Welcome to Quackery! A comedy Podcast about medicines and medical treatments that are crazy, ineffective and/or unsafe! Join your hosts Jon and Dr Will each week as we explore a new topic in the wacky world of Nostrums and Quackery!
20% off USDA Organic Jupiter CBD @ talko.fm/jupiterOscillococcinum is a brand name homeopathic product manufactured by Boiron Laboratories. Similar homeopathic products are found in other brands. Homeopathic products are extreme dilutions of some active ingredient. They are often so diluted that they don't contain any active medicine.
Apple cider vinegar, or cider vinegar, is a vinegar made from fermented apple juice, and used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preservatives, and chutneys. It is made by crushing apples, then squeezing out the juice.
For more than 30 years, Dr. Quincy Fortier covertly uses his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients. When his secret is revealed, his children seek the truth about his motives and try to make sense of their own identities.
Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly called elder or elderberry. The genus was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but was reclassified as Adoxaceae due to genetic and morphological comparisons to plants in the genus Adoxa.
Tom Brady co-founded TB12 on the belief that everyone can benefit from a smarter, more holistic approach to health and wellness. Tom’s functional strength & conditioning principles, innovative recovery practices, and commitment to preventing and addressing injuries are the basis for everything TB12 does.
Tom Brady co-founded TB12 on the belief that everyone can benefit from a smarter, more holistic approach to health and wellness. Tom’s functional strength & conditioning principles, innovative recovery practices, and commitment to preventing and addressing injuries are the basis for everything TB12 does.
You may have heard various health claims about alkaline water. Some say it can help slow the aging process, regulate your body’s pH level, and prevent chronic diseases like cancer. But what exactly is alkaline water, and why all the hype?
Theranos was a privately held health technology corporation. It was initially touted as a breakthrough technology company, with claims of having devised blood tests that required only very small amounts of blood and could be performed very rapidly using small automated devices the company had developed.
Listen as the quack heads discuss the drug that allegedly killed martial arts icon Bruce Lee, and the many conspiracies behind his death!
Listen in as the quacks tell you what all the colors of your poop mean!
Listen in as the Quacks discuss the worst health disaster in modern history, and you’ve e probably never even heard about it!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Listen in as the quack boys tell you all about the oldest soft drink and it’s unbelievable history. And as we try to uncover who was the famous “Doctor Pepper” !! Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Listen in as the QuackHeads discuss using your own pee pee for everything from jellyfish stings to urine facials! We take you back to ancient times and fill you in on today’s bizarre treatments. Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
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Dr William’s Pink Pills for Pale People is an iron supplement from the turn of the century that was heralded as a cure for Tuberculosis and all sorts of other conditions. Listen in as the Quacks discuss its uses and amazing advertising ventures.Special thanks to the Quack Doctor for her contribution to this episode! Check out her website TheQuackDoctor.comSupport the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
John Romulus Brinkley July 8, 1885 – May 26, 1942Doctor Brinkley is best known for performing Xenotransplantation of goat testicles into men’s scrotums to treat impotence and all other sorts of disorders.He was a radio broadcast pioneer, ran for Governor of Kansas twice, and he almost won once.Started Medical School at Bennett Medical College, but after being unable to finish due to lack of tuition, then transferred to the Kansas City Eclectic Medical University. Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
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Join the Quackheads as the discuss the history of drinking blood as medicine! From vampires to gladiators and even a Pope! This episode has it all! We even get a bloody good assist from our friend The Quack Doctor!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
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Sa-Tan-Ic tonic was a laxative that claimed to cure everything from appetite to asthma to depression. The logo on the front is of a giant Satan in his underwear standing atop the earth. Check out Quackerypodcast.com to see what this devilish medicine looked like!If you like it let us know, we’d like to make t-shirts with that design on the front. Big credit to Sources http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/a-devil-of-a-cure/ and http://www.bizarrejournal.com/2018/02/satanic-tonic-how-prince-of-darkness.html?m=1for all the great Sa-Tan-Ic Tonic info! Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
This week at the request of Captain Paul, we explore the history of medical masks and give some insight on the currently confusing quackery surrounding why the recommendations for the public wearing masks continues to change. From the Plague Doctor’s infamous beak mask to the much discussed “N-95” we journey into how masks have changed over the centuries. As the great Future says“Percocet, Molly, Percocet, Rep the Set, fk it masks off”Support Captain Paul https://www.mangroveoutfitters.com/Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
