Three in four Americans wish they had a “check engine” light for their health, according to a new survey.<br /><br />A poll of 2,000 general population Americans found many feel life would be easier if they had some kind of indicator for when their body needs attention. <br /><br />Three in five (63%) said they struggle to recognize when their body is trying to tell them to pay attention to their health.<br /><br />If a “check engine” light for health were to exist, respondents said they would mostly use it to notify when it’s time to drink a glass of water (57%), take vitamins (50%) or take a nap (45%).<br /><br />Conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by vitafusion Adult Gummy Vitamin Brand, the study asked respondents to gauge how they felt at the time of taking the poll.<br /><br />At the time of the survey being run, 32% said they checked in with themselves that day — meaning they took a moment to examine their physical, mental and emotional health. <br /><br />More generally, 55% had checked in with themselves within the past two days. Six percent said they have never checked in with themselves before.<br /><br />The survey also asked respondents if they were setting goals for 2023 and six in 10 stated they have a New Year’s goal in mind — 71% believe they will stick with it until the end. It’s no surprise, however, that the top resolutions for the year were to exercise more (22%), spend more time with loved ones (18%) and focus on their career (10%).<br /><br />The survey also asked respondents to examine different components of their daily health and how it relates to their daily routines. <br /><br />Two in three have some kind of daily routine, but 26% feel like they forget a step in their routine at least a few times per week. A quarter of them (24%) forget something every day.<br /><br />Forgetting just one step in their routine is enough to ruin the rest of the day for 61% of respondents.<br /><br />On a daily basis, 32% examine how much water they’ve consumed, 28% examine their daily diet and 28% check how much sleep they got the night before.<br /><br />Two out of five respondents said they also feel tired between 4 and 6 hours out of the day and 47% haven’t had a meal mainly consisting of fruits or vegetables in three or more days.<br /><br />One in four did claim to be on top of their daily vitamins, minerals and supplements, however. Especially when they are used for general wellness (55%), immune support (51%), sleep (42%) and digestion (41%). <br /><br />Older generations were found to have taken their daily vitamins more than most — 43% of baby boomers and 31% of Gen-X said they took their vitamins the same day of the survey polling. While only 16% of millennials reported to have taken their vitamins the same day of the survey polling, over half (59%) said they would especially appreciate the reminder to take vitamins over anything else.
