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People swallow or gargle the brews to combat routine bacterial infections.

The most common problems include chronic headaches, difficulty swallowing and decreased muscle strength, as well as syringomyelia, a condition that occurs when a cyst forms in the spinal cord.

In a move which could be likened to swallowing half a paracetamol for acute appendicitis, the government made sure people were paying slightly less than the market rate for a litre of petrol.