Her parents couldn't help her financially, she wasn't married, couldn't
work, and had no money of her own, so she was unable to pay for
alternative treatments like the one I was receiving. She told me that in desperation she had gotten into her car and driven
156from her home in the Midwest to Mexico in hopes of finding some
help. She asked me if I knew of any place that she could buy laetrile —
she thought that perhaps she could treat herself with it, but I was
unable to help her. The bleak look of hopeless despair on her face was horrifying, and I
would have loved to have been able to hand her a book on urine thera-
1 py — it was something she could have used herself, for free, in her own
home, that undoubtedly would have given her control over her health
and, at the very least, an excellent fighting chance. After all, she had
everything to gain and nothing to lose by using this safe, proven natural therapy. The urine therapist of the 1930's and 40's, John Armstrong, recounts
many stories of curing cancer with urine fasts, massages and compresses:
"And now I will mention the case of a lady who came to me in 1927. It
is instructive as showing once again that operations merely deal with
effects and do not remove the cause of the disease from the body. The
lady in question was 45, and had a growth of some size in her left
breast, the right one having been removed two years previously for a
similar growth. She fasted and was treated according to my method for nineteen days,
and then reported that the growth had entirely vanished...On the 28th
day, there was no trace of the lump...
Lady of 62; diagnosed cancer of the bowel. Colostomy advised by the
profession but refused...after urine therapy, complete cure. 157Lady of 42, diagnosed cancer of the breast. Excision advised...but only
faint hope of cure...Patient refused operation. Complete cure by the
fasting-urine method. Is still alive and well after 21 years." Naturally Armstrong's experiences, having no scientific support, were
completely ignored by the medical establishment. But it's interesting to
discover that medical research later revealed significant anti-cancer ele-
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ments in urine that are extremely effective in treating and healing a
wide variety of cancers. This modem scientific evidence provides corroboration to  
Armstrong's experiences, illustrating that his cures were
much more than figments of his imagination. Cancer is a frightening disease, but with the assiduous and wise use of
natural healing methods such as urine therapy, proper nutrition, herbs,
rest, homeopathic remedies, etc., many have controlled and cured their
cancer without resorting to methods which damage the immune system
such as chemotherapy or radiation. Before you resort to any conventional cancer treatment, go to your local
library and research your case by reading material related to different
treatment options. It's crucial to find out the real success statistics on
conventional treatments – don't just blindly accept your oncologist's
recommendations. I have a dose relative who learned this lesson the hard way. After
surgery for colon cancer, she called me and said that her oncologist
158wanted her to take a follow-up course of chemotherapy, "just in case",
even though the surgery had taken out all existing non-metastasized
tumors. I told her what I had read about the extreme side effects, dangers and  
inadequacy of chemo, but under pressure from her oncologist,
she took the "treatment". Unfortunately, she had a severe allergic reaction to the chemicals, nearly died and  
spent several totally unnecessary and horribly painful
weeks in the hospital recovering from the extremely harmful effects of
the chemotherapy, some of which were irreversible. The use of chemotherapy and radiation is so damaging and traumatic
to the body and it's success rate  is so low that it's difficult to understand why  
anyone would resort  to it once they are made aware of the
truth of its danger and inadequacy without first trying aggressive urine
therapy and other forms of natural healing. Many doctors themselves
are acutely aware of the futility and danger of the conventional cancer
treatments:
"In 1955, the late Dr. Hardin Jones, professor of medical physics at the
University of California, after studying cancer statistics for the previous thirty-
three years, concluded that untreated cancer victims lived
up to four times longer than treated individuals. Dr. Jones pointed out that the cure rates most often cited  by doctors
were (and continue to be) based only on the conventional treatment of
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159conventional therapies would emerge as having little, no,  or
even aggravating impact on cancer patients overall." Betrayal of Health
A recent article in Forbes Magazine in June of 1993 entitled "An Educated
Consumer is the best patient", describes a woman, Janice Guthrie, who
was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer (granulosa cell
tumor). She had emergency surgery, and, to her consternation, her
oncologist recommended radiation therapy as a follow-up:
"To regain some control of her life, Guthrie went straight to the
University of Arkansas medical school library in Little Rock. 'I wanted
to see what was involved in my treatment,' she says, and to  try to
counteract any of the negative side effects.' But in the course of her
reading, Guthrie discovered that radiation therapy didn't keep granulosa patients  
alive any longer than those who opted for regular checkups after surgery. Guthrie's  
oncologist didn't think much of her
research. 'You can know too much,' he warned. Recalls Guthrie, 'It
really made me mad'. In the end, Guthrie ignored her oncologist and through her research,
found a doctor at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston who
successfully helped her condition without radiation. So become an educated consumer about your cancer, and above all,
vigorously support your body's own natural defenses with excellent
nutrition, rest, relaxation and assiduous, educated use of natural healing methods  
like herbs, homeopathy, and of course urine therapy
160The body has amazing curative powers of its own, and if we would
simply support our natural healing powers rather than beating them
down with toxic chemical interventions and poor health habits, our
ability  to  overcome  cancer  would  be  greatly  increased  and  the  unnecessary  
suffering associated with accepted cancer treatments would be
eradicated.Your Own Perfect Medicine
Report #30 TITLE: DHEA: "MIRACLE" DRUG? 1982, by Saul Kent, published  
in
Geriatrics, September, 1982. SUBJECT: AIDS, OBESITY, CANCER, AGING
This report deals with a substance which is found in large quantities in
the urine called dehydroepiandrosterone or DHEA to us. DHEA is a
hormone that is already present in the body, and is actually related to
testosterone, a male hormone. Within the last decade, scientists have been analyzing and experimenting with this  
hormone because it apparently has significant anti-cancer,
anti-obesity and anti-aging properties and has even been used in AIDS
treatment. As Dr. Kent comments, DHEA has been found by researchers to have
several different biologic actions in animal studies:
"DHEA  was  added  to  a  culture  medium  containing  two  potent  chemical  
carcinogens. It was discovered that DHEA was remarkably successful in protecting  
cultured rodent cells against the cancer-causing
agents that were added to the cells." 161While studying the anti-cancer effects of DHEA, another researcher, Dr.
Schwartz also reported that the experimental animals gained much less
weight as they grew older than normal animals:
"Apparently, DHEA was keeping body weight down without suppressing appetite  
or restricting food intake...In one study Lit was] found that
DHEA could even prevent weight increase in mice genetically bred to
become obese in adulthood." Further research also revealed that mice treated with DHEA had a
much younger appearance, showing much less coarsening and graying
of the hair than animals not receiving DHEA:
"This suggests that DHEA may have an anti-aging effect as well as
anti-cancer and anti-obesity effects." Users of urine therapy have reported for years that they weighed less
and looked remarkably younger after consistent use of urine therapy, so
it's interesting to read these studies on DHEA in urine which most like-r
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ly also plays a role in urine therapy's excellent success in treating cancer, obesity  
and aging. Another important thing that was brought out in this report is that
studies have shown that women with breast cancer have lower-than -
162normal levels of DHEA, sometimes for years before they even develop
the cancer. So it certainly makes sense to supplement DHEA in the
body, which you can do easily, safely and at no cost with urine therapy. Uric acid, which was mentioned previously, has also been discovered to
destroy free radicals which are thought to contribute to the development of cancer. SUMMARY ON CANCER AND URINE THERAPY
Not only does urine contain innumerable easily assimilable nutrients,
hormones,  enzymes,  anti-bacterial  agents  and  antibodies  that  help  support  the  
immune system during cancer, but urine also contains proven
anti-cancer agents such as:
• Human Urine's Derivative (HUD)
• H-11 Extract
• Refine
• Antineoplastons
• DHEA Hormone
• Uric Acid
Urine therapy is obviously an excellent natural cancer treatment. Its
nutritional benefits alone are phenomenal, not to mention the immense
value of its innumerable other health-promoting, therapeutic agents. DETECTING CANCER THROUGH URINE TESTS
Another important thing to consider in terms of cancer diagnosis is the
fact that research has shown that certain components of urine sediment
can be of great importance in identifying bladder, kidney and prostrate
163malignancies. In 1975, it was reported that urine studies are done on all
urology patients at the Mayo Clinic to help detect cancer:
"Cancer cells from early-stage urinary system tumors appear in the
urine, which allows for detection of such new tumors before they are
readily perceived by other diagnostic methods.Your Own Perfect Medicine
Cells of urine sediment have been used in the same way that vaginal
smears have been used to gain information on ovarian functioning. As
a matter of fact, it was reported in 1971 that urine testing was actually
shown to detect more cases of abnormal cell activity than the usual cervical Pap  
smear. Urine testing for urinary tract malignancies is a safe, easy procedure
which can replace or supplement other forms of cancer detection." Urinalysis in Clinical Laboratory Practice
This type of diagnosis is so important today because, as many doctors
and patients are finding, cancer patients can actually be harmed by the
diagnostic tests themselves. URINE THERAPY AND AIDS
Report #31 RESEARCH INDICATIONS FOR AIDS
As we've seen, DHEA, which is present in large amounts in urine has
many diverse health applications and  has also been reported as an AIDS
treatment. The January, 1988 publication of Aids Treatment News, had an excellent
article on the use of DHEA in AIDS. The article stated that
164Researchers suspect that AIDS patients have abnormally low levels of
DHEA. Additionally, it is now believed that DHEA itself may have a
direct anti-viral effect. With urine therapy, AIDS patients have easy, unlimited access to
DHEA, which reportedly has been forced from the consumer market by
the FDA for no apparent reason. Raising DHEA levels in the body through intemal urine therapy certainly is a safe,  
simple procedure that both cancer and AIDS patients
can undoubtedly benefit from. But DHEA  is only one of, as we have
seen, many hundreds of vitally important immune boosting and health
supporting elements in urine. Because of urine (and urea's) remarkable anti-viral properties, and its
extraordinary capacity to heal and strengthen the immune system, it's
obviously an immensely significant natural treatment for AIDS. 132
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Actually, urine therapy in treating AIDS has already been in the news,
although it's still not widely known or accepted because, up until now,
the scientific evidence and proof supporting the efficacy of urine therapy has never  
been compiled and publicly presented. An article done on AIDS treatments in 1988 in the magazine,  SPIN, discusses the  
use of urine therapy in AIDS:
165"One  of  the  latest  and  most  interesting  treatments  for  which  the  alternative  
community is holding a lot of hope is probably the oldest natural
remedy known to man. It's called urine therapy and consists of drinking one's own  
urine and rubbing one's entire body with it... The idea of drinking urine for medicinal purposes certainly takes some
getting used to, but consider the facts about urine...
