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The Physicians of Myddfai still give health advice, over 700 years later

Sometimes it seems that folklore is ahead of science.  In the thirteenth century, the Physicians of Myddfai apparently linked butter to heart disease. “Do not take butter, as at this time (in November) the blood of all men has a … Continue reading

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