Rich People Kill Themselves
Today, the rich have access to the finest medical treatments backed up by the most rigorous science. Some of them decide to take mushroom elixirs instead.
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Eight-Day Mono-Diet Goat-Milk Cleanse
When archaeological chemists analyzed medieval skeletons in northern Germany and southern Denmark a few years ago, they found something counterintuitive: the rich had inadvertently poisoned themselves for centuries. Then, as now, the wealthy enjoyed a significantly higher standard of medical care, but they also indulged in toxic luxuries. In particular, their ornamental glazed tableware and […]