Old School Beauty Treatments That Should Stay Vintage

Tackling Weight Loss With Tapeworms

Weight loss scams and treatments are very common even to this day. So, it's a bit relieving to know that people used to go through even more extremes in a bid to lose a few extra pounds. One of the most dangerous techniques to lose weight started in the early 1900s. Companies sold people tapeworms that they could swallow. Yes, people used to give themselves a parasite in order to lose a bit of weight.

After the tapeworm got you down to your desired weight, you could take a pill, which was effectively a treatment. This might seem like a thing of the past, but unfortunately, it is still practiced in some places today.