Old wives tales can often be helpful. At the very least, they will probably be good at soothing symptoms. The key is to (a) avoid stuff that could be dangerous

Old wives tales can often be helpful. At the very least, they will probably be good at soothing symptoms. The key is to (a) avoid stuff that could be dangerous (eating exotic stuff that may be potentially poisonous), (b) don’t use it as a replacement for actual proven treatments and what your doctor recommends. The old wives tales I occasionally follow are stuff like having a ginger turmeric tea, something that would probably sell for $7/cup if a coffee shop put it on their menu.