'Urine  therapy  has  been  around  for  a  long  time...'  said  one  NYC   private  
practitioner who supports the therapy...When you have something
that works, that's been around for a long time, even though it doesn't
fit into any of the 'scientific' approaches, and there are many things
that don't, I would say try it...if I had AIDS I would definitely try it.'" Ironically, urine therapy is one of the most scientifically corroborated of
all natural therapies, and has been a scientific healing approach used
for almost a century by mainstream medical researchers. The article goes on to describe the case of one AIDS patient who reportedly had  
excellent results with urine therapy:
"Quique Palladino was diagnosed with AIDS, Kaposi's Sarcoma (a
type of cancer common to AIDS patients), and numerous infections
last year. Today, he claims to have gone into complete remission thanks
to urine therapy. 'At first I just laughed and made jokes, he says...but
they said that you could start by applying it topically...'
'I had a terrible case of athlete's foot/ringworm that nothing seemed to
work for. I started applying urine to it. After three days, the infection
was completely gone. After that I was, so convinced that I didn't mind
166drinking it.' r
i 'All my KS (cancer) lesions are [now] gone. The mouth ulcers that
used to plague me have not returned. I used to have monthly outbreaks
of genital herpes, but that's gone too. And even more importantly, my
T-cell count has gone up.—Your Own Perfect Medicine
The article continues:
"More and more people are trying urine therapy now and they're
reporting amazing results,' says Gene Ledorko, president of H.F.A. (Health, Education, AIDS Liaison), a group that meets weekly in New
York City to discuss alternative and often holistic therapies for AIDS." There's also another extremely important recent medical discovery
regarding urine and AIDS:
Bay Area Reporter
August 9, 1990
"Thanks to the research of Dr. Alvin Friedman-Kien and his staff at the
New York University Medical Center it was discovered in 1988 that
the antibodies to HIV-1 appear in the urine of patients diagnosed with AIDS:
_According to the involved researchers 'urine is not considered
infectious because it has not been shown to contain the virus,
only the antibodies'. Blood often contains the HIV-1 and other
potentially infectious agents such as hepatitis B.
Urine is a 'sterile' fluid that is not found to contain viruses such as
167HIV-I or hepatitis B except in individuals who may have an underlying kidney  
disease.—
A recent article in a doctors' journal that emphasizes natural medical
treatments revealed that Dr. S. Burzynski, who discovered the naturally
occurring  anti-cancer  urine  proteins  called  antineoplastons,  is  now  conducting  
FDA-approved research on the use of urinary antineoplastons
in treating AIDS:
"According to Dr. Burzynski's research, antineoplastons are naturally
occurring peptides and amino acid derivatives which are components of
a biochemical defense system which parallels our immune system and
protects us by reprogramming, or normalizing defective cells that may
lead to disorders such as cancer, AIDS, autoimmune diseases,
benign tumors, etc." Townsend Letter For Doctors
June, 1993
During allergy research studies (see following section on allergies), in
using natural urine therapy for allergy patients, it was also noted that
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"...greatly increased immune response, noticeably affecting and increasing the T-
cell population and the body's resistance to viral infections." Physician's Handbook on Immuno-Tolerance
This same research report also revealed that:
168"There seems to be an enhanced response or stimulation of the immune
system, mostly of the T-cell population (with the use of urine therapy]. While under treatment, patients reported an absence of viral diseases
(flu, colds, etc. ), or greatly decreased symptoms. On a few patients who exhibited low T-cell counts, the T-cell
population was restored to normal after finishing their treatment..."
hi the studies that have been presented so far, we've seen that many
doctors and researchers using natural urine therapy have produced
amazing cures for a wide variety of viral and bacterial illnesses, all of
which is significant for AIDS patients. There are also more testimonials and information on the treatment of
AIDS with urine therapy in Chapters 6 and 7. URINE THERAPY AND ALLERGIES
The field of allergy research is so huge and so complicated that the
average person, let alone allergy researchers, fmd it difficult to understand it all. But one thing we do all know about allergies is that now
almost everyone has one – or more. Scientists don't really know for certain just what exactly  is the mechanism in the  
body that is responsible for allergic reactions, but they do
know that for some reason, an allergy sufferer's immune system begins
to identify ordinarily harmless substances as harmful. All of us know that our body produces white blood cells that search out
r and destroy harmful bacteria or viruses in the body, but in the case of
169most allergies, for some reason, the white blood cells attack substances
that may be no threat to the body at all. Like plant pollen, for instance. Pollen is a natural, vital substance in
our environment which we normally breathe in with no problem. No
problem, that is, for some people – but a big one for those whose
immune systems identify it as a foreign and health-threatening sub-Your Own  
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stance; then the sneezing, sinus congestion and headaches, etc. of the
"common" allergy attack begins. We all eat foods like breads and grains because we know from centuries
of experience that they're good for us. But in reality, more and more
people today are discovering that foods that are great for everyone else
produce often violent, negative reactions in their bodies. So why does a person's immune system identify historically harmless
substances as enemies? No one knows the answer to that, but what scientists do  
know is that when the immune system does identify a substance as a threatening  
foreign protein in the body, it sends out specific
white blood cells (T and B lymphocytes) to attack it. The "B" cells search out, identify and actually bind with the foreign
protein (called an allergen or antigen), while the "T" cells rapidly
divide, producing antibodies and large numbers of new T cells that will
also be programmed to attack this antigen. Both the T and B cells actually have the  
ability to 'remember' this antigen, or foreign protein, and
will attack it again when and if it reappears. In immunology, which is
170the study of immune system functions, this allergic response is referred
to as the antigen-antibody conflict. This is one reason why we have allergic reactions to the same substance
over and over again – because our body has been programmed to
attack even an ordinarily harmless substance, as though it's a threat to
the body This allergic reaction may sometimes be controlled by just
eliminating the foods or cat hair, or soap, etc. that you're allergic to, but
sometimes it's not that simple. Sometimes it's impossible to avoid what we're allergic to and, even
worse, a person's immune system can further malfunction and actually
begin to attack the body's own internal cells, resulting in what are
called autoimmune diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. These auto-immune diseases are, of course, damaging to the body and
in some cases can even be life-threatening. Modem medicine has no cure for allergies and autoimmune diseases. And what is more disconcerting, allergies and related disorders are
becoming more and more prevalent in our industrialized societies. Researchers and doctors who deal with allergies, called immunologists,
largely believe that allergies are essentially induced by unidentified
weaknesses or alterations in the immune system. When the immune
system is weakened or impaired, its ability to distinguish between
harmless and harmful substances also becomes impaired. So your
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171white blood cells, whose work it is to search out and destroy harmful
proteins in the body, may begin to attack even ordinarily beneficial or
benign proteins such as those that come from normal foods. Immunologists also speculate that because our bodies are now exposed
to enormous numbers of new chemical substances in our modem
industrialized societies, that the immune system can become overwhelmed in its  
efforts to identify and deal with each new substance:
"It has been estimated that in the industrialized countries, man comes
in contact with 150,000 man-made substances; pesticides, plastics,
chemicals, etc., and that every year 5,000 new ones are manufactured. Is it any wonder then, that the immune system is hard-pressed to cope
with this tremendous amount of 'foreign substances'?" It is all too possible that in the coming years, 100% of the population of
the United States will suffer, to a lesser or greater degree, from some
form of allergy or intolerance." Immuno-Tolerance Physician's Handbook, 1982
Conventional doctors offer allergy sufferers decongestants, antihistamines, anti-
inflammatory drugs, immunosuppressants, etc.,  but the
problem with these treatments is that they suppress or interfere with
the optimal functioning of our immune systems, further weakening
them and making us even more susceptible to disease and allergic
reactions. Many people with simple or severe allergies get extremely discouraged
172because they spend a fortune going from doctor to doctor without getting results. Not only do they not get rid of the allergic symptoms, but
in many cases, they can't even find  out what they're allergic to because
our current diagnostic methods for allergies are crude and ineffective. Identifying the specific antigen that a person is reacting to is a huge
headache for doctors and their patients. And even if  the allergy is identified,  
there's still no effective conventional treatment for it. This is where urine therapy comes in. Researchers have discovered that
urine contains specific anti-allergen antibodies that are manufactured
by the body itself and that when re-introduced back into the body
through urine therapy, the allergic response is stopped. Also, with urine therapy, there is less need to identify all the different
things that you may be reacting to because the body will identify the
allergens and will produce an antibody to correct the body's improper
immune response that produced the allergy in the first place.Your Own Perfect  
Medicine
In extensive clinical testing with urine therapy on allergy patients, both
in Europe and the U.S., allergy researchers and physicians noted incredible and  
often dramatic, rapid improvements, and also observed that
urine is effective on an extremely wide range of food and chemical sensitivities. The following reports demonstrate the seriousness with
