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wolfie001

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6. Literally, medical quackery from the 1920s

Reply to tanyev (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 15, 2025, 09:03 AM

Jun 15

Pathetic. Recently, some lady healer? was selling her theory that you can avoid eating and inhaling your vitamins and minerals from, get this, THE AIR! Her acolytes would go out and get deep breaths in air every day and then go days with no food. Of course, some ended up in the hospital with organ failure.

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Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves [View all] douglas9 Jun 15 OP

Miasma theory is going to look smart TheFarseer Jun 15 #1

Filthy rich heroin addict who had his brain half-eaten by a parasite ... Tarzanrock Jun 15 #2

NO ONE should have been lobotomized like his aunt was lobotomized. It was barbaric and your statement is creepy. Scrivener7 Jun 15 #3

Oh please wolfie001 Jun 15 #5

OMG, I thought that was going to be a satire article. tanyev Jun 15 #4

Literally, medical quackery from the 1920s wolfie001 Jun 15 #6