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Urine consists almost entirely of water and useless urea

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Despite all the mystical properties ascribed to morning voids, it is profoundly boring chemistry. Your body is just aggressively throwing away excess hydration heavily laced with urea, a basic nitrogen waste product. There is absolutely nothing majestic or healing about concentrated chemical trash.

Urine consists almost entirely of water and useless urea
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