A Stress Health Check Package is a group of targeted tests clubbed together. They usually check your blood pressure, sugar levels, cholesterol, thyroid, liver and kidney function, and a few stress-related hormones. Basically, it shows how stress is causing adverse effects on your body.

Stress puts your body in fight-or-flight mode, which leads to a cascade of changes that slowly damage your heart. It starts pumping faster, your blood vessels tighten, and your blood pressure shoots up.

Honestly, the test is for anyone who’s been feeling “always on.” If your days are packed, your sleep’s a mess, or you’ve had random BP spikes lately, even if you’re young, it’s worth checking where your stress is showing up in your health.

Once a year is fine if everything looks normal. However, if you’re going through a stressful period or your last report showed early warning signs, repeating it every six months helps you stay aware of what’s happening inside your body.

The Ayushman Hypertension Care plan focuses mainly on blood pressure-related tests and risk indicators. While the Ayushman Heart Care Advance goes much deeper by looking at cholesterol levels, cardiac enzymes and heart-specific markers.

A Stress Health Check test usually doesn’t require any special preparation. Just don’t eat for 8–10 hours if fasting tests are included. Don’t drink or eat heavy meals the night before the test, and try to get proper sleep to avoid unnecessary stress on the day of the test.

Most results are available within 14 to 18 hours after the Stress Health Check.

The exact price of a Stress Health Check Package varies based on your city or the lab you opt for testing. However, a package is usually more cost-effective than booking each test separately. To know the latest rates before booking, check out LifeCell’s website.