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The Couple Whoe Coddle Themselves

Ahh, Chicken Soup

"You're the one that said drink plenty of fluids!"

'Well, garlic keeps the worms away if they don't have any, but if they have worms it doesn't work as well.'

"Mrs. Olsen, name one thing alternative medicine has ever done for you."

"Don't tell grandmom about your computer's virus. She'll just tell you to download chicken soup."

"When I was a little girl...my mami had really good remedies for our aches and pains."

"Are you sure this will work, Tia Carmen? I mean, my tooth feels better...but I don't want to look...you know...like an idiot."

"My Harvard Medical Guide says if a wisdom tooth is infected, you may need antibiotics and possibly have the tooth pulled by an oral surgeon."

"I feel bad. My stomach hurts. I'm pretty sure it was something I didn't eat."

"A kiss will make your boo-boo feel better...but my remedio of cayenne pepper and sugar will cure it!"

Chicken Soup!

"Do you mind if I substitute a generic brand of chicken soup?"

"They say chicken soup is good for a cold."

What the Doctor Ordered

'Let me through, I'm at Doctor.com.'

'So, what's this new 'wonder drug'?'

'Mum! I hurt my hand!' - 'Oh, dear! Kiss it better.' - 'Mum! I hurt my head!' - 'Oh, dear! Kiss it better.' - 'Mum! I hurt my foot!' - 'I'll get you a paracetamol.'

"Get me five feet of steel tubing..and a crash helmet!" - A bad case of heartburn?

Chicken Soup

"Here, let me put some ointment on your bug bite. I made it myself from cayenne powder, licorice root and mugwort leaves blended with that vanilla pudding I made last week. Hmm...it's not here."

Treating the Patient

Super-Tia makes Mal de Ojo undo its curse!

Doctor receiving advice from patient's mother

Admit it Doc. You're jealous because my home remedy worked better than your fancy prescription!

If all else falls...Mom's Chicken Soup

'Actually, it's good, old fashioned, chicken soup.'

"I'm not feeling well. I'm picking up a few things at my pharmacy."

"It's all locally-sourced, made from scratch."

"Aren't you getting a little carried away with this herbal medicine, Doctor?"

"How many more times, you've got hayfever, so no, you can't have any cannabis oil."

'It's anxiety. Don't worry, vitamin B happy.'

Natural Medicines

Heimlich's Mother's Maneuvers

Akron, oh, you're on Ask Sadie. What's your problem?! I'm thinking of not signing up for health insurance this year. Good idea. In my day, there was no such thing as health insurance. If you got sick, you paid for it with either money or chickens. That's if you were a lily-livered coward who just had to see a doctor. When great-great-grandmother Cohen had her sixth heart attack, she just applied a poultice made of chestnut leaves and flour and kept on plowing.