Welcome to another episode of Gut Heroes! Today I look at the curious story of Leonard Trask. It provides possibly the first documented account of what we now know to be ankylosing spondylitis in the US.
In this podcast, I look at:
✔️ About Leonard Trask and his tragic story ✔️ My highlights from the book and what we can take from them ✔️ The deluge of 'quack' treatments poor Leonard tried to beat his AS ✔️ Why the expectation effect, or placebo, was not enough ✔️ Why there's so much to be grateful for
To access links to the studies discussed in this podcast: 🔗 Show notes
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