Heal yourself with wine

The reissue of an incredible bestseller from the 70s where wine, adorned with all virtues, is presented as a universal remedy. A peak of unintentional humor that speaks volumes about our relationship with wine. If you have high cholesterol, drink wines from the Loire Valley or Provence. If you have a cough, hurry down to the cellar to fetch a bottle of red Bordeaux or Burgundy with 10° alcohol content. If you have gallstones, opt for Sancerre or Pouilly. If you are pregnant, don't forget your two glasses of red Bordeaux at each meal. If you have a sore throat, a bit of medicine or Beaujolais will make you feel better. If you are at risk of a heart attack, go for dry champagne. If you have vision problems, you need a light red wine from Bordeaux or Burgundy. If you are neurasthenic, why wait to uncork a Blanquette de Limoux? These are not jokes. These are the very serious recommendations of the eminent Dr. Maury which made the success of "Heal Yourself with Wine," first published in 1974, reissued several times, including abroad, but unavailable for over fifteen years. To not keep this hilarious read reserved for a few insiders who hunted it down at flea markets or from booksellers, Editions NiL have decided to republish it, in its original version, and therefore with its share of "pearls." You will learn that wine is not an "alcoholic beverage," that anti-wine rhetoric diverts attention from the real dangers of excessive water and fruit juice consumption, and that if the French drank more wine... alcoholism... would no longer be a problem! Bestsellers say something about their time. A medical guide at the time of its release, "Heal Yourself with Wine" has become an enlightening and astonishing testimony to the passionate relationship we have with the "fermented juice of the vine."