'My dad told me about
urine therapy when I was 19-years-old.
Another lady spoke of her digestion improving after
urine therapy. But regardless of the testimonials (and there are many online), there is no medical evidence to back up any of these claims.
Urine therapy comes from ancient Indian medicine, which promoted drinking urine and massaging it into the skin to treat stings, minor ailments and even some cancers.
Two years ago, Kayleigh, who runs an education business and teaches yoga, discovered
urine therapy, where people drink their own wee for health reasons.
Having become the oldest PM, Desai tried to reassure people of his physical fitness by talking about '
urine therapy'.
Even though I must confess that I don't have any experience with '
Urine Therapy' I am aware that for thousands of years, several cultures have used the therapy, also known as uropathy or urotherapy, for all manners of disease and injury.
It was also used as an alternative medicine and many famous people have practised
urine therapy which means drinking the stuff for health reasons.
Urotherapy was also used by ancient Egyptians and indigenous Americans.3
Urine therapy may have been referenced in the Bible: "Drink waters from thy own cistern flowing water from thy own well" (Proverbs 5:15 Old Testament).
In the olden times,
urine therapy was a practice, believing it was efficacious and safe.
Seu livro The Water of Life: A Treatise on
Urine Therapy, publicado em 1944, impactou profundamente Raojibhai Manibhai Patel, um reformador social gandhiano.