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Originally posted by VneZonyDostupa
reply to post by Egyptia
I'm VERY happy that you recovered from your infection, believe me. There's nothing better than a patient who rallies back. That being said, without any sort of study, it's impossible to say whether the infection was knocked out by this "urine therapy" or some other factor.
Like I mentioned earlier, everything that is in your urine was in your body prior to you expelling it. By drinking it, you're just making a circular loop, and everything that you expelled is filtered out again. The only thing that is appreciable resorbed is water. That's the reason survivalists strictly state that you can only stay hydrated by drinking urine for about two days. After that, you've absorbed all the water possible and you're pretty much drinking straight urea and salt.
Originally posted by unityemissions
I had candida for years. I took very high-dose niacin and probiotics for a full year to finally get rid of the majority of it. Now, I only have occasional issues with scalp itching and hair falling out. Oregano oil wipes that out real quickly, but must be reapplied every few days.
The majority of the U.S. people have candida overgrowths.
Originally posted by nwodeath
While you are waiting on your study, others of us will be healing ourselves.
Originally posted by auraura
reply to post by VneZonyDostupa
i don't wish to be dis-respectful to your chosen profession, but i think there might be a correlation/causation problem with your above statement.
the average lifespan may well have been improved by 'medicine', but there are many other factors at play such as improved sanitation, better nutrition, better working conditions etc.
i have tremendous respect for doctors, particularly those in the front-line, but i have have come to view the medico-pharmaceutical industry with great suspicion.
there is a great deal of information about urine -therapy readily available and urine based medicines are not exactly unheard of (urokinase); urine is routinely used in cosmetics and moisturisers.
you ask for sources, but quote none yourself.
i am not advocating urine therapy, nor do i claim to know much about it, but i do have an open mind and a thirst for knowledge; after all a great deal of modern medical knowledge came about from researching 'wives tales' and 'folk knowledge', the fore-runner i guess of 'some schmuck on the inter-tubes'.
Originally posted by VneZonyDostupa
Very little medical knowledge came from researching "old wives' tales". Most medical discoveries came about through careful observation of biological function and structure.
I will dispute that statement...penicillin, digitalis and aspirin come from 'folk remedies'. It would be foolish not to inquire as to that which has traditional value.
Originally posted by VneZonyDostupa
I will dispute that statement...penicillin, digitalis and aspirin come from 'folk remedies'. It would be foolish not to inquire as to that which has traditional value.
I didn't say that "zero" medical discoveries were made through such studies. I was disputing the claim that "most" came from them. There were more medical/biomedical discoveries made this year than all folk remedy-based discoveries in the history of medicine.
Originally posted by VneZonyDostupa
reply to post by JohnnyCanuck
Oh, I understand. I was just pointing out that you misunderstood what I was saying. Also, see my explanation of penicillin above.