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Drinking urine to improve health is an ancient practice, but the risks outweigh the evidence

TV star Ben Grylls says he does it for survival—and teaches his reality show contestants to do the same. Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez practiced this therapy to train for his 2009 fight with Floyd ...

If you get lost in the bush, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?

TV adventurer Bear Grylls has built a global reputation through his often unconventional and sometimes extreme survival feats ...
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Drinking Pee Is an Ancient Practice, But It Lacks Evidence

TV star Ben Grylls says he does it for survival – and teaches his reality show contestants to do the same. Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez practised this therapy to train for his 2009 fight with ...
The Conversation

Drinking pee to improve health is an ancient practice – but the risks outweigh the evidence

TV star Ben Grylls says he does it for survival – and teaches his reality show contestants to do the same. Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez practised this therapy to train for his 2009 fight with ...