Urine Therapy is not a new phenomenon. It was known in East and West alike for centuries. However, this therapy fell into obscurity in the last century. Nevertheless, it is beginning to gain recognition on the strength of several successful research trials, even as there are hundreds of success stories of people all over the world who have benefited from this therapy. Among the successful turnarounds, the case of Martha Christy is especially interesting. Martha suffered from chronic degenerative disorders for almost three decades before this therapy could bring about a miraculous transformation in her life.
Later she wrote a book that added to the popularity of urine therapy. The revulsion against this therapy originates perhaps from the misconception that urine is a toxic waste excreted by the body. The fact, according to experts is that the function of kidney is not to eliminate biological waste, but to restore nutritional balance in the body and therefore urine contains nutrients and compounds not needed by the body at that time. These nutrients and micronutrients have highly valuable medicinal properties, which are made use of in this therapy.
Among some of the ailments that can be treated with this therapy are multiple sclerosis, colitis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, hepatitis, hyperactivity, pancreatic insufficiency, psoriasis, eczema, diabetes, herpes, mononucleosis, adrenal failure, allergies among others (biomedx. com). According to nexusmagazine. com that sourced an article ‘Now Urine Business’ from Hippocrates magazine, May/June 1988, there was a 500 million-urine market in the U. S at that time.
Some of the enterprising companies like Enzymes of America was planning to market its first major urine product called urokinase, an enzyme that dissolves blood clots and is used to treat victims of heart-attack. Urine Therapy The topic may sound obnoxious, but even now there are millions of ailing patients undergoing this therapy, having been disappointed with Allopathic treatment and some of them having even lost hopes of survival. Martha M. Christy was among the fortunate patients to have come across with Urine Therapy, when she was left with no charms in life.
When all other remedies and medicines failed, Urine Therapy successfully treated this woman’s life long incurable illness. Later she authored the book Your Own Perfect Medicine, published in 1994 by FutureMed, Inc. , Scottsdale, Arizona (http://www. nexusmagazine. com). Like Martha, there are hundreds and thousands of others who have reported the miracles of Urine Therapy. 40-year old Sabeer (name changed) had his chronic asthma cured through UT. This therapy had Salome Roy Kapoor cured of her bleeding nipples.
Similarly Mohini cured her persistent pigmentation problem and for Sudarshan Dheer it was miraculous cure to an incurable hearing problem and piles (Abhishek Thakore, June 2002, The Miracles of Urine Therapy, Life Positive). According to Xinhua news agency, more than 3 million Chinese drink their own urine believing it good for their health. Former Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who lived up to the age of 99 was a known practioner of this therapy. He is reported to have remarked that India would have been better off if more people took to this inexpensive and effective form of treatment (Abhishek Thakore, 2002).
So, what makes this therapy tick, especially when everything else fails? The most important fact that we can infer in common about this therapy from a number of diverse sources is that it has been found to be useful in treating a number of diseases and ailments. “Multiple sclerosis, colitis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, hepatitis, hyperactivity, pancreatic insufficiency, psoriasis, eczema, diabetes, herpes, mononucleosis, adrenal failure, allergies, and so many other ailments have been said to be relieved through use of this therapy” (<http://biomedx. com/urine/ >accessed September 21, 2007)
“Urine Therapy makes you feel vital and energized. It has helped me boost my immunity levels. It also helps me to stay slim,” says Salome (Abhishek Thakore, 2002). “I had developed chronic, degenerative disorders that couldn’t be helped by conventional medicine and which threatened to permanently destroy my ability to work, function and simply enjoy life,” says Martha Christy, “UT has helped me in several complications, including menstrual problems, pelvic inflammation, ulcerative colitis, Chron’s disease (colon inflammation), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), thyroid disorders and mononucleosis” (Abhishek Thakore, 2002).
