THIS IS NOT A JOKE, but should not necessarily be taken, seriously, if you get what I mean. I should say at this point that I do not recommend that any one try this, unless they are that way inclined, in which case I'd love to know (Confidentially) if it helped, but here we go.
The health claims for drinking urine are considerable, although most of us prefer to take vitamin pills. Professionals in the UK are skeptical about the benefits of taking Urine therapy, even though this is practiced in several other countries such as India, Australia and France where this practice is quite common and well recognized.
Bethan Howerd, 28, of Tonbridge had tried everything to stop the listlessness she was feeling, from YOGA to more sleep and sensible diet, but nothing worked until she discovered amaroli, [Pee Drinking]. Once she started, her symptoms disappeared, and her skin cleared up.
Generally, one should only drink their own urine, if the are vegetarian or vegan, and abstain from drugs generally. This is because meat eaters produce urine with extremely high concentrations of UREA. The general theory that if you stay of the burgers and narcotics, that you have a personal medicine supply on tap, as it were.
Here's Health magazine
"To stop cravings for food or alcohol drink a glass of fresh urine - it really works."
The theory is that diluted urine taken in homeopathic proportions, possibly contains the agent of the illness so effectively you would have an auto-nosode. This is where the patient uses a part of themselves to trigger the body into fighting the illness.
This theory is well accepted in France, where urine is a popular remedy for cystitis. The doctor sends a sample to the pharmacy with a prescription, usually about 15 drops in water to be drunk half an hour before breakfast.
Other theories include Professor Wrong's opinion who doesn't mince his words when asked why some people drink their own urine: "Because they are soft in the head. It's an excretion product which the body is getting rid off, so to drink it is absurd."
John Wiseman, author of the SAS survival guide, takes this caution a step further. He puts "Urine and Seawater" in a danger-alert pink box next to an illustration of a skull and crossbones. The text reads:"Never drink either - never."
Source : The Sunday Observer