Did you know that the French doctors used to prescribe wine as medicine? Well, now you know. And they were going on TV with advice, if you wanted to self-medicate at home. Here's an excerpt to make your day better.

F'k the big pharma, long the wine producers!

https://video.nostr.build/093b8041d68ed779d278295a6048d4be2e62723b2985f52d14d8fb0397d685bb.mp4

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I remember a long time ago when I heard older german people say that their family doctor had recommended local dark beer to treat kidney stones. ๐Ÿบ

Not only in Germany. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Before Big Pharma and the drug warriors, cocaine, morphine and heroin (generally in a tincture or 'cough' syrup) were OTC, didnt even need the doctor part.

We never got to experience the joy of taking laudanum for a cold.

Prob fucked ya up so much you forget about the cold. For a few days ๐Ÿ˜…

Could do with right now. ๐Ÿคง

Dont have a cold, but wouldnt turn it down. Just in case...๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜…

Prevention is better than cure they say.

Better safe than sorry

The UKโ€™s Queen Victoria lived to be 81 and she was bang into all of it.

Oh yea? That I did not know. But cant say Im surprised either

People died to keep Queen Vic high!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars

Oh, she was queen during that disaster?

Yep. She loved it!

Cant say its surprising.

Now we're too serious and focus mostly on dumb shit.

Really really dumb shit.

It's biblical:

"No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments."

-The Apostle Paul to Timothy, (1 Timothy 5:23, ESV)

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I didn't know I can enjoy bible quotes ๐Ÿ˜

Back when doctors were real doctors! ๐Ÿคฉ