which urine therapy has recently been utilized in the field of allergy
treatment and research. As medical researchers have discovered, allergic responses are caused
173by "renegade" white blood cells that inappropriately attack substances
even when they may be no threat to the body. So it is the activity of
these renegade white blood cells, called antigen receptors, that needs to
he corrected in order to cure the allergy. Report #32 TITLE SPECIFIC IMMUNOLOGIC UNRESPONSIVENESS,  1982,  
by
Dr. William D. Linscott, PhD, (published in Basic and Clinical
Immunology). Dr. Linscott's studies showed that when these antigen receptors (or
renegade white blood cells), were re-introduced into the body, the body
actually developed antibodies to these antigen receptors, and the antibodies then  
stopped the allergic response:
"These antigen receptors are found in low concentrations in urine. By
injecting the receptors, it has been possible to induce antibody against
the antigen receptors which can then limit or even abort an ongoing
allergic response. These antibodies may in fact be an important regulator of the  
immune response." Linscott's study was one of the important works on which recent investigations into  
the use of urine in allergy treatments was based, because
it  gave  allergists  the  clue  as  to  how  the  body  can  be  naturally  stimulated  to  
internally correct allergic reactions. Realizing that the urine of allergic individuals contains the allergy-causing white  
blood cells, allergy researchers, as in the next report, reasoned
174that by giving allergic individuals their own urine internally, their bodies would  
develop antibodies to the renegade white blood cells contained in the urine which  
would then stop the allergic response. When  urine  therapy  was  administered  during  clinical  allergy  treatments,  it  
produced excellent and often incredible results, as you'll see in
the following reports.The Research Evidence and Case Studies
This was an award-winning report delivered at the Oxford Medical
Symposium in March, 1981, dealing with the treatment of allergies with
urine therapy. TITLE: THE USE OF INJECTED AND SUBLINGUAL URINE IN THE Report  
#33
TREATMENT OF ALLERGIES, 1981, by Dr. Nancy Dunne. Dr. Nancy Dunne was medical advisor to the Irish Allergy Treatment
and Research Association, founder of the Irish Orthomolecular Medical
Association and a member of several allergy research societies:
"A simple technique for treating allergies — Auto-Immune Urine
Therapy (A.I.U.) is rapidly gaining recognition in the United States
and may well prove to be the method of the future. The rationale
behind it is that by re-cycling the patient's urine, the protein globulins
of which contain specific antibodies to allergens currently producing
reactions,  immunity  from  the  antigen-antibody  conflict  (allergic  reaction)  is  
brought about. I first learned of the method from Dr. William Fife (of California), while
studying psychiatric developments in the U.S. in 1979. Dr. Fife, a
175neuropsychiatrist for 40 years had, some years previously, been forced
to resign from his practice through ill health. Extensive investigations
showed no disease. By chance he heard of A.LU. therapy and following
this treatment, enjoyed health and vigor he had not experienced for
many years. He resumed full-time practice and now employs the same
technique on his patients. The main attraction of A.L U. is that it eliminates the need to identify
specific allergens — instead it makes use of the body's own identification
system  which  is  infallible  for  each  individual. No  sophisticated  equipment  is  
needed and the method, which is uncomplicated and safe, can
be learned quickly. In addition, after treatment the patient is free to eat
and drink without developing symptoms. These factors bring A.I.U. therapy within the reach of the average busy general practitioner who
has  not  the  time  for  detailed  study  of  the  varied  diagnostic  and  therapeutic  
techniques used in this area of clinical ecology...
Injections are normally given once weekly. The number of treatments
required to render a patient asymptomatic varies with the
individual...In a series of clinical trials by Dr. Fife and his co-workers,
A.I.U. therapy provided clinical relief lasting many years without further treatment  
in over 80% of cases. Statistics from his clinic showYour Own Perfect Medicine
92.6% of patients had more than 50% relief, while the average reported
by patients themselves was 70%... In the process of treating psychiatric patients, Dr. Fife found many
apparent physical illnesses co-incidentally relieved, such as multiple
176sclerosis, colitis, hypertension, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis,  
hyper-activity, pancreatic insufficiency,
psoriasis and eczema, diabetes, herpes zoster, mononucleosis
and so on...
Serious adverse reactions to urine injection therapy are
unknown—in over 100,000 treatments, Dr. Fife has not had one. Minor reactions are limited to occasional resurgence of familiar allergic
symptoms or slight temporary malaise... Shortly after my own experience, I mod d the technique to treat a 5-
year-old hyperactive asthmatic male...eczema which covered the entire
skin surface was present from birth. His face and scalp exuded yellow
fluid, his eyelids drooped permanently and his nails blackened and fell
off
Patches of secondary infection from scratching produced frequent bouts
of fever and adenitis (an inflammatory condition of a lymph node or
gland). He could not use his hands which were semi-closed crusted
claws and his whole appearance was revolting. When kept in one position for any  
length of time he stiffened and was unable to walk. He  had constant earaches and fits of hysteria...Specialists,  hospitalizations and  
even forms of alternative medicine failed to give any relief. He was on regular antihistamines and sedatives and had many courses
of antibiotics. I instructed his mother to collect his midstream urine at the
height of exacerbation of symptoms and, using an eye dropper,
177place 3 drops of urine under his tongue four times daily. The
first time she used it he was having a screaming fit which usually lasted half-an-
hour — within one minute this subsided and he
relaxed totally. By the fourth day, there was noticeable discharge of viscous matter from
the eczematous surface with the development of red spots everywhere. He also began each day sneezing and coughing with flowing mucous. His mother became alarmed at the copious discharge but was persuaded
to persist, while at the same time tapering off all medication. By the
sixth day the red spots changed to white, clear patches of skin were
appearing, his eyelids no longer drooped and he was sleeping 4 hoursp
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nightly at a stretch. After 2 weeks, he was off all medication, able to
use his hands and walk freely, and no longer developed asthmatic
attacks near grass or neighbor's pets. I increased his drops to six q.i.d. and he began to pass a much greater
volume of urine daily with heavy whitish sediment. His hair darkened,
healthy nails began developing and adults remarked on how placid he
had become with his peers...two months later, his hyperactivity, hysteria, etc. were  
gone; he was sleeping soundly at night for the first time
since birth — and apart from two small dry areas behind the knees, his
skin was completely clear, and he was asymptomatic...
Auto-Immune Urine Therapy has much to offer compared to other alter-
178_ gy treatments. Tedious identification of all possible antigens (allergens)
is not necessary. Equipment is minimal. Urine, being sterile, needs no
preservatives. It is safe as [weakening] of the allergens] by the body
eliminates the risk of anaphylactic shock...Drugs and chemicals — possible causes  
of side effects in sensitive patients — are not needed." TITLE IMMUNO-TOLERANCE, Physician's Handbook, 1982, from Report #34
the International Immunology Institute, Canoga Park, California. This report is an extremely comprehensive and thoroughly detailed
investigation into historical and current uses of urine therapy in treating allergies:
"The application, ingestion and injection of urine has been in existence
for at least 4,000 years. It seemingly dies, only to reappear again, time
after time. While other 'fad' or 'quack' treatments have disappeared,
urine treatment has remained..."
The report goes on to mention several substantial clinical trials using
urine therapy with excellent results. Researchers noted that urine injections not  
only provided a large measure of relief from allergic symptoms, but also seemed to  
boost the immune system:
"There seems to be an enhanced response or stimulation of the
immune system, mostly of the T-cell population [with the use of
urine therapy]. While under treatment, patients reported an
absence of viral diseases (flu, colds, etc.). or greatly decreased
symptoms.Your Own Perfect Medicine
Young children, especially, seem resistant to colds (while under treatment), while  
their sisters and brothers (not receiving urine therapy)
179suffer from the usual repeated viral infections. Asthmatic patients with
repeated sino-pulmonary infections report a remarkable decrease  or
absence of such repeated infections. On a few patients who exhibited low T-cell counts, the T-cell
population was restored to normal after finishing their treatThis information is not  
only important for allergy sufferers, but, as
mentioned, to AIDS patients as well, in that this disease is characterized
by abnormally low T-cell counts that contribute to immune dysfunction. Report  #38  TITLE:  AUTO-IMMUNE  THERAPY  AGAINST  HUMAN  
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DISEASE: A PHYSIOLOGICAL SELF DEFENCE FACTOR, 1983, by
C.W.M. Wilson and A. Lewis. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Law
Hospital, Carluke, Scotland. Wilson and Lewis, drawing on previous allergy research, and after their
own extensive experimentation with the use of urine therapy in animals as a natural  
treatment for allergies, undertook the following
research study on humans to determine the efficacy and correct dosage
of urine in treating allergies. Wilson and Lewis referred to urine therapy as Auto-Immune Buccal
Urine Therapy (AIBUT). Buccal therapy is the oral administration of a
medicine in which the substance is placed or held between the cheek
and teeth or gurus. This research report stated that:
"
180It has been demonstrated that specific antibodies are secreted into the
wall of the urinary tract. These findings indicate that allergens are
secreted into the urine and that  a subsequent antigen-antibody reaction
is responsible for production of patients' allergic symptoms. In these
circumstances it would be anticipated that administration of a patient's
urine would prevent development of specific reactions caused by the
range of allergens to which the patient is sensitive...
