A man who drinks his own urine has claimed the practice has “cured” his depression and worked as an anti-ageing product on his skin – saying he now looks 10 years younger. Harry Matadeen, 34, from Hampshire, first started drinking urine in the summer of 2016 as he was “open-minded” and “desperate to heal” from his mental health struggles, including social anxiety – something he says was cured almost immediately.
“It was beyond my wildest imaginations how powerful it was when I drank it,” Harry said. “From the moment I drank the urine, it woke up my brain and removed my depression.
“I felt a new sense of peace, calm and determination. I thought ‘wow I can make it for free and always keep myself in this happy state’.” Harry says his urine is “super clean” and now enioys 200ml of the beverage every day – most of it up to a month old, but topped up with fresh.
He said: “Fresh urine is never as bad as you imagine – it is neutral smelling and not a bad taste unless you are really toxic. But the aged urine is always smelly and the taste is a refined and acquired one. I’ll just say it takes some getting used to
“I actually like the smell and taste of my aged urine now, due to neuro-association of what benefits and joy it gives me after I take it into my system.” Despite the alleged benefits, Harry has received some backlash from family members over his lifestyle choices.
He said: “My family never approved of it and thought it disgusting from the beginning. My sister doesn’t speak to me and one reason is my partaking in urine therapy.
“I’ve chosen all of my friends now and all of them either do aged fresh urine therapy or approve of it. If they didn't I wouldn't have them as friends – simple as that.” As well as gulping his pee, Harry also rubs his urine on his face to use as skincare – and claims it has taken years off of his appearance.
He said: “Urine has made me look a lot younger. Drinking the aged urine has revitalised my face to its youthful years and when I rub it on my face, the difference is instant and obvious.
“My skin is young, soft and glowing. Aged urine is the best food for the skin that I have found to date. When you rub it on, it softens the skin and keeps it youthful and elastic.
“I don’t use any other skincare other than urine. It’s the secret to eternal youth. Sometimes when I’m in the urinals and no one is watching I will cup my hand and splash the fresh urine I am excreting on my face and rub it in.
“Urine therapy has changed my life.”
GP Dr Jeff Foster said of Harry’s regimen: “Urine is a waste product that contains about 90% water. The rest is ammonia and salts, some bacteria and other waste products. There are no known reported health benefits from either drinking or rubbing your own urine onto your body (or anyone else’s urine).
“Orally, it is much worse – it can actually speed up the dehydration process and potentially introduce bacteria. Bottom line is if you would not eat or rub in your own faeces, then don’t think applying the same principle with urine is any healthier.
“Waste products are waste for a reason.”
