Is It Ever OK To Drink Your Own Urine?

Not really, but urine has been a faddish health drink for centuries nonetheless. Drinking urine for survival is even more harmful, since dehydration makes it less dilute and all those electrolytes and acids appear in greater concentration, making a bad situation worse. Also, it’s gross. Full Story »

Posted by Ellie Kesselman - via Tshiung Han See (t), Jeremy Caplan (t), Mayel de Borniol (t)
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Subjects: Sci/Tech, Health
Topics: Biology, Science
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Posted by: Posted by Ellie Kesselman - Apr 22, 2011 - 3:56 PM PDT
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Edited by: Ellie Kesselman - Apr 22, 2011 - 4:48 PM PDT

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