-qualified doctor before they’re available to you. Results also come with a personalised health report with expert advice on making positive changes that can add up to a healthier you.

Start the new year with a simple way to track the effectiveness of lifestyle changes and save 50% on your first test this January – to claim, click here and code IND1 will be automatically applied.

Terms & Conditions: 18+. Promotion closes at 23:59 on 31 January 2020. UK residents only. 50% off saving applies to first-time subscription test orders over £49 only. Offer applies to Personalised, Advanced and Baseline subscription packages. Offer applies to first tests only. Subsequent tests will be charged at the full cost. Once subscribed, customers can change their subscription frequency, cancel or pause their account for free at any time through their dashboard. One use of the promotional code per customer. The offer is subject to availability, cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotional code and there is no cash alternative. Usual promotion rules apply, see www.independent.co.uk/rules. For further information, please write to Customer Care, The Independent, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5HF. Promoter: Thriva.

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