John Austin and Lysander Hamlin were traveling magicians and entertainers. In 1861, Chicago IL, the Hamlin boys made their own medicine to peddle at the Medicine shows. Naturally, the magicians called their stuff “Wizard Oil” - Originally meant to be used as a liniment (rub) for rheumatic pain and sore muscles Slogan - "There is no Sore it will Not Heal, No Pain it will not Subdue." Bottles came in 35¢ and 75¢ sizes.Many competitors copied the idea of the medicine show linament, with some even calling their stuff Wizard Oil!Opening theme: “Rattlesnake Railroad" – Written and Performed by Brett Van Donsel 2015 brettvandonselmusic.comPlease click this link to become an official QuackHead and support the show! Awesome stickers included!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Listen in as the Quacks Will and Jon discuss the infamous Typhoid Mary and how her story is revenant today. “Typhoid” Mary Mallon was a cook for many wealthy families in the New York area in the early 1900’s. She was the first identified asymptomatic carrier of Typhoid fever and was responsible for infecting dozens of people with the deadly disease. She was eventually tracked down by George Soper and quarantined on North Brother Island, where after a short release, would eventually spend the rest of her life (over 23 years on the island). She died in 1938 and there are conflicting reports about what happened after she died. The official report is that she was immediately cremated and buried in St Raymond’s cemetery. Another theory says an autopsy revealed infected gallstones in her gallbladder (something the NY dept of health tried to remove but Mary refused) Mary was never truly made to understand her role in the typhoid epidemic of the time period and was locked away and tested on for decades. Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Dr Kellogg was a medical doctor, surgeon, inventor and director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, which was owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is probably most famous for inventing cornflakes, although his brother William started the Kellogg’s company.His main areas of Quackery were through bowels, crazy medical devices and sexual impulse control. He was also big into race separation.Hear all about Dr Kellogg on this week’s episode of Quackery!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Using Magnets as medicine goes back to the times of Cleopatra, when she was rumored to wear a magnetic headband to help her get her beauty sleep.We still use them today, with mixed results! Listen in as the Quacks discuss magnets and how they work (or don't) for all sorts of conditions!We get an "attractive" assist from our boy Leo over at "Math and Science Intuition". For a more detailed look at how magnets work and some math and physics problems to solve head over to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1-B9YVTUFNQ9Soud5a90eQ If you enjoy this episode please subscribe!If you LOVE it please consider going to https://quackerypodcast.com/join/ and becoming an official Quackhead!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Listen in as the Quacks warn you not to drink bleach!MMS is a 22.4% solution of sodium chlorite in distilled water, when mixed with any one of several food grade acids it produces chlorine dioxide which is alleged to be highly effective in eliminating toxins and disease pathogens in the body. It does this by a process of oxidation.Miracle or Master Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Supplement, MMS, Chlorine Dioxide (CD) Protocol, Water Purification Solution (WPS) are all Chlorine Dioxide.Chlorine Dioxide is a BLEACH4/23 – The President, during one of his daily Coronavirus updates, stated that we should be trying things like injecting industrial cleaner and using UV light inside the body? Where did POTUS get such an idea?Grenon styles himself as “archbishop” of Genesis II – a Florida-based outfit that claims to be a church but which in fact is the largest producer and distributor of chlorine dioxide bleach as a “miracle cure” in the US. He brands the chemical as MMS, “miracle mineral solution”, and claims that it can cure 99% of all illnessesDO NOT DRINK BLEACH!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Thanks to Oliver for recommending this topic! Curtis Howe Springer was dubbed the “King of Quacks” by the American Medical Association. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Listen as the quacks wrap up vaccines! We discuss disgraced Dr Andrew Wakefield, Autism, Herd immunity and more! Special shout out to David from the Overdose podcast for his contribution!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Vaccines started humbly with a small country doctor in Oxford, England named Edward Jenner when he noticed milkmaids with cowpox didn’t catch smallpox. They exploded from there to the amazing preventive treatment they are today.Join the Quackheads in this 2 part adventure into the history of vaccines (part one) and the modern resistance to getting immunized today (part 2)Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Detoxification or detoxication is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including the human body, which is mainly carried out by the liver.Ready for your own Personal Revolution? Listen to all episodes of the show here: https://www.himalaya.com/revolution1Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Leeches have been used for thousands of years in medicine for a variety of reasons. Listen in this week as the Quacks tell you how they have been used in ancient times and even still today!This episode sponsored by Personal Revolution.Ready for your own Personal Revolution? Listen to all episodes of the show here: https://www.himalaya.com/revolution1Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
