A Treatise on the All-Healing Qualities of Earth Bathing (1790)
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The post shares a historical text on the supposed healing qualities of 'earth bathing', with commenters largely expressing skepticism about its effectiveness and drawing parallels to other dubious health practices.
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Whenever you hear a line like that, run the other way. Raw milk. Alkaline water. Pot. Guava leaves. Acupuncture. DMSO. Iron tablets. Fasting. Long, long history of this. The FDA had a museum of the ones that were outright harmful, but it doesn't seem to be on display any more.