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Soul Eaters: The Hidden History Of Medicinal Cannibalism In Europe

14 minutes | Sunday, October 26, 2025

In Early Modern Europe, the question wasn’t ‘should you eat humans for medicine’, it was ‘what type of humans should you eat for medicine?’ Though some attempted to erase the cannibalistic practices of this period from our history books, our expert explains how people were using human bones, blood, and fat to heal themselves.
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Soul Eaters: The Hidden History Of Medicinal Cannibalism In Europe
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