Well, if you have not tried this new habit, let’s get into the man who has! 34-year-old Harry Matadeen, from Hampshire, England, says he began consuming his own waste back in 2016.
He claims he was “desperate to heal” his mental health problems, and figured his urine would do the trick.
However, Matadeen’s sister has disowned him and the rest of his family have spoken out against his so-called urine therapy.
He says, “My family never approved of it and thought it disgusting from the beginning. My sister doesn’t speak to me and one reason is my partaking in urine therapy. I’ve chosen all of my friends now and all of them either do aged fresh urine therapy or approve of it. If they didn’t I wouldn’t have them as friends – simple as that.”
Matadeen says his urine, which he drinks 200ml of every day, gave him this feeling of a “new sense of peace, calm and determination,” and claims it cured him almost immediately after he started his new health regimen.
Wholly, Matadeen said, “It was beyond my wildest imaginations how powerful it was when I drank it. From the moment I drank the urine, it woke up my brain and removed my depression. I felt a new sense of peace, calm and determination. I thought “‘wow I can make it for free and always keep myself in this happy state.’”
Matadeen also says that he not only drinks his urine, but will cup it and splash a few droplets on his face, further claiming, it’s the “secret to eternal youth.” He’s also written books praising the health benefits of his habit. As for food, he eats one vegan meal a day and follows an intermittent fasting diet.
He explains, “Urine has made me look a lot younger. Drinking the aged urine has revitalized my face to its youthful years and when I rub it on my face, the difference is instant and obvious. My skin is young, soft and glowing.”
“Aged urine is the best food for the skin that I have found to date. When you rub it on, it softens the skin and keeps it youthful and elastic. I don’t use any other skincare other than urine. It’s the secret to eternal youth. Sometimes when I’m in the urinals and no one is watching I will cup my hand and splash the fresh urine I am excreting on my face and rub it in. Urine therapy has changed my life.”
Matadeen adds, “Fresh urine is never as bad as you imagine – it is neutral smelling and not a bad taste unless you are really toxic. But the aged urine is always smelly and the taste is a refined and acquired one. I’ll just say it takes some getting used to. I actually like the smell and taste of my aged urine now, due to neuro-association of what benefits and joy it gives me after I take it into my system.”
Urophagia Advocates
However, joining him, there are some advocates in the world that say urine, which is 90 percent water, does in fact cure everything from autoimmune disorders to chronic pain. Some advocates even include legendary popstar Madonna and Kesha, who both have previously claimed to drink urine.
On the flip side, medics also warn that there is zero proof that urophagia has any real benefits whatsoever. They claim that the practice, which is believed to have originated in ancient Egypt, actually speeds up dehydration and exposes drinkers to bacteria.