Getting to know the “inner you” is simpler than most people think. Like most things you’d like to achieve, you have to start with the basics and move forward one step at a time: know your pH, maintain a balanced diet, keep a physically and mentally healthy state. Know your pH Potential of Hydrogen or pH is a scale used to specify the acidity or alkalinity of a certain solution. Testing acidity and testing alkalinity is done with the use of a pH test strip; you will be able to...

Alkalinity means that something has a pH higher than 7. The term pH stands for “potential of hydrogen” which is the measure of hydrogen ions in a solution. A pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is and ranges from 0 to 14. Seven is neutral. Below 7 becomes increasingly acidic while above 7 is increasingly alkaline. In the human body, the pH level varies for many reasons. For example, the skin and vagina should be slightly acidic–to help keep unfriendly bacteria away. Saliva is more alkaline, while urine is normally more...

When some people hear the word “calorie”, it is often associated this with weight gain or weight loss. But do you really know and understand what calorie is? Understanding exactly what a calorie is, and why we count them, can help you make better dietary decisions! CALORIE DEFINED Calorie is a unit of measurement specifically defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. However, when "calorie" is used in reference to food, people are usually talking about the amount...

Are you on a diet or did you ever consider dieting? Then you know just how confusing it can be with all the conflicting advice. But it doesn’t have to be so complicated. We must understand that being on a diet takes discipline and some diet strategy may work better for you than them. So here is another interesting type of diet that might just work for you… What is really a KETO diet? KETO or KETOGENIC diet is an effective way to lose weight, lower risk factors for disease...

Did you know that urine is normally sterile? This means, it is completely free of bacteria and only has in it waste chemicals from all of the millions of chemical reactions that happen in your body all the time. But in some conditions chemicals that shouldn't normally be there get through the filtering systems in your kidneys and get into your urine. This is where the urine dipstick testing comes in. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT URINE DIPSTICK A urine reagent strip or dipstick is a firm plastic strip...

Kidneys are essential to having a healthy body. They impact on most of our body functions that if left untreated, can lead to death. So, what makes kidneys so important and how do they work? The major function of kidneys is the removal of wastes and extra fluid from the body. Kidneys also remove acid that is produced by the cells of the body and maintain a healthy balance of water, salts, and minerals—such as sodium, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium—in the blood. Without this balance, nerves, muscles, and other tissues in our body may...

With today’s fast paced world, we might find ourselves caught up with busy schedules at work whether at home or in the office. Every so often, we may overlook our body’s need to exercise, eat the right meals or to even take a break. More often than not, we only notice things like these when our body finally demands us to go see a doctor. Some are fortunate enough to have detected their diseases at just the right moment to have it treated, but some may have discovered it a...

It is a fact that most diet strategies boil down to either consuming less calories or burning them off. So what is really meant when we talk about calories? A calorie is a measure of energy. It is basically describing how much energy our body could get from eating or drinking. When we eat or drink more calories than we burn, our body store this excess as body fat. If this goes on overtime, we might put on weight.  It's important to recognize the role calories play in our ability...

Urinary Tract Infection or UTI Self-Care Tips A urinary tract infection, also known as UTI is an infection that is localized in the urinary system such as the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Urinary tract infections typically occur when bacteria or tiny microbes enter and travel up the urinary tract through the urethra and begin to multiply in the bladder. Although the urinary system is designed to produce waste products and keep out such microscopic invaders, these defenses sometimes fail. When that happens, bacteria may take hold and grow into...

The keto diet and intermittent fasting are two of the hottest current health sensations. Health-conscious people use these methods to lose weight and control certain health conditions. Some people still questioned if it’s safe and effective to combine the two although both have solid research backing their purported benefits. This article defines intermittent fasting and the keto diet and we’ll find out whether combining the two is a good idea. What Is Intermittent Fasting? Intermittent fasting, also known as intermittent energy restriction, is an umbrella term for various meal timing...