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The Menta1ist's avatar

Reminds me of the Vitamin D epidemic we are facing today. There is enough observational and other evidence regarding its value but its significance continues to be under recognized and undermined.

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erin's avatar

Folk medicine knew how to cure scurvy. Indian tribes knew. Many captains knew. But the learned doctors kept shooting it down, over and over, while people died.

The British Royal Navy began to give out citrus in the late 18th century. But this article shows that it still hadn't sunk in by the time WWI rolled around. Same with blood letting. Doctors were still pushing it in the early 20th century... though it was shown to be harmful 75 years prior. Mindboggling. Hubris!

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