A pilot investigation has been carried out in twenty-five patients  in
order  to  discover  an  effective  method  of  administration  of  urine,  and  toThe  
Research Evidence and Case Studies
establish whether its therapeutic administration can alleviate allergic
symptoms... It was rapidly appreciated that undiluted urine was therapeutically effective for  
carrying out Auto-Immune Buccal Urine
Therapy (AIBUT) in human beings. AIBUT was initiated at times when it became obvious that the
allergic condition had become uncontrollable, often in association with concurrent  
increased concentrations of extrinsic antigens in the air, such as pollens, molds,  
water particles in association with urban pollution, or increase in house dust or  
organic
fumes associated with increase in central heating, house cleaning or painting...
AIBUT is performed by sub-lingual administration of pure urine. Use of diluted urine may produce incomplete symptom relief or
181actual potentiation of symptoms...The urine is obtained and
administered prior to the principal meals against which it is providing
protection... Symptoms  from  which  the  patient  suffered  prior  to  urine  administration  were  
noted. The neutralizing dose is indicated when sensations of taste and temperature of the  
administered urine are no longer detected. The phenomenon of taste has been  
shown to be based on an immune reaction...
During  the  process  of  administration  of  AIBLIT,  allergic  symptoms  initially  
increase and then diminish as the sensation of taste and temperature alter and  
intensify and then disappear following repeated sublingual application of the urine  
drops... The total number of drops administered constitutes the neutralizing
dose. This dose should be administered before meals using urine collected since  
the preceding meal. The neutralizing dose is measured  by
the patient in terms of number of drops...It is administered with the aid
of a mirror. The last 4 drops are administered separately in order to
confirm by the absence of taste and temperature that the neutralizing
dose is being taken. (We conclude that] AIBUT is capable of controlling a wide range of
food, extrinsic and chemical sensitivities." ri •Your Own Perfect Medicine
After completing this clinical study, Wilson conducted additional
research in 1984 on the use of urine in allergy treatment, and again concluded that  
it was an effective and highly desirable allergy treatment:
182"The major advantage of AIBUT over other forms of anti-allergic therapy is that  
the allergic patient manufactures and uses
his own urine for his own therapy...
From a therapeutic aspect, AIBUT has advantages over other
treatments such as dramatic restriction of allergenic foods,  by
food immunotherapy and by food neutralization. It is effective, it costs nothing and is easy to administer. The
patient can be taught on the first occasion by the physician to
recognize the neutralization end-point-The patient can then
continue to administer AIBUT to himself, varying the dose as
necessitated by changing food and environmental challenge." Wilson conducted additional experiments in order to determine the correct dosage  
of urine that would be therapeutically effective in both animal and human studies. He finally concluded that urine therapy for
allergies should be administered by giving sublingual drops of urine
until no taste or temperature was detected:
"The therapeutically effective dose of urine is determined as the point at
which sublingual administration of urine drops cannot be detected by
sensations of abnormal buccal (oral) taste or temperature by the patient
when the drops are administered." In his study in 1984, Wilson also demonstrated that urine was effective
as a treatment for the Raynaud Phenomenon, a condition which creates
discoloration, coldness and sweating of the extremities, particularly the
hands:
183"Cold-water induced Raynaud symptoms were reduced in severity after
administration of effective doses of unboiled urine in AIBUT." These reports on urine therapy and allergies are extraordinary indications of just  
how powerful and comprehensive urine therapy is and
how may diverse health benefits it can offer, especially in view of the
fact that so many of the illnesses we suffer from today are related to
allergies.The Research Evidence and Case Studies
MENTAL CONDITIONS
GENERAL RESEARCH INDICATIONS Report #36
The effect of urine therapy on depression and other mental disorders
such as hysteria, tantrums, etc. have been reported by many users of
urine therapy including Drs. Dunne and Fife, the allergy specialists
who were already mentioned:
"In the process of treating psychiatric patients, Dr. Fife found many
apparent physical illnesses co-incidentally relieved, such as multiple
sclerosis, colitis, hypertension, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis,  
hyper-activity, pancreatic insufficiency, psoriasis and
eczema, diabetes, herpes zoster, mononucleosis and so on... The  reverse  has  also  been  noted  by  others  who,  in  treating  allergic  physical  
illnesses find their patients' mental symptoms are
concurrently abolished." I also have a newspaper clipping which reports that researchers have
discovered that clinical depression may be caused by low levels of a
brain chemical called PEA (phenylethylamine), which is a natural
184amphetamine-like substance that is constantly produced and broken
down by the brain:
"Abnormally low amounts of PEA cause a lack of interest and
concentration, loss of pleasure, forgetfulness, withdrawal from
other people and other symptoms characteristic of depression. Researchers have learned that a key breakdown product of PEA,
calted PAA (phenyl acetate), is excreted in the urine in measurable amounts." PAA in urine may well play a part in the improvements in mental disorders that  
have been noted by users of urine therapy, although there
are innumerable nutrients, therapeutic agents and undoubtedly other
as yet unidentified elements in urine, such as hormones and other brain
chemicals, that can also contribute to such improvements. 7Your Own Perfect Medicine
Report  #37  TITLE:  BACTERICIDAL  PROPERTIES  OF  URINE  FOR  
NEISSERIA
GONORRHOEAE 1987 by Robert C. Noble, M.D. and M. Parekh, MS
(From the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine,
University of Kentucky College of Medicine). Published in the journal,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
SUBJECT: EFFECT OF URINE ON GONORRHEA
This study was a follow-up to another research program (McCutcheon,
et. al, 1977) that had investigated the gonorrhea bacteria-killing properties of urine  
and had reported that sufficiently concentrated urine can
destroy the causative organism of gonorrhea and provide a natural
185immunity to the disease. In 1987, Noble and Parekh confirmed McCutcheon's findings that concentrated  
urine could indeed kill gonorrhea bacteria:
'These results show that sufficiently concentrated, acidic urines
kill gonorrhea bacteria by an unknown mechanism." Noble and Parekh also closely examined which constituents in the
urine might be responsible for its anti-gonorrheal properties and concluded that  
increased acidity and concentration give urine its ability to
destroy gonorrhea:
"Our study, like that of McCutcheon, et. al, found both the pH and the
concentration of the urine to be important factors in the bactericidal
activity of urine for gonococci." This research also demonstrated, as did Schlegel's, Cuellar's, O'Dell's
and Kaye's, that elevated urea in urine was also capable of inhibiting
gonorrhea bacterial growth:
"There was no growth of the gonorrhea bacteria after exposure to 100
mg of urea/ml." Again, oral urine therapy will increase urine acidity and urea concentrations in the  
system which in turn, as we've seen, can destroy a wide
variety of disease organisms including gonorrhea. We can also control and elevate urine acidity, if needed, through diet
(see Chapter 6 for information on how to do this and also how to monitor your
urine pH levels at home).The Research Evidence and Case Studies
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111 LE: IDENTIFICATION OFA SPECIFIC INTERLEUKIN-1
INHIBITOR IN THE URINE OF FEBRILE PATIENTS, 1984, by
Zenghua Liao, et.al, published in the Joumal of Experimental Medicine,
Jan. 1984. (Dr. Liao was an exchange scholar from the Fujian Medical
Center in China, and this study was supported by grants from the
National Institutes of Health and others). Interleukin-1 (IL-1), among other things, is one of the body's immune
defense substances which stimulates fever. Fever, as many of us know,
helps the body destroy harmful microorganisms. But researchers have discovered that not only does the body produce
IL-1 during infection or attack, but that it also produces a substance
that slows down, or suppresses the production of IL-1, presumably so
that the body does not become too feverish or dangerously inflamed
during the illness. This substance that keeps fever under control  is
called an IL-1 inhibitor. Researchers discovered that this important IL-1 inhibitor substance was
found not only in the blood, but in the urine also. In this study, the
researchers found that the IL-1 inhibitor substance was present in both
normal urine and the urine of febrile patients:
"These findings indicate that the IL-1 inhibitor is a normal constituent
187of human urine, but that the urine levels of this material are significantly increased  
in febrile states... We have found that the urine of
febrile patients contains a potent IL-1 inhibitor. The urine of febrile patients has been found to contain high concentrations of IL-I,"
Practitioners of urine therapy, including Duncan, Plesch, Armstrong,
Wilson, Dunne and others have reported that internal urine therapy
brings down fever during illness or inflammation during allergy
attacks. This IL-1 inhibitor substance in urine may well play a part in
urine's anti-inflammatory properties. Urine Therapy
1. Collect Midstream Urine in a Clean Cup or Container
A dean glass or clear plastic container is best for collecting the  
urine. In the research studies, urine is usually collected by means  
of a "clean catch" in which the genital area is cleansed before  
collecting the urine. This is important for women in particular  
