Fancy a Spot of Pee?
I have cooled it a bit with the blogging and myspace because I have suddenly become super busy. I am, among other things, researching for a report on "Children's Drawings." While scouring the net for information on the topic, I stumbled across this article on a revival of an almost forgotten alternative therapy. It's called "Urine Therapy." Perhaps I've been living in a cave but I have never heard of this unconventional method.
According to Ratree Cheepudomwit, a Thai academic, drinking urine can eliminate sinus trouble, turn grey hair black and even cure cancer, citing a study of local Buddhists who engage in the unusual practice. Hundreds of urine drinkers confirmed that consuming a daily cup worked wonders for their overall health and even helped slow down the ageing process.
Ms. Cheepudomwit, apparently queried 250 members of Santi Asoke, a strict Buddhist movement believed to have thousands of followers, and 204 respondents said they had learned from ancient Buddhist manuscripts that drinking one's urine improved health.
Of the respondents, 87 percent confirmed that it had wide reaching benefits for them, including reduction of dandruff, grey hair, sinus problems and cancer. The magical pee potion was not to everyone's taste however, as about one in ten urine drinkers suffered "the backdoor trots," afterwards.
Reportedly, other groups of Buddhist monks have historically drunk urine in accordance to scriptures which are more than 2,500 years old. I don't know about you but I think I'll opt for the traditional route and stick to tea for now.
