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Get Healthy Now with Gary Null: A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy living Gary Null (See book keywords and concepts) The first determined effort in the modern Western world to break this pharmaceutical monopoly came from America in the 18th century. Samuel Thomson, the son of a farmer, lived during a time of great yellow fever epidemics; the accepted medical practice in curing this (and almost any other) ailment was a liberal use of bleeding and mercury, which a healthy patient would be lucky to live through. Thomson instead used herbs and steaming—with great success—but was met with hostility from the orthodox medical establishment, and even imprisoned briefly. 180 Get Healthy Now!

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