A Colorado man who drinks his urine every morning claims it’s a cure-all for any ailment.
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Identified as Brother Sage,68, he started the practice approximately twenty years ago and offered a course for $345 to teach students about the “secret” benefits of urine. Brother Sage added that he stored the liquid waste he passed in the evening in the refrigerator and consumed it as part of his early morning ritual.
However, he uses his urine as a foot soak or an eye bath. He claims his followers have used their urine to give to their children or let their pets bathe in it after following his teachings. On the other hand, his housemate is not a fan of his practice due to the constant smell overpowering their home.
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According to the Daily Mail, Brother Sage plans to relocate since his housemate isn’t too happy with his holistic ritual.
What can happen if you drink urine?
Due to the unconventional holistic practice, there is no data to support consuming your urine as a way to cure any health issues. According to WebMD, several factors can affect one’s health if one continue the practice.
“Despite the common myth, urine is not sterile. It contains bacteria just like any other bodily excretion. Depending on the method for gathering urine, it may also contain bacteria introduced from the genitalia of the urine source. Some of these bacteria can lead to serious infections. Drinking any type of urine can cause serious health problems unless it has been sterilized separately.
Anything your kidneys filter out of your body winds up in your urine to be removed. By drinking urine, you are consuming these toxins that your body explicitly intended to remove. This can lead to kidney damage or disease as these organs need to work harder to handle the increased concentration of toxic substances.”
Additionally, based on what’s seen in movies, urine is most likely consumed when an individual is severely dehydrated, and urine is the only solution to help.
Despite scientific evidence against drinking urine, Brother Sage said he would continue.
Brother Sage said he’s looking for another home to continue practicing urotherapy, as reported by the Daily Mail. He’s aware of the naysayers, but he will continue to spread the word about urotherapy.
‘I do get the naysayers or the ones who are doubters but I’ve learned to be compassionate with people because they don’t know what this is yet. They’re going based on theory and information from doctors, television and school. It’s a good idea if this is your lifestyle to check in with potential housemates so they know you do this in your room, bathroom or in the house, so there won’t be that moment of “Surprise, I do urine therapy”. That created a hiccup in the house I’m in and I’m just readjusting where I do my practice now and starting to look for a new location.’