when using urine therapy internally and can be done by simply  
washing with a little soap and water. Collect the midstream urine  
only. You can take along pre-packaged clean catch kits which  
include a sterile cup and antiseptic paper towelettes for  
convenience during travel or whenever unsanitary living  
conditions or contaminated water are a problem. 2. Always Use Fresh Urine Immediately Upon Collection
Urine breaks down quickly outside the body so use it internally as  
soon as you collect it. If you are going to use it for external use  
only, this isn't as important, as you can use either fresh or old  
urine for most external applications. 3. Begin With Oral Drops Then Increase Dosage As Needed
188Once you've read the book and are ready to begin using the  
therapy,
Start by taking a only few drops each day in order to let your  
body adjust gradually. Fill a clean medicine dropper from the cup of urine and place one  
or two drops under your tongue. This method lets you get used to  
the taste slowly and will still give you health benefits. You. can  
slowly increase and adjust the amount later when you've  
determined what amount is right for your condition. 1. Start by taking 1-5 drops of morning urine on the first day. 2. The second day, take 5-10 drops in the morning. 3. Third day, take 5-10 drops m the morning, and the same  
amount in the evening before you go to bed. 4. Once you feel accustomed to the therapy, gradually increase  
the amount as needed for obtaining results for your condition. As  
you use the therapy, you will learn to adjust the amount you need  
by observing your reactions to the therapy. More information on  
dosage is given further on in this chapter. 4. Do Not Boil Or Dilute The Urine
Research studies show that boiling urine destroys many oi its  
medicinal properties, so when taking it internally, use it only in its  
fresh, natural form. Research studies have also shown that  
diluting urine (or urea) decreases its antibacterial activity, so  
rather than diluting it in juice or water to get accustomed to using  
it, use a few oral drops instead. 5. Homeopathic Urine
The importance of using urine collected at the beginning or height  
of acute symptoms of illness, particularly infections and allergies,  
has been suggested by some researchers, because this urine  
contains the greatest amount of antibodies and immune-defense  
agents with which the body is already fighting the illness. A  
homeopathic preparation preserves this potent first-stage-illness  
urine and can then be used throughout the duration of the illness. Homeopathic urine is also excellent for children. For those of you  
with extreme sensitivity or toxicity, who may feel that you are  
getting too strong a reaction to the urine initially, try using it as a  
homeopathic dilution. I
6. Monitor And Balance Your Ph
pH refers to the acid/alkaline condition of the body. The body is  
189normally mildly acidic, and maintaining the proper pH is crucial in  
urine therapy. pH values naturally change throughout the day. Morning urine is generally more acidic than mid-day urine, and pH  
also changes in response to diet - in general, foods like meats,  
coffee, alco- hol, milk, eggs and beans make the body more acidic  
while most fruits and vegetables have an. alkaline effect. (See  
Appendix for a more complete listing of add/alkaline foods). It's  
always good to keep an eye on both your urine and saliva pH  
levels, because both should present a proper acid/alkaline  
balance. The ideal pH range of saliva is about 6.4 - 7.2, (below 6.4  
is too acidic, above 72. \s too alkaline). Saliva usually becomes  
more alkaline after eating and with a vegetarian diet. Urine pH  
should ideally vary from approximately 5.0 (acid in the morning)  
to 8.0 (alkaline at night) during each 24-hour period. If your urine  
or saliva pH levels are consistently out of range for a long period,  
of time, it means that your body is not functioning correctly or  
that your diet is consistently too add or too alkaline. pH  
measuring strips with numerical values are commercially  
available for testing your acid/alkaline levels and make it simple  
to regularly monitor your pH at home, (or see order form on last  
page). The tendency to overacidity is called acidosis which can be  
caused by such things as kidney, liver or adrenal disorders,  
improper diet, starvation, anger, stress, fear, fever or excess  
vitamin C, aspirin or niacin. Symptoms may include insomnia,  
water retention, migraine headaches, frequent sighing,  
abnormally low blood pressure, dry hard stools, alternating  
constipation and dianhea, sensitivity of the teeth, difficulty  
swallowing and recessed eyes. Alkalosis (when the body is too  
alkaline) can be caused by such things as excessive use of  
antacids or by poor diet, excessive vomiting (bulimia), endocrine  
imbalances, high cholesterol, osteo-arthritis, or diarrhea. Symptoms may include drowsiness, protruding eyes, creaking  
joints, sore muscles, bursitis, edema, night coughs, menstrual  
problems, allergies, night cramps, chronic indigestion, or asthma. The first and easiest methods that you can use to correct pH are  
to increase relaxation, rest, fresh air, and exercise, decrease  
stress and make dietary adjustments. If you're too acid, decrease  
acid foods in your diet and eat more alkaline foods; if you're too  
alkaline, decrease alkaline foods and eat more acid foods. (For a  
190list of acid or alkaline foods see the Appendix at the back of the  
book). It's extremely important to monitor your pH levels during urine  
therapy because if your urine is too alkaline, it may decrease its  
antibacterial activity. On the other hand, if the urine is  
consistently excessively acidic, urine therapy could create too  
much of an acid burden in your body. In this case, make certain  
that your diet is primarily alkaline-promoting foods, so that you  
are balancing your pH and not adding to your body's acid burden  
through ingesting extremely acidic urine. Also, if you have a  
severe chronic problem with acidosis (this is often tine of  
diabetics), use only a few drops of urine at a time, or substitute a  
homeopathic urine preparation. Test your urine pH once or twice  
each day for a few days when using urine therapy for the first  
time or when using it intensively. Do not ingest the same urine  
that you dip the pH strip into for testing. If you are taking only a  
small mamtenance dose per day, test pH once every three to five  
days in order to determine whether dietary adjustments are  
needed. If you find that your urine pH is very acid, add a pinch of  
baking soda to the urine you'll be ingesting to reduce the acidity. 7. Do not use urine therapy if you are pregnant without a  
doctor's supervision:
Although pregnant women have been treated with successfully  
urine therapy for morning sicimess or edema, the therapy should  
not be used during pregnancy without the supervision of a doctor  
familiar with the medical use of urine. Doctors have reported that  
they have used urine therapy for morning sickness in pregnancy  
with excellent results, but there are reports of two spontaneous  
abortions which occurred after urine therapy treatments (Dunne  
and Plesch), possibly because of the natural release of toxins  
which occur with urine therapy. Fertility: On the other hand, if you're trying to get pregnant,  
several successful fertility drugs such as Pergonai are made from  
urine extracts and a few women have reported to me that they  
feel urine therapy helped them to conceive. The best and safest  
method in this case is to use urine therapy for a certain time  
191period (six months) before trying to conceive and to discontinue  
its use during the days that you're attempting to conceive. You  
can use urine diagnostic tests to determine when you're ovulating  
and when you've conceived, and you can gear your use of urine  
accordingly. Urine Therapy and Drugs: In the past I have recommended that  
you do not use urine therapy if you are taking any type of drugs  
or are a heavy smoker, alcohol user or coffee drinker. However,  
new research has come to my attention that shows that urine  
therapy can be beneficial under all of these conditions. Dr.  
William Hitt, an American doctor who actually has urine therapy  
clinics in Mexico, has reported to me that he has treated 20,000  
patients in a 2 ? year period with urine therapy injections. These  
patients include those with cancer, asthma and other diseases  
and also patients with severe alcoholism, drug and smoking  
addictions. Dr. Hitt reports startling success with no side effects in  
using urine infections for addictive disorders and also in  
combination with pre-scription. drugs. The amount of drugs or  
contaminants passed into urine is so infinitesimal that they pose  
no threat and, in fact, appear to act as vaccine-type agents which  
improve or cure these types of disorders. This is also supported  
by the book Urinalysis in Clinical Laboratory Practice from Miles  
Laboratories, in which the authors state that even in a case of  
severe mercury poisoning, the actual amount of mercury passed  
into the urine is infinitesimal. When these types of conditions are  
present, start on 1-5 drops orally per day for 3-5 days in order to  
avoid heavy detoxificatiorL Increase the drops by one or two each  
day according to how well you're tolerating the therapy, gradually  
increase the amount as needed to obtain results for your  
individual condition. 8. Improve Your Diet & Avoid Meat When Using Urine  
Therapy Intensively Before Fasting
In general, your diet should consist of balanced amounts oi whole  
grains, fresh vegetables and small amounts of lean meats and  
fish. If you are eating large amounts of refined foods, sugar, soda,  
coffee, etc. you will not get the full benefits of urine therapy and,  
depending on how poor your diet is, you may experience  
192unpleasant symptoms of headache, nausea, etc., as your body  
regulates and expels undesirable elements. If you're only using a  
few oral drops of urine or ingesting one or two ounces once a day,  
your meat intake can remain normal as long as your usual intake  
is moderate. As studies on urea and the kidney have shown (Dr.  
