Swami Agnivesh is back in news with a bang. He has defended the Vishwa Bharati hostel warden stating that he used to drink his own urine to prevent himself from wetting the bed. In the light of his startling confession and vociferous endorsement of urine’s therapeutic value, we take a look at other celebs who did not flush their urine but put to ‘healthy’ use.
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Morarji Desai: Late former Prime Minister Morarji Desai too was an ardent believer of urine therapy and drank his own urine to treat piles. The urine treatment is called ‘Shivambu’ in Ayurveda, and Morarji Desai was not ashamed to follow it.
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Bear Grylls: Host of the famous TV show ‘Man Vs Wild’, Bear Grylls drank his own urine in one of the episodes to survive in the desert. There’s a catch though: Grylls had no option but to drink his own pee due to lack of water to quench his thirst.
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Sarah Miles: British actress Sarah Miles drank her own urine for thirty years and had claimed that it immunized her against allergies.
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Moises Alou: Baseball player Moises Alou revealed that during baseball season he urinated on his hands to toughen them up. Alou never used gloves and credits urine to alleviate calluses and finds it therapeutic.
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Howard Hughes: Famous aviator Howard Hughes collected his urine in jars. The reason behind this remains unknown. But, that’s one bizarre hobby we say!
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Madonna: Pop queen Madonna surprised the audience when she told talk show host David Letterman that she urinated on her feet to cure her athlete foot’s problem.
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George Fernandes: Former Defence Minister George Fernandes too drank urine as a traditional cure for his health problems.
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Chaudhary Devi Lal: Chaudhary Devi Lal is another politician who practiced urine therapy and benefitted from it.