Thursday, December 6, 2012
Alcohol Cures Everything: A Guide To At-Home Remedies
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by Virginia K. Smith
on Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 9:45 AM
If you haven't already heard, booze is having an even better week than usual, on account of
literally saving a man from blindness! Albeit alcohol-induced blindness, but still. The fact that funneling Johnnie Walker into a person's nose could somehow save them from the ill effects of too much vodka ("formaldehyde poisoning," apparently) is very impressive.
It shouldn't come as a real surprise, however. In addition to its widespread use as a general remedy for things like unfamiliar social situations and coping with the present, alcohol has a storied, if occasionally sketchy, history of medicinal use. Which is good, because a handle of even the top shelf stuff is still way cheaper than health insurance. Let's look at a few of the better strategies.
Tags: booze, positive uses for booze, the bible, questionable medical advice