In the 60s and 70s, DMSO was hailed as a breakthrough—erasing pain, healing injuries, and showing promise for arthritis, nerve damage, inflammation, even cataracts. But because it couldn’t be patented, it threatened Big Pharma profits. The FDA labeled it “dangerous,” while toxic painkillers stayed on shelves. A cheap cure was buried, becoming medicine’s best-kept secret.
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