Welcome to episode 11 with your host this week, Madeline Martin who is discussing health in the medieval period, including staggering life expectancy stats and some pretty bizarre cures they used back then. It will make you appreciate the 21stcentury for sure!

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This episode was paired with:

Roscato Dark AND Roscato Smooth (because they were buy 2, get $5 off at Target – Whee!)

We I read this week:

My Lady Viiper by E. Knighthttps://amzn.to/2Posu5U

My book(available online where books are sold!):

The Madam’s Highlander -https://amzn.to/2VfS42b

Read the fun and interesting History Undressed post(s) on herbal medicine through history (link to part 1 of 4):

https://www.historyundressed.com/2017/10/part-one-history-of-medicinal-herbs.html

Read how they did surgery on kidney stones (if you dare): 

https://www.quora.com/How-did-people-deal-with-kidney-stones-in-the-past-prior-to-1900-CE

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