New Book Reveals Health Cures From 350 Years Ago

The practice of medicine has come a long way since this book was published over 350 years ago but I found some of the “remedies” very interesting. When I was growing up, cigarette smoke was commonly blown into the ears if you had an earache but I didn’t see that suggestion here.

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Why Plants Are (Usually) Better Than Drugs

Dr. Andrew Weil I have always been fascinated by the difference between plants and the drugs that are isolated from them. This goes back to my student days at Harvard in the 1960s, where I received my undergraduate degree in botany, and then went on to medical school. It’s rare — too rare, I have…

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