Disgustingly Healthy
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Disgustingly Healthy

Season 1
Disgustingly Healthy tells the story of the riveting rise, the dramatic fall, and the surprising renaissance of the leech and the maggot in Western medicine.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Leech Remedy

    February 2, 2006
    43min
    TV-14
    By harnessing the leech, ancient healers were able to cure many common maladies. Now, modern medicine is beginning to relearn the ancient art of leeching. What advances will doctors find by utilizing these primordial creatures?
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  2. S1 E2 - Maggot Medicine

    February 2, 2006
    44min
    TV-14
    Maggots are one of the most reviled animals in human society. But do these small creatures hold the key to stopping some of humanity’s worst medical problems? Could amputations become a thing of the past through the use of maggot medicine?
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