Some claim it cures everything from colds to
cancer, while stranded hiker Paul Beck drank
nothing else for six days and survived. So
does urine have genuine health benefits?
Bring your own - the guide to urotherapy
* Urine is 95 per cent water, but it also
contains small quantities of nutrients
including calcium, folic acid, iron,
magnesium and zinc.
* The actress Sarah Miles is an aficionado of
drinking her own urine, while the author JD
Salinger was also a fan.
* Self-urine therapy dates back 5,000 years
to ancient India, where it was known as
"shivambu shastra" and seen as a way of
rejuvenating body and soul.
* Male porcupines use their urine to soften
the female's quills before mating, while
vultures urinate on their legs to cool
themselves.
* Advocates claim it has antibacterial,
antifungal, antiviral and anticancer
properties.
* Research in the 1990s claimed that drinking
urine could cure jet lag.
* It is highly sterile. The Aztecs used it to
prevent wounds becoming infected.
* The practice is particularly popular in
China, where millions of people drink a daily
dose of their own urine.
* In Cameroon, people were banned from
drinking their own urine in 2003 amid health
concerns. They were warned that transgressors
would be prosecuted.
* Some fans believe the Bible recommends
urine therapy. A verse in Proverbs advises:
"Drink waters from thy own cistern, flowing
water from thy own well."
For its advocates, it is a miraculous elixir
that has replaced the morning coffee as their
first drink of the day; for most other
people, it is bodily waste that should
strictly confined to the toilet bowl. But is
drinking one's own urine really as good for
you as its fans believe?
(The Independent)
SO would you?
Could you?
I think Id rather stick with lucozade for
when I feel a bit run down
still fresh and warm I think budgie... I'm
sure they are just taking the pish really
I mean urine is a waste product, why the hell
would you want to put it back into your body,
after your body has worked so hard to get rid
of it.... your body gets rid of most unwanted
toxins in the urine, I find it hard to see
how the hell it would be a healthy think to
do... not to mention ya breath must stink
ewwwwwwwwww
You know the Romans even taxed urine, it was
more expensive than gold, they use to wash
their cloths in it ......... gets rid of fat
stains but leaves you smelling of.....
ewwwwwwwww
- Mail
- Profiles