“Once you become familiar with UROPATHY and start using your urine, you will be able to fight individual diseases, prevent and reverse the conditions that make you susceptible to all types of health problems including: childhood diseases, allergies, common cold, flu, hepatitis, arthritis, hypertension, all types of infections and fevers, cancer and the opportunistic infections associated with AIDS” (quoted from UROPATHY The Most Powerful Holistic Therapy by Martin Lara in http://www. shirleys-wellness-cafe. com/urine. htm> accessed September 21, 2007).
Urine therapy is not new. It has been practiced both in the East and West for centuries. Only, it fell into obscurity in the last century. Dr. Evagelous Danopouolos of Greece reported that urea found in urine has anti-cancerous properties. The urea seems to disrupt the lumping cancerous cells and kill them by upsetting their normal metabolic activities. This therapy has been found to be useful in the treatment of the cancers of the skin, cervix, lungs, eyes, breast and liver (sourced from Medical Alternative Network in http://www.
shirleys-wellness-cafe. com/urine. htm> accessed September 21, 2007). Perhaps there is a lot of misconception about what urine actually is. According to documented medical sources, urine is not exactly a toxic, waste product eliminated by our body. The function of the kidneys is to keep the various elements in your blood balanced. When your body does not need something at a particular time it is excreted-not because it is toxic or poisonous or bad for the body, but simply because the body does not need that particular element at the time.
Medical researchers have discovered a number of elements found in common in blood and urine that have enormous medicinal value. In 1975, one of the founders of Miles Laboratories, Dr A. H. Free published his book Urinalysis in Clinical Laboratory Practice in which he remarked that not only is urine purer than distilled water but also contains literally thousands of compounds. Among the urine constituents is an amazing list of nutrients mentioned by Dr. Free.
A sample list includes: Alanine, Arginine, Ascorbic acid, Allantoin, Amino acids, Bicarbonate, Biotin, Calcium, Creatinine, Cystine, DHEA, Dopamine, Epinephrine, Folic acid, Glucose, Glutamic acid, Glycin, Inocitol, Iodine, Iron, Lysine, Magnesium, Manganese, Melatonin, Methionine, Nitrogen, Ornithane, Pantothenic acid, Phenylalaline, Phosphorus, Potassium, Proteins, Riboflavin, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Urea, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 and Zinc among others (<http://www. biomedx. com/urine/accessed September 21, 2007).
According to some experts on Urine Therapy, whether or not you are aware, you have already reused and re-ingested large amounts of urine and is one of the reasons you are alive today. “Urine is the main component of amniotic fluid that bathes the human fetus. Normally, the baby breathes this urine-filled amniotic fluid into its lungs. If the urinary tract is blocked, the fetus does not produce the fluid, and without it, the lungs do not develop” (<http://www. nexusmagazine. com>accessed September 21, 2007). Let us briefly understand the mechanism of urine formation so as to appreciate its nutritional and medicinal properties.
Our blood circulates throughout the body performing a number of tasks including nourishing every cell with micronutrients and protecting the body against any disease. It passes through liver where toxins are removed and excreted in the form of solid waste. When blood enters kidney, it is filtered through nephron at a high pressure. The filtering process removes excess amounts of water, salt and the other nutrients not needed by our body at that time. Many of the constituents of urine are reabsorbed by nephron and delivered back into bloodstream.
The remainder of the urine passes out of the kidneys and excreted. In other words, your urine still has excess of nutrients and other medicinal constituents because your body didn’t need them at that time. For instance an excess of water or sodium in your body could be lethal. Medical researchers have discovered that many of the elements of the blood that are found in urine have enormous medicinal value, and when they are re-introduced into the body, they boost the body’s immune defences and stimulate healing in a way that nothing else does (http://www.
nexusmagazine. com). Urine Therapy has dozens of successful research trials supporting it. There are a score of pharmaceutical industries already capitalizing on urine. What is most important however is that there are thousands of success stories from people across the world.
References
Abhishek Thakore, June 2002, The Miracles of Urine Therapy, Life Positive. <http://www. biomedx. com/urine/>accessed September 21, 2007 <http://www. nexusmagazine. com/> accessed September 21, 2007 <http://www. shirleys-wellness-cafe. com/urine. htm> accessed September 21, 2007