Now you can actually assess your wellness
My wellness and beauty routines are completely different (although there is some overlap). My current wellness to-do list includes exercise (six days a week), limiting sugar, Heliocare supplements for extra sun protection from within (since it’s convertible season and I’ve been playing a lot of tennis), chlorophyll (because this story I wrote convinced me), ashwadandha (for calm, because trying to spell it stresses me out), drinking MagicMag (to keep things moving, if you know what I mean), probiotics and small doses of self-care throughout the day, such as a few spritzes of aromatherapy mist.
But at the end of the day, do we know if any of our wellness efforts are actually doing something? Feeling good is one thing, but the placebo effect is another. So when I came across Vivoo, I had to try it—and it’s as easy as peeing on a stick once a week. Each stick has eight boxes, which are used to measure your body’s hydration level, pH, immunity, kidney function, liven function, UTI risk and ketones.
Week 1, here’s how I fared:
Overall wellness: Moderate
Hydration: Dehydrated (In my defense, I was outside all afternoon, didn’t drink that much water and had a few glasses of wine before I took the test.)
pH: Acidic (One word: Wine.)
Immunity: Great
Kidney function: Great
Liver function: Great (Surprisingly.)
UTI risk: None
Ketones: Negative
Then, Week 2:
Overall wellness: Great (!)
Hydration: Overhydrated (I’ll take it.)
pH: Optimal
Immunity: Great
Kidney function: Great
Liver function: Great (Still surprised.)
UTI risk: None
Ketones: Negative
I’m obligated to say that Vivoo is not meant to be a medical diagnostic tool, but if you’re one who likes as much insight into your body as possible (and don’t mind peeing on a stick), it’s a very fulfilling experience—especially if you’ve recently stepped up your wellness game and need motivation to keep going. On the flip side, if you want to see what a weekend of going off the rails does to your body, I suppose Vivoo could give you proof that it’s time to clean up your act. Either way, it’s entertaining at the very least—and the occasional wellness tips the app provides help you stick with the program. I give it a thumbs up!
