People Used to Think Cocaine Was Good for You

It sounds unbelievable now.

But in the late 1800s, cocaine was widely promoted as medicine.

Doctors prescribed it.

Pharmacists sold it.

Many people believed it was safe.

Some medical experts even compared cocaine habits to coffee habits.

History had other ideas.

Looking back, it's hard not to wonder:

What are we convinced about today that people may question 100 years from now?

This isn't an argument against modern medicine.

Emergency medicine saves lives every day.

But it may be one reason more people are paying attention to prevention.

Sleep.

Stress.

Exercise.

Nutrition.

Daily habits.

Because the body responds to how we live.

Not only what we do when something goes wrong.

That may help explain why so many people are becoming more interested in food, nutrition, and long-term health.