BERIGAN Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) Why, oh why is it that things that are good for you, are things like Brussel sprouts, Cauliflower....urine..... (GA, did you know it was me this time as well? ) Cup of urine a day keeps ailments at bay Thu Sep 2,11:11 AM ET BANGKOK (AFP) - Drinking urine can eliminate sinus trouble, turn grey hair black and even cure cancer, a Thai academic said, citing a study of local Buddhists who engage in the unorthodox practice. Ratree Cheepudomwit, of the Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine Development Department, said hundreds of urine drinkers attested that consuming a daily cup worked wonders for their overall health and helped slow the ageing process. She said that in June she queried 250 members of Santi Asoke, a strict indigenous Buddhist movement believed to have thousands of followers, and 204 respondents said they had learned from ancient Buddhist manucripts that drinking one's urine improved health. "Of the respondents, 87 percent confirmed that it had head-to-toe benefits for them, including for example reduction of dandruff, grey hair, sinus problems and cancer," Ratree told AFP. The medical elixir was not easy on everyone's system, as about one in 10 urine drinkers suffered diarrhea afterwards, but the practice should not be viewed with disgust, she said. "Other groups of people who drank urine were Buddhist monks who practised in accordance to scriptures which are more than 2,500 years old," she said http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=...51155&printer=1 Edited September 3, 2004 by BERIGAN Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Durn! I'm sick of all this dandruff... I'm gonna start drinking urine!! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 I knew an Irishman once during my years in Bangkok, who drank his own urine. He said he did it for health reasons... He lived in the nextdoor apartment and my wife and I used to snicker as he stood in the doorway with his daily drink... Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 The guy will probably outlive everyone... and die with black hair... Quote
catesta Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 I think I'm going to pass on this for now. Quote
Dan Gould Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Not only does it do that, but according to Moises Alou, it does great things for the hands, too! Quote
wesbed Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 The medical elixir was not easy on everyone's system, as about one in 10 urine drinkers suffered diarrhea afterwards, but the practice should not be viewed with disgust, she said. Maybe it's the diarrhea that cleans out the system and keeps the body healthy? Quote
JSngry Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Wasn't there a (short-term) Prime Minister of India in the late 70s who was an advocate of this? Quote
Free For All Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 I think I'm going to pass on this for now. Urine denial. Quote
catesta Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 I think I'm going to pass on this for now. Urine denial. Word. Quote
J Larsen Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 I think I stick with the sinus trouble and grey hair, thanks. BTW, are we talking about drinking one's own urine here or someone else's? Quote
catesta Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 BTW, are we talking about drinking one's own urine here or someone else's? Makes no difference to me, I'm not doin' it either way. Quote
Free For All Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) ....if you overdo it do you get "pissed"? EDIT: We need a little rimshot smilie. Edited September 3, 2004 by Free For All Quote
Jazzmoose Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Shoot, you could just have one beer and drink all day! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 BTW, are we talking about drinking one's own urine here or someone else's? Is this your scientific mind at work, J.L.? Quote
wesbed Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Shoot, you could just have one beer and drink all day! Yeah. And, depending on what kind of beer you start with, you may not notice a difference between the 'initial' offering and the 'refill.' Errr... except for the temperature, of course. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Damn it, you're not going to bring up Old Milwaukee again, are you? Quote
wesbed Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Damn it, you're not going to bring up Old Milwaukee again, are you? You remembered! Tee hee hee. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 My next door neighbor in Thailand drank his own. I wasn't about to loan him any of my own--too valuable to give away... He said it tasted a little like blood... Quote
Jazzmoose Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 He said it tasted a little like blood... Your neighbor was a urine drinking vampire??? Quote
JSngry Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Wasn't there a (short-term) Prime Minister of India in the late 70s who was an advocate of this? Yes, Jim, there was: http://www.dalitstan.org/journal/brahman/b...1/brah0112.html Quote
RainyDay Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 I guess if you washed down your fish and chips with it you'd be full of piss and vinegar. (...thump, thump, thump---is this thing working?) Quote
brownie Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 Drinking a little red wine a day also keeps the ailments away. I'm sticking to red wine Quote
Quincy Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 Wasn't there a (short-term) Prime Minister of India in the late 70s who was an advocate of this? One of Dan Rather's more uneasy moments came when the PM asked him "would you like to drink some urine?" "Uh, (clears throat), no thank you sir." Quote
Jazzmoose Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 I'm sure that's not the first time someone offered piss to a reporter... Quote
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