Urine Therapy

“I apply fresh urine daily all over my skin,” says Yoga master and urine therapist Swami Pragyamuriti Saraswati. “I also drink it two to three times a day. The first benefits I noticed concerned my skin and greatly increased my energy. That first winter I didn’t get a single cold, whereas in the past I had spent months coughing and sniffing. This led me to think that urine must have a positive effect on my immune system, so I’ve continued to experiment with my consumption of the Golden Nectar.”

So you still think that consuming urine is disgusting and damaging to your health? Coen van der Kroon, author of ‘The Golden Fountain: The Complete Guide to Urine Therapy’ begs to differ. “95% of urine is water, 2.5% consists of urea and the remaining 2.5% is a mixture of minerals, salt, hormones and enzymes,” informs Kroon. “Only urea, the substance after which urine is named, can be poisonous when present in very large amounts in the blood. However, this is irrelevant in the practice of drinking urine, as urine is not immediately put back in the blood stream. In the small amounts that urea gets back in the body, it is purifying, clears up excess mucus and has a number of specific, very useful effects. Furthermore, urine is entirely sterile after secretion and has an antiseptic effect.”

“We have been told that urine is dirty,” continues Kroon, “in reality urine usually does not taste dirty. Many people who have been drinking it for some time think it tastes and smells pleasant. The taste of urine partly depends on what you have eaten and drunk the previous day. If you eat a great deal of animal proteins, use a lot of spices or drink strong herbal tea, your urine will probably have a strong taste. Also, when your body is out of balance, for example when you’re sick, urine often tastes stronger than normal. A good way in which to gradually become accustomed to the taste is to mix urine with water or fruit juices or mix a spoonful of honey into the urine.”

“In general, taste is subjective. What is delicious to one person is disgusting to another. Furthermore, your taste can change in time. Regarding medicine, it is interesting to note that people are willing to ingest the most disgusting tasting drinks and pills as long as the doctor prescribes it.”

THE HIP-HOP VIEW OF URINE THERAPY
Hip-Hop Monk: “I’ve never had a full glass of urine, but I always dribble a few drops of pee into my morning orange juice. It helps me relax with pep.”

DJ MK: “Nah, I’ve never heard of this practice, and I do not intend to be indulging in such a strange activity. Too many people take the piss, so why drink it?”

Lewis Parker: “I wouldn’t want to do this myself, but if someone else wants to do it, it’s a free world. But really, I don’t want to be putting urine in my mouth, thanks.”

Cam’ron: “I’ve never done it and I don’t think I’ll ever do it ‘cos it’s not part of my culture. I wouldn’t drink on pee, I wouldn’t put it on my skin. I think I’d break into some rash over that shit, ‘cos I don’t drink a lot of water. I drink Alizé, yo! I suppose the one place I’ll pee is on my foot. Yeah, I’ll take it to the foot. But the thing is, if it works on my foot, a complexion problem may happen, so yo, it might go on the face! [laughs] That’s what I think niggas are scared about, if this pee shit works, they might use pee for other shit! Yo, I’ll have an orange juice and pee on the rocks. [laughs] Yo, that shit is crazy. But you know, some niggas pee on their girls. I’ve never really been into that, but I did drop a teeny speck of pee on my girl and she punched me in the face! I’ve also peed the bed once and my girl was in it! [laughs]”