The Health Implications Of Drinking Urine
Drinking urine is an old tradition. The reason is different for different folks. The major reason is to improve health or lack of available water. Very few claim spiritual effect. But what do scientists say about such acts? How safe is drinking urine? Urine Content Of Urine Before we find out the dangers and or benefits of drinking urine, let us first see what it contains. Urine of a healthy person is waste that the body no longer needs. The vehicle is water. The constituents of urine in a day are 28g of urea, 10g of electrolytes, 3g of phosphate and other organic acids, 1.5g of creatine, 1g of uric acid and about 80mg of protein. Others are hormones, antibodies and vitamins but not in significant quantities to elicit positive responses. For a sick person, the value may change but only a little. Some of the components will increase or decrease. However, a sick person that is battling an infection may produce some microorganisms in the urine. Benefits Or Risk Looking at ...
