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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Sawbones: The Purification Rundown

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

Medical History, Health & Fitness, History, Medicine, Comedy, Sawbones

4.815.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Last week, we took you through detox. This week, we're going WAY deeper with a single treatment: The Purification Rundown. Strap in, folks, this one GOES PLACES. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

Transcript

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0:00.0

Saubones is a show about medical history, and nothing the hosts say should be taken as medical advice or opinion.

0:07.0

It's for fun. Can't you just have fun for an hour and not try to diagnose your mystery boil?

0:14.0

We think you've earned it. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy a moment of distraction from that weird growth.

0:22.0

You're worth it.

0:25.0

Alright, Tommy is about to books. One, two, one, two, three, four.

0:33.0

We came across a pharmacy with a toy and that's lost it out. We were shot through the broken glass and had ourselves a look around.

0:56.0

Hello, everybody and welcome to Saubones, a metal tour of Miss Guided Medicine. I'm your co-host Justin McAroy.

1:10.0

I'm Sydney McAroy.

1:11.0

It's rare Sydney is always excited about doing the show, but it is rare that Sydney is as excited as she has been about this episode that we're going to talk about today.

1:22.0

That's right. I am. I'm very excited, Justin. If you listened to our show regularly, you may know that last week we did an episode on detoxification as in products and therapies and processes that are supposed to cleanse you of toxins that exist in your body that you don't know about, that doctors have no ability to test for and therefore can't treat you for.

1:45.0

So pay us lots of money and we will do it for you.

1:48.0

Right.

1:49.0

In my research, I came across a particular detox program and every once in a while this happens and it's very exciting when it does.

2:00.0

I just started going down this rabbit hole and I when I realized where I had landed when I realized the wonderland in which I had arrived, I was shocked and I knew it would be interesting and Justin would be very excited and it married it at its own episode.

2:18.0

Okay.

2:19.0

So Justin, I'm going to tell you the title of this and you have never heard of this before correct the purification rundown.

2:26.0

No, I have never heard of the purification rundown. I solemnly swear.

2:31.0

I'm going to tell you there are people who have heard of this and right now they're losing it. I'm going to tell you about the detox program known as the purification rundown.

2:40.0

Okay.

2:41.0

So this is a specific process again just devoted to cleansing you of toxins that dates back to the late 70s.

2:50.0

It was used by several different rehab groups in particular.

2:55.0

Some names Narconon, Krimnon, Second Chance, the International Academy of Detoxification Specialists.

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