Everyone has their own secrets when it comes to health and beauty. There's always that extra little thing that's just yours, and you swear it makes a difference. Maybe it's taking cold showers every morning, or maybe it's using hemorrhoid cream for the bags under your eyes. These days, it seems like everyone has one quirky beauty hack.
Troy Casey, former Versace model of the '80s and '90s, has his. Troy, who left modeling to become a life coach, credits drinking his urine every morning for how he keeps himself healthy and youthful-looking. The 55-year-old claims he is in the best shape of his life and feels better than ever.
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This isn't just a little experiment Troy's trying out on his own. He's practicing urine therapy, known as Shivambu in Ayurvedic medicine.
Troy Casey now goes by "Certified Health Nut," but once upon a time, he was just one of many models living the dream in the '80s and '90s. His striking looks landed him campaigns with big designers like Versace. Today, he lives a low-ley life helping others recognize health options beyond what pharmaceuticals offer.
At 55 years old, Troy still has a model physique. His secret to maintaining it, he revealed in a recent interview with News Dog Media, is drinking his own urine.
"I drink my own urine every morning — I call it hair of the dog!" he shared.
"The feeling is electric."
Troy first learned about urine therapy, known as Shivambu in Ayurvedic medicine, in 2004. The more he learned, the more he became intrigued. One day, he decided to try drinking his pee.
"It wasn't as bad as the mental barrier in my own mind," he explained.
"I felt a cool buzz," he continued.
"Intuitively, it just felt good. I drank my urine on and off for a while from there."
Drinking urine became a daily thing for Troy in 2008. He's also done urine fasts where he drinks nothing but his pee for days at a time. He's also allowed his urine to ferment and used it as an enema.
"I would cultivate my own urine and ferment it in a sealed Mason jar for two weeks before transferring it into my rectum," he explained.
"Aged urine enemas are so powerful for your health and I got my six-pack abs after doing them. It flushed out my gut and that’s when I got really ripped."
Troy has even used urine as a moisturizer. "What it did for my mood and muscle building was amazing. I put it on my skin, especially when I'm on the beach, and it's so electrifying and strengthening," he shared.
"It's a big psychological leap for people to use their own urine as a moisturizer but it's so euphoric and anti-aging. Uric acid is used in high-end skin care products."
Troy has over 120,000 Instagram followers who take his advice about health and wellness as gospel. He believes that for many, getting their minds to catch up with their bodies is half the battle, especially when it comes to urine therapy.
"Applying aged urine is the fountain of youth, and aged urine enemas are one of the ways I got my stomach so flat," he said.
"I'm 55 years old and most people don't look and feel like I do at my age. No one can deny that I'm ripped, and that's down to the fact that I love being extremely healthy and practicing natural healing methods," Troy continued.
He believes everyone should give drinking their urine a shot. "What so many pharmaceutical companies don’t want to tell you is that we as humans are the secret to health. That’s what I try to teach people in everything I do."
