‘Sometimes’ thousand year-old therapies work

‘Simply weird’

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the past two weeks we have been talking about strange and unusual “medical” (and I use that term lightly) treatments that people have been using over the centuries and even up until the present time. Some of these treatments sound very weird to most people, but have actually been found scientifically beneficial for the ailments that they are being used for. Others, unfortunately, are simply weird and, although they may or may not have been used by people for hundreds or even thousands of years, just don’t work. This is the last in this series. Although there are definitely hundreds, even thousands of other unusual types of so-called “medical” therapies out there in the world, we will have touched on only a handful, so if you are interested in this topic, then get out there and search for more!

The first treatment that we are going to discuss today is one that is very controversial. This therapy has vehement arguments both for and against. Interestingly, there is fairly recent research that shows that there actually are health benefits from one form of this treatment. On the other hand there is no evidence about any of the other forms. So, let’s take a look.

For centuries Arabs and Muslims have been aware that camel milk and urine was recommended for various ailments. There are several prophetic traditions (hadith) that mention this, but as of only very recently (the past couple of years) scientific research has been done that actually has proven that the claims were true all along. A few years ago a Saudi Arabian started promoting the use of camel urine for curing cancer.

Study

While many people believed and started the camel urine therapy, there were many people who were against it, and considered it disgusting. So, scientists in Saudi Arabia decided to do studies to see if camel urine really had medical benefits or not. What they found was that camel urine actually did have anti-cancer benefits as well as other health plusses. These studies are peer reviewed and considered authentic and accurate, and more are sure to follow.

On the other hand, there are people around the world who consider drinking their own urine to be the health therapy of choice. The question we need to ask is: Is human or one’s own urine beneficial for one’s health? After doing a lot of searching, I was unable to come with one single peer reviewed study (in fact, I couldn’t find any studies at all, peer reviewed or otherwise) that showed that drinking human urine had any health benefits at all. But, yet, there are peoples from different cultures that have been doing it for centuries and swear by it. The thing is, if an alternative medical treatment is going to have claims made about it, controlled scientific studies should be able to show that the treatment is viable. If such controlled scientific studies don’t show any benefits, then, even though people have been using a therapy for thousands of years, it simply can’t be replicated and can’t be considered valid.

Tested

Proof in point is that there are many thousand year old therapies that have been scientifically tested and found to be beneficial. Unfortunately (or in my opinion, fortunately) drinking human urine isn’t one of them. Fortunately (or unfortunately, to my western brain) camel urine is one of them.

Since we are on a relatively gross topic, we might as well continue in the same vein. For centuries, and even thousands of years, people have been doing enemas for their health and well-being. People still do them to this day. In fact, there are even alternative and conventional medical centers that promote the use of medical enemas for a variety of reasons. In case you don’t know what an enema is, basically, it is a treatment where a liquid is introduced to the colon through the rectum (it doesn’t sound so bad when scientific terminology is used) and then allowed to be released after being held for some time. This release allows the contents of the colon to be released along with the liquid. The concept here is that any toxins or putrified fecal waste will be gotten rid of. Whether or not the desired benefits are gotten really depends on a few things, including, what type of liquid is used, and what type of contents you want to get rid of.

The liquids for enemas can be anything from pure water to chemical concoctions that are sold in pharmacies. Some of the more unusual liquids include: coffee, soap, honey, yogurt, and milk. While all of those seem to have some real health benefits, the whole process of getting an enema isn’t comfortable at all.

The purported health benefits are many, including: getting rid of constipation, detoxifying the body (for eczema, acne, boils, etc.), curing allergies, and a lot more. Enemas are considered totally medically acceptable by both alternative and conventional medical practitioners. So, sometimes ancient medical treatments that sound quite barbaric, actually work!

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