C. Giordano), urea helps your body break down proteins more  
efficiently,, which may mean that when using urine therapy, you  
can get the increased benefits of protein intake even. though you  
are eat-ing less meat and other sources of protein. This  
information will probably also be of value to vegetarians who rely  
on mach less concentrated protein sources in their foods than  
regular meat eaters. Decrease or elinrunate meat in your diet  
while ingesting large amounts of urine or preparing for a fast, as  
combining intensive urine therapy and high meat intake may lead  
to excess add levels in the body. 9. Detoxifying Symptoms
When you first begin urine therapy, you may initially experience  
symptoms such as headache, nausea, diarrhea, tiredness, or skin  
rashes. In many of the research studies in Chapter 4, the doctors  
often observed such symptoms in their patients, which are the  
body's natural responses as stored toxins from illness and  
disorders are excreted and removed from the body. These  
symptoms normally disappear within 24 to 36 hours. Also, by  
starting your therapy with a few oral drops, you may avoid or  
lessen the severity of detoxificadon. If you. have begun your  
therapy with larger amounts, and are experiencing unpleasant  
symptoms, decrease the amount you are ingesting and continue  
with smaller doses. Homeopathic remedies and simple herbs can  
also be used and are often of great help during detoxificarion to  
relieve headache, nausea, diarrhea, etc. 10. Children
Several research studies, such as those done by Drs. Krebs,  
Piesch, Duncan, Lewis and Dunne, deal specifically with the  
treatment of children with urme therapy. The easiest internal  
form of the therapy for children is oral drops of the child's own  
freSh urine. As mentioned in the studies, for acute flu, colds, viral  
infections, measles, mumps, chicken pox, etc., small frequent oral  
193doses of 1-10 drops during illness have been shown to be very  
effective. For allergies, the research studies indicate that several  
drops of fresh urine should be given orally before and after meals  
containing aller- genic foods, or when allergic symptoms are  
present. Drs. Dunne and Lewis give very specific, simple  
instructions for using urine therapy for treating allergies in  
children which are included in their reports. Another very effective  
method recommended by Dr. Dunne is to prepare a homeopathic  
dilution of the child's urine for use throughout the illness or  
allergy attack. Collect urine at the onset of symptoms and  
prepare according to the instructions given in the section  
Homeopathy and Urine Therapy. Research studies also indicate  
that symptoms of illness may temporarily increase immediately  
following the first few doses of urine therapy, but, in all cases,  
these symptoms dissipated within 24 - 48 hours. For ear  
infections, fresh, warm urine drops in the affected ear can give  
excellent and often instantaneous results. Repeat as needed. DOSAGE
Maintenance Dose
A daily mamtenance dose is usually considered by those who use  
urine therapy regularly to be one to two ounces of morning  
midstream urine. but this dose may also be as little as 5-10 drops  
per day, or every other day, depending on your individual  
condition and needs. Many lifetime users of urine therapy such as  
the former prime minister of India, have commented that regular  
use of urine therapy noticeably assists in main-taining energy  
levels, reducing aging and in preventing illness. Severe, Acute And Chronic Illnesses
For those with chronic or severe illnesses such as cancer, some  
urine therapy users such as John Armstrong strongly recommend  
ingesting as much urine as you pass or as much as possible  
during the day for several days, however, much smaller doses  
have also been reported to be effective. If you are ingesting large  
amounts, fasting or sharply decreasing your solid food intake  
during this time reduces the burden on the .kidneys and allows  
the body to use more energy for healing, rather than digestion. It  
194would be extremely unadvisable for most people to undertake the  
kind of prolonged urine fast that John Armstrong suggests, and  
short urine and water fasts of one to three days can be very  
effective. Stop ingestion shortly before bed at night so that the  
body can rest, and resume when you awake in the morning. If you  
do not want to fast, but feel that you need to ingest larger  
amounts of urine, eat small, simple, light meals, preferably, fresh  
home-made unseasoned vegetable soups. If you leci you need a  
grain, use plain millet or rice, or whole grain, salt-free crackers. There is more information on fasting. Long-standing, difficult  
conditions naturally may require a longer period of treatment. What I discovered in my own treatment was that I needed to  
ingest a large amount initially (about 2 ounces 4-5 times/day)  
every day, for about two weeks, at which point, I switched to  
small frequent doses (one to two ounces) three to four times a  
day for another two weeks and then tapered off to 1-2 ounces  
twice a day, then every other day, etc. The maintenance dose is  
5-10 drops per day. This was my approach, but you may find that  
your individual require-ments or more or less than these amounts. If you are suffering from an acute illness such as an infection, the  
traditional treatment is to fast completely or to eat only light  
meals such as homemade, unseasoned vegetable broth while  
ingesting frequent doses of urine for at least one day, or until you  
feel that your improvement is complete and stable. I have found,  
as have many others, that eating heavily too soon after  
recovering from a viral or bacterial infection may produce a  
relapse, so make sure that you're feeling stable before starting to  
eat normally again. Always break your fast by slowly  
reintroducing light foods, homemade fresh vegetable soups, then  
crackers, grains, etc. Rest, Rest, Rest
Once you have healed .a serious illness and achieved improved  
health, continue the practice of a daily maintenance dose of urine  
therapy and a good diet. Also, never allow yourself to become  
consistently exhausted or overtired. Consistent proper rest is  
much more crucial to health than most people realize. And once  
you have recovered fit>m a majorillness, you must be extremely  
vigilant in getting abundant rest and relaxation. I have seen many  
195instances in which people completely cure them-selves of even  
'incurable' diseases through urine therapy and natural healing  
and remain well far a number of years, only to completely undo  
all the good they've accomplished by over-confidently pushing  
themselves to extremes in their work or recreation. One of the  
saddest examples of this error that I know of was the case of a  
young, bright, determined AIDS patient who had completely cured  
himself of all visible and clinical evidence of the disease, but  
subse-quently consistently and relentlessly overworked at his  
demanding corporate job. Eventually, he fell ill, relapsed and was  
not able to recover. However, in another case, a person who had  
recovered from a seriousillness experienced a relapse from  
overexertion, but complete rest and intense urine therapy led to  
an excellent recovery. But why put your-self through that ordeal  
and risk the chance of seriously undermining your body's hard-
won repair work? Assiduous urine therapy can give you such renewed vigor and  
energy, that it's easy to become overconfident and overdo, which,  
is not a huge problem for normal people. But for people  
recovering from major illnesses, exhaustion can pose a life-long  
threat, so protect your new-found health and your natural  
immune defenses with lots of rest, fresh air, moderate exercise  
and minimized stress. Kidney Disorders
If you have a history or presence of a kidney infection, limit the  
initial amount of oral urine therapy you take to small doses such  
as 1-5 drops once or twice a day, or use a homeopathic dilution as  
described in the section on. Homeopathy and Urine Therapy in  
this chapter. Decrease or eliminate meat ingestion. and acid-
forming foods before beginning the therapy. Also, check your  
acidity levels with pH strips, and begin urine therapy when your  
acid levels have normalized or decreased substantially. Allergies
In the clinical research studies done on urine therapy and  
allergies, practitioners such as Dunne and Wilson used oral drops  
with excellent' results. Refer to these studies for directions and  
196again, begin with one or two drops and then gradually increase  
the number of drops, or as Wilson suggests, take the drops until  
you can no longer sense the urine taste or temperature. If you  
know what your allergies are, take the drops before eating a food  
that you're allergic to; if you don't know what you're allergic to,  
take several drops of fresh urine immediately upon the  
appearance of symptoms, and repeat this method each time the  
symptoms reoccur. Homeopathic urine preparations, as described  
by Dr. Dunne, are also excellent for allergies, as you can preserve  
the urine collected at the height of allergy symptoms for long  
term treatment of the allergy. See the section on preparing  
homeopathic urine. Food Poisoning
Several of the research studies show that urea is a proven anti-
bacterial agent (Drs. Schlegel, Kaye, Weinstein etc. ), and urine  
has been found to contain antibodies to food contaminants such  
as salmonella bacteria in infected individuals (Lemer and  
Remington). Begin by taking 1-5 drops. Increase dosage as  
tolerated.
