In the 1960's and maybe even the 70's, they used to have something called the sleep cure. Need to lose some weight? Feeling a little stressed? You'd go to a verrrrrrry expensive private "clinic" and they'd put you in a medically-induced coma for a little while. You supposedly would wake up feeling quite refreshed. For some reason, I believe that they decided that it was not healthy.


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