It’s part two, and it’s all about the conspiracy theory. Listen in as the Quacks discuss Bart Hughes, Joey Mellon and Amanda Fielding and how they put holes in their heads to achieve enlightenment and a state of being permanently high. (And somehow didn’t contract Meningitis!) Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Trepanation, or drilling a hole in your head, is a practice that has been observed for over 12 thousand years. Skulls from across the globe have been found with holes in them. This week the Quacks examine the history and possible reasons why ancient humans, and even people today, put holes in their heads!! Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Support the show QuackeryPodcast.com/joinSupport the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Listen to Mike's podcast CorConsultRXmcorvino@corconsultrx.comEssential oils are compounds extracted from plants. The oils capture the plant's scent and flavor, or "essence." Unique aromatic compounds give each essential oil its characteristic essence. Essential oils are obtained through distillation (via steam and/or water) or mechanical methods, such as cold pressing. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Support the show!Quackerypodcast.com/joinSupport the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Step back in time, back to a simpler time, a time when we put cocaine in kids toothache medicine! Listen in as the Quacks tell you all about how we put cocaine in tons of stuff from wine to lozenges. Joined by special guest star Nicole from the hit True Crime Podcast - “Talk Murder To Me”Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Listen as the Quacks tell you about all the crazy ways we tried to treat the plague! And how Yersinia Pestis could still be used against us even today!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Listen to a short review from Jon and Will the Pill on "The Pharmacist" docuseries on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, go watch it today! This episode contains spoilers from the show. Keep calm and Quack on you QuackHeads!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
CBD stands for cannabidiol. It is the second most prevalent of the active ingredients of cannabis (marijuana). While CBD is an essential component of medical marijuana, it is derived directly from the hemp plant, which is a cousin of the marijuana plant. Contains less than 0.3% THC (psychoactive component of marijuana). Listen as Will the Pill and Jon explore all the ways people put that shit on everything! (Including for their pets)Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Chloroform is an organic compound that was inhaled as anesthesia for surgeries as well as a cough suppressant. That is, until it was found to be toxic and probably carcinogenic. It was famously used by criminals to incapacitate victims within seconds. Despite that people still seem to abuse this toxic substance by inhaling it to become numb to the world. Listen as the QuackHeads discuss Chloroform, it's history, how we used it as medicine and a whole lot of other nonsense along the way! 1-"Ether and Chloroform". Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018. https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/ether-and-chloroformSupport the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Join the Quackheads and our special guest star Dr Mike Corvino as we update you on the novel Coronavirus from China. Make sure to check out Mike’s podcast CorConsult Rx! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corconsult-rx-evidence-based-medicine-and-pharmacy/id1321782407?i=1000464200974Common human coronaviruses, including types 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1, usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold. Most people get infected with these viruses at some point in their lives. These illnesses usually only last for a short amount of time. If you loved this episode be sure to subscribe and if you want to support the hosts go to Quackerypodcast.com/join
Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight. Reddish-brown and extremely bitter, laudanum contains almost all of the opium alkaloids, including morphine and codeine.Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Take a ride with the Quackheads as we discuss the STIMULATING history of Amphetamines and how they have been used and abused for over a century.Amphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine was discovered in 1887 and exists as two enantiomers: levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine.Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, the virus causes respiratory infections which are typically mild but, in rare cases, can be lethal. In cows and pigs they may cause diarrhea, while in chickens it can cause an upper respiratory disease.Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
Support our podcast and help us grow!The tapeworm diet works by swallowing a pill that has a tapeworm egg inside. When the egg eventually hatches, the tapeworm will grow inside your body and eat whatever you're eating. The idea is that you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight because the tapeworm is eating all your “extra” calories.Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
As many as 30 million American men have erectile dysfunction (ED). If you're one of them, you should discuss the situation with your health care provider.Join the Quackheads as we explore the weird history of impotence and the ways men have tried to cure it over the ages! Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)
On this episode of Quackery, we examine the size aspect of Male Enhancement. Penis enlargement, or male enhancement, is any technique aimed to increase the size of a human penis. Some methods aim to increase total length, others the shaft's girth, and yet others the glans size. Techniques include surgery, supplements, ointments, patches, and physical methods like pumping, jelqing, and traction. Join the quackheads in their quest to determine if size really matters and if it can be improved or if you’re stuck with what ya got!Support the show (https://quackerypodcast.com/join/)