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        Her parents couldn't help her financially, she wasn't married, couldn't
work, and had no money of her own, so she was unable to pay for
alternative treatments like the one I was receiving. She told me that in desperation she had gotten into her car and driven
156from her home in the Midwest to Mexico in hopes of finding some
help. She asked me if I knew of any place that she could buy laetrile —
she thought that perhaps she could treat herself with it, but I was
unable to help her. The bleak look of hopeless despair on her face was horrifying, and I
would have loved to have been able to hand her a book on urine thera-
1 py — it was something she could have used herself, for free, in her own
home, that undoubtedly would have given her control over her health
and, at the very least, an excellent fighting chance. After all, she had
everything to gain and nothing to lose by using this safe, proven natural therapy. The urine therapist of the 1930's and 40's, John Armstrong, recounts
many stories of curing cancer with urine fasts, massages and compresses:
"And now I will mention the case of a lady who came to me in 1927. It
is instructive as showing once again that operations merely deal with
effects and do not remove the cause of the disease from the body. The
lady in question was 45, and had a growth of some size in her left
breast, the right one having been removed two years previously for a
similar growth. She fasted and was treated according to my method for nineteen days,
and then reported that the growth had entirely vanished. On the 28th
day, there was no trace of the lump. Lady of 62; diagnosed cancer of the bowel. Colostomy advised by the
profession but refused. after urine therapy, complete cure. 157Lady of 42, diagnosed cancer of the breast. Excision advised. but only
faint hope of cure. Patient refused operation. Complete cure by the
fasting-urine method. Is still alive and well after 21 years. " Naturally Armstrong's experiences, having no scientific support, were
completely ignored by the medical establishment. But it's interesting to
discover that medical research later revealed significant anti-cancer ele-
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ments in urine that are extremely effective in treating and healing a
wide variety of cancers. This modem scientific evidence provides corroboration to  
Armstrong's experiences, illustrating that his cures were
much more than figments of his imagination. Cancer is a frightening disease, but with the assiduous and wise use of
natural healing methods such as urine therapy, proper nutrition, herbs,
rest, homeopathic remedies, etc. , many have controlled and cured their
cancer without resorting to methods which damage the immune system
such as chemotherapy or radiation. Before you resort to any conventional cancer treatment, go to your local
library and research your case by reading material related to different
treatment options. It's crucial to find out the real success statistics on
conventional treatments – don't just blindly accept your oncologist's
recommendations. I have a dose relative who learned this lesson the hard way. After
surgery for colon cancer, she called me and said that her oncologist
158wanted her to take a follow-up course of chemotherapy, "just in case",
even though the surgery had taken out all existing non-metastasized
tumors. I told her what I had read about the extreme side effects, dangers and  
inadequacy of chemo, but under pressure from her oncologist,
she took the "treatment". Unfortunately, she had a severe allergic reaction to the chemicals, nearly died and  
spent several totally unnecessary and horribly painful
weeks in the hospital recovering from the extremely harmful effects of
the chemotherapy, some of which were irreversible. The use of chemotherapy and radiation is so damaging and traumatic
to the body and it's success rate  is so low that it's difficult to understand why  
anyone would resort  to it once they are made aware of the
truth of its danger and inadequacy without first trying aggressive urine
therapy and other forms of natural healing. Many doctors themselves
are acutely aware of the futility and danger of the conventional cancer
treatments:
"In 1955, the late Dr. Hardin Jones, professor of medical physics at the
University of California, after studying cancer statistics for the previous thirty-
three years, concluded that untreated cancer victims lived
up to four times longer than treated individuals. Dr. Jones pointed out that the cure rates most often cited  by doctors
were (and continue to be) based only on the conventional treatment of
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159conventional therapies would emerge as having little, no,  or
even aggravating impact on cancer patients overall. " Betrayal of Health
A recent article in Forbes Magazine in June of 1993 entitled "An Educated
Consumer is the best patient", describes a woman, Janice Guthrie, who
was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer (granulosa cell
tumor). She had emergency surgery, and, to her consternation, her
oncologist recommended radiation therapy as a follow-up:
"To regain some control of her life, Guthrie went straight to the
University of Arkansas medical school library in Little Rock. 'I wanted
to see what was involved in my treatment,' she says, and to  try to
counteract any of the negative side effects. ' But in the course of her
reading, Guthrie discovered that radiation therapy didn't keep granulosa patients  
alive any longer than those who opted for regular checkups after surgery. Guthrie's  
oncologist didn't think much of her
research. 'You can know too much,' he warned. Recalls Guthrie, 'It
really made me mad'. In the end, Guthrie ignored her oncologist and through her research,
found a doctor at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston who
successfully helped her condition without radiation. So become an educated consumer about your cancer, and above all,
vigorously support your body's own natural defenses with excellent
nutrition, rest, relaxation and assiduous, educated use of natural healing methods  
like herbs, homeopathy, and of course urine therapy
160The body has amazing curative powers of its own, and if we would
simply support our natural healing powers rather than beating them
down with toxic chemical interventions and poor health habits, our
ability  to  overcome  cancer  would  be  greatly  increased  and  the  unnecessary  
suffering associated with accepted cancer treatments would be
eradicated. Your Own Perfect Medicine
Report #30 TITLE: DHEA: "MIRACLE" DRUG. 1982, by Saul Kent, published  
in
Geriatrics, September, 1982. SUBJECT: AIDS, OBESITY, CANCER, AGING
This report deals with a substance which is found in large quantities in
the urine called dehydroepiandrosterone or DHEA to us. DHEA is a
hormone that is already present in the body, and is actually related to
testosterone, a male hormone. Within the last decade, scientists have been analyzing and experimenting with this  
hormone because it apparently has significant anti-cancer,
anti-obesity and anti-aging properties and has even been used in AIDS
treatment. As Dr. Kent comments, DHEA has been found by researchers to have
several different biologic actions in animal studies:
"DHEA  was  added  to  a  culture  medium  containing  two  potent  chemical  
carcinogens. It was discovered that DHEA was remarkably successful in protecting  
cultured rodent cells against the cancer-causing
agents that were added to the cells. " 161While studying the anti-cancer effects of DHEA, another researcher, Dr. Schwartz also reported that the experimental animals gained much less
weight as they grew older than normal animals:
"Apparently, DHEA was keeping body weight down without suppressing appetite  
or restricting food intake. In one study Lit was] found that
DHEA could even prevent weight increase in mice genetically bred to
become obese in adulthood. " Further research also revealed that mice treated with DHEA had a
much younger appearance, showing much less coarsening and graying
of the hair than animals not receiving DHEA:
"This suggests that DHEA may have an anti-aging effect as well as
anti-cancer and anti-obesity effects. " Users of urine therapy have reported for years that they weighed less
and looked remarkably younger after consistent use of urine therapy, so
it's interesting to read these studies on DHEA in urine which most like-r
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ly also plays a role in urine therapy's excellent success in treating cancer, obesity  
and aging. Another important thing that was brought out in this report is that
studies have shown that women with breast cancer have lower-than -
162normal levels of DHEA, sometimes for years before they even develop
the cancer. So it certainly makes sense to supplement DHEA in the
body, which you can do easily, safely and at no cost with urine therapy. Uric acid, which was mentioned previously, has also been discovered to
destroy free radicals which are thought to contribute to the development of cancer. SUMMARY ON CANCER AND URINE THERAPY
Not only does urine contain innumerable easily assimilable nutrients,
hormones,  enzymes,  anti-bacterial  agents  and  antibodies  that  help  support  the  
immune system during cancer, but urine also contains proven
anti-cancer agents such as:
• Human Urine's Derivative (HUD)
• H-11 Extract
• Refine
• Antineoplastons
• DHEA Hormone
• Uric Acid
Urine therapy is obviously an excellent natural cancer treatment. Its
nutritional benefits alone are phenomenal, not to mention the immense
value of its innumerable other health-promoting, therapeutic agents. DETECTING CANCER THROUGH URINE TESTS
Another important thing to consider in terms of cancer diagnosis is the
fact that research has shown that certain components of urine sediment
can be of great importance in identifying bladder, kidney and prostrate
163malignancies. In 1975, it was reported that urine studies are done on all
urology patients at the Mayo Clinic to help detect cancer:
"Cancer cells from early-stage urinary system tumors appear in the
urine, which allows for detection of such new tumors before they are
readily perceived by other diagnostic methods. Your Own Perfect Medicine
Cells of urine sediment have been used in the same way that vaginal
smears have been used to gain information on ovarian functioning. As
a matter of fact, it was reported in 1971 that urine testing was actually
shown to detect more cases of abnormal cell activity than the usual cervical Pap  
smear. Urine testing for urinary tract malignancies is a safe, easy procedure
which can replace or supplement other forms of cancer detection. " Urinalysis in Clinical Laboratory Practice
This type of diagnosis is so important today because, as many doctors
and patients are finding, cancer patients can actually be harmed by the
diagnostic tests themselves. URINE THERAPY AND AIDS
Report #31 RESEARCH INDICATIONS FOR AIDS
As we've seen, DHEA, which is present in large amounts in urine has
many diverse health applications and  has also been reported as an AIDS
treatment. The January, 1988 publication of Aids Treatment News, had an excellent
article on the use of DHEA in AIDS. The article stated that
164Researchers suspect that AIDS patients have abnormally low levels of
DHEA. Additionally, it is now believed that DHEA itself may have a
direct anti-viral effect. With urine therapy, AIDS patients have easy, unlimited access to
DHEA, which reportedly has been forced from the consumer market by
the FDA for no apparent reason. Raising DHEA levels in the body through intemal urine therapy certainly is a safe,  
simple procedure that both cancer and AIDS patients
can undoubtedly benefit from. But DHEA  is only one of, as we have
seen, many hundreds of vitally important immune boosting and health
supporting elements in urine. Because of urine (and urea's) remarkable anti-viral properties, and its
extraordinary capacity to heal and strengthen the immune system, it's
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Actually, urine therapy in treating AIDS has already been in the news,
