Peeing in the Shower: Healthy and Green?
October 25, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Green Health
Do you relieve yourself in the shower? Or do you “go” before you get into the stall? According to the Brazilian environmental group SOS Mata Atlantica, you should be peeing in the shower to limit the number of toilet flushes. They believe so strongly in this that they’ve been advertising on Brazilian TV about their suggestion.
Well, if you’re tempted, urine is sterile, so it shouldn’t hurt you. Unless you have a urinary tract infection, there’s no bacteria or anything that can harm you. It was thought to be a good remedy for a jellyfish sting, but scientists have debunked that …read more
Healthbolt Op-Ed: Is a Glass of Urine Your Cup of Tea?
February 4, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Exposed!, Extreme, Historic Health, Oddities
Sometimes I think that there is too much of what I think here at Healthbolt and so, occasionally, I’m more than happy to open up the floor to someone else’s opinion.
Hence the Healthbolt Op-Ed – a place where readers can express their thoughts and opinions on interesting and entertaining health related topics.
Today, we’ve got Holly McCarthy ruminating on an interesting and, to most westerners, a somewhat bizarre form of treatment - urine therapy.
Since early times, healers have believed that urine has many curative and preventative properties. The Romans thought it helped whiten teeth, the Chinese thought that wiping babies faces with it helped protect …read more
