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Taking your pulse, a 2000 year old cure for smelly feet, gifts for a king and hair history. The three kings brought the baby Jesus frankincense and myrrh, two thousand years later their use in aromatherapy is widespread. Later in the programme a look at the elaborate lengths people went to in previous centuries to look after their hair. Also, according to one form of ancient medicine, taking your pulse could tell you how healthy you are. Smelly feet are helped with the herb lovage.
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