although it's still not widely known or accepted because, up until now,
the scientific evidence and proof supporting the efficacy of urine therapy has never  
been compiled and publicly presented. An article done on AIDS treatments in 1988 in the magazine,  SPIN, discusses the  
use of urine therapy in AIDS:
165"One  of  the  latest  and  most  interesting  treatments  for  which  the  alternative  
community is holding a lot of hope is probably the oldest natural
remedy known to man. It's called urine therapy and consists of drinking one's own  
urine and rubbing one's entire body with it. The idea of drinking urine for medicinal purposes certainly takes some
getting used to, but consider the facts about urine. 'Urine  therapy  has  been  around  for  a  long  time. '  said  one  NYC   private  
practitioner who supports the therapy. When you have something
that works, that's been around for a long time, even though it doesn't
fit into any of the'scientific' approaches, and there are many things
that don't, I would say try it. if I had AIDS I would definitely try it. '" Ironically, urine therapy is one of the most scientifically corroborated of
all natural therapies, and has been a scientific healing approach used
for almost a century by mainstream medical researchers. The article goes on to describe the case of one AIDS patient who reportedly had  
excellent results with urine therapy:
"Quique Palladino was diagnosed with AIDS, Kaposi's Sarcoma (a
type of cancer common to AIDS patients), and numerous infections
last year. Today, he claims to have gone into complete remission thanks
to urine therapy. 'At first I just laughed and made jokes, he says. but
they said that you could start by applying it topically. '
'I had a terrible case of athlete's foot/ringworm that nothing seemed to
work for. I started applying urine to it. After three days, the infection
was completely gone. After that I was, so convinced that I didn't mind
166drinking it. ' r
i 'All my KS (cancer) lesions are [now] gone. The mouth ulcers that
used to plague me have not returned. I used to have monthly outbreaks
of genital herpes, but that's gone too. And even more importantly, my
T-cell count has gone up. —Your Own Perfect Medicine
The article continues:
"More and more people are trying urine therapy now and they're
reporting amazing results,' says Gene Ledorko, president of H. F. A. (Health, Education, AIDS Liaison), a group that meets weekly in New
York City to discuss alternative and often holistic therapies for AIDS. " There's also another extremely important recent medical discovery
regarding urine and AIDS:
Bay Area Reporter
August 9, 1990
"Thanks to the research of Dr. Alvin Friedman-Kien and his staff at the
New York University Medical Center it was discovered in 1988 that
the antibodies to HIV-1 appear in the urine of patients diagnosed with AIDS:
_According to the involved researchers 'urine is not considered
infectious because it has not been shown to contain the virus,
only the antibodies'. Blood often contains the HIV-1 and other
potentially infectious agents such as hepatitis B. Urine is a'sterile' fluid that is not found to contain viruses such as
167HIV-I or hepatitis B except in individuals who may have an underlying kidney  
disease. —
A recent article in a doctors' journal that emphasizes natural medical
treatments revealed that Dr. S. Burzynski, who discovered the naturally
occurring  anti-cancer  urine  proteins  called  antineoplastons,  is  now  conducting  
FDA-approved research on the use of urinary antineoplastons
in treating AIDS:
"According to Dr. Burzynski's research, antineoplastons are naturally
occurring peptides and amino acid derivatives which are components of
a biochemical defense system which parallels our immune system and
protects us by reprogramming, or normalizing defective cells that may
lead to disorders such as cancer, AIDS, autoimmune diseases,
benign tumors, etc. " Townsend Letter For Doctors
June, 1993
During allergy research studies (see following section on allergies), in
using natural urine therapy for allergy patients, it was also noted that
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". greatly increased immune response, noticeably affecting and increasing the T-
cell population and the body's resistance to viral infections. " Physician's Handbook on Immuno-Tolerance
This same research report also revealed that:
168"There seems to be an enhanced response or stimulation of the immune
system, mostly of the T-cell population (with the use of urine therapy]. While under treatment, patients reported an absence of viral diseases
(flu, colds, etc. ), or greatly decreased symptoms. On a few patients who exhibited low T-cell counts, the T-cell
population was restored to normal after finishing their treatment. "
hi the studies that have been presented so far, we've seen that many
doctors and researchers using natural urine therapy have produced
amazing cures for a wide variety of viral and bacterial illnesses, all of
which is significant for AIDS patients. There are also more testimonials and information on the treatment of
AIDS with urine therapy in Chapters 6 and 7. URINE THERAPY AND ALLERGIES
The field of allergy research is so huge and so complicated that the
average person, let alone allergy researchers, fmd it difficult to understand it all. But one thing we do all know about allergies is that now
almost everyone has one – or more. Scientists don't really know for certain just what exactly  is the mechanism in the  
body that is responsible for allergic reactions, but they do
know that for some reason, an allergy sufferer's immune system begins
to identify ordinarily harmless substances as harmful. All of us know that our body produces white blood cells that search out
r and destroy harmful bacteria or viruses in the body, but in the case of
169most allergies, for some reason, the white blood cells attack substances
that may be no threat to the body at all. Like plant pollen, for instance. Pollen is a natural, vital substance in
our environment which we normally breathe in with no problem. No
problem, that is, for some people – but a big one for those whose
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stance; then the sneezing, sinus congestion and headaches, etc. of the
"common" allergy attack begins. We all eat foods like breads and grains because we know from centuries
of experience that they're good for us. But in reality, more and more
people today are discovering that foods that are great for everyone else
produce often violent, negative reactions in their bodies. So why does a person's immune system identify historically harmless
substances as enemies. No one knows the answer to that, but what scientists do  
know is that when the immune system does identify a substance as a threatening  
foreign protein in the body, it sends out specific
white blood cells (T and B lymphocytes) to attack it. The "B" cells search out, identify and actually bind with the foreign
protein (called an allergen or antigen), while the "T" cells rapidly
divide, producing antibodies and large numbers of new T cells that will
also be programmed to attack this antigen. Both the T and B cells actually have the  
ability to'remember' this antigen, or foreign protein, and
will attack it again when and if it reappears. In immunology, which is
170the study of immune system functions, this allergic response is referred
to as the antigen-antibody conflict. This is one reason why we have allergic reactions to the same substance
over and over again – because our body has been programmed to
attack even an ordinarily harmless substance, as though it's a threat to
the body This allergic reaction may sometimes be controlled by just
eliminating the foods or cat hair, or soap, etc. that you're allergic to, but
sometimes it's not that simple. Sometimes it's impossible to avoid what we're allergic to and, even
worse, a person's immune system can further malfunction and actually
begin to attack the body's own internal cells, resulting in what are
called autoimmune diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. These auto-immune diseases are, of course, damaging to the body and
in some cases can even be life-threatening. Modem medicine has no cure for allergies and autoimmune diseases. And what is more disconcerting, allergies and related disorders are
becoming more and more prevalent in our industrialized societies. Researchers and doctors who deal with allergies, called immunologists,
largely believe that allergies are essentially induced by unidentified
weaknesses or alterations in the immune system. When the immune
system is weakened or impaired, its ability to distinguish between
harmless and harmful substances also becomes impaired. So your
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171white blood cells, whose work it is to search out and destroy harmful
proteins in the body, may begin to attack even ordinarily beneficial or
benign proteins such as those that come from normal foods. Immunologists also speculate that because our bodies are now exposed
to enormous numbers of new chemical substances in our modem
industrialized societies, that the immune system can become overwhelmed in its  
efforts to identify and deal with each new substance:
"It has been estimated that in the industrialized countries, man comes
in contact with 150,000 man-made substances; pesticides, plastics,
chemicals, etc. , and that every year 5,000 new ones are manufactured. Is it any wonder then, that the immune system is hard-pressed to cope
with this tremendous amount of 'foreign substances'. " It is all too possible that in the coming years, 100% of the population of
the United States will suffer, to a lesser or greater degree, from some
form of allergy or intolerance. " Immuno-Tolerance Physician's Handbook, 1982
Conventional doctors offer allergy sufferers decongestants, antihistamines, anti-
inflammatory drugs, immunosuppressants, etc. ,  but the
problem with these treatments is that they suppress or interfere with
the optimal functioning of our immune systems, further weakening
them and making us even more susceptible to disease and allergic
reactions. Many people with simple or severe allergies get extremely discouraged
172because they spend a fortune going from doctor to doctor without getting results. Not only do they not get rid of the allergic symptoms, but
in many cases, they can't even find  out what they're allergic to because
our current diagnostic methods for allergies are crude and ineffective. Identifying the specific antigen that a person is reacting to is a huge
headache for doctors and their patients. And even if  the allergy is identified,  
there's still no effective conventional treatment for it. This is where urine therapy comes in. Researchers have discovered that
urine contains specific anti-allergen antibodies that are manufactured
by the body itself and that when re-introduced back into the body
through urine therapy, the allergic response is stopped. Also, with urine therapy, there is less need to identify all the different
things that you may be reacting to because the body will identify the
allergens and will produce an antibody to correct the body's improper
immune response that produced the allergy in the first place. Your Own Perfect  
Medicine
In extensive clinical testing with urine therapy on allergy patients, both
in Europe and the U.
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Who did the woman in the story visit in the hope of finding alternative cancer treatment?
1-5 drops, then gradually increase as needed
What is the recommended dosage for urine therapy in the case of a severe allergy?
Limit the initial amount of oral urine therapy to small doses (1-5 drops) or use a homeopathic dilution, and eliminate or decrease meat ingestion.
What is the recommended approach for treating a severe kidney infection?
Start with a small dose (1-5 drops) and gradually increase as needed, and also consider the importance of rest, fresh air, moderate exercise, and minimized stress.
What is the recommended approach for treating a severe illness or infection?
This is not directly addressed in the provided text.
What is the recommended approach for treating a severe case of depression?