Urine is an important part of the body's disposal process.
Its job is to remove the extra water and water-soluble wastes the kidneys
filter from the blood. The urine is there primarily to get rid of toxins or
things that would otherwise build up in the body that would be bad for the
body. In this episode of our
health blog, we shall be analysing what your urine color says about your health.
Urine and urinalysis have, for hundreds of years, been one
of the ways physicians have looked at health, From a historical view,
urinalysis was one of the original windows into what's happening in the body.
That's because many of the substances circulating in your body, including
bacteria, yeast, excess protein and sugar, eventually make their way into the
urine.
When you notice that your urine has changed color, or there's
a strange odor wafting up from the toilet, the cause might be something as
harmless as what you had for dinner (which could have included beets or
asparagus). It also might be a sign of a more serious condition, such as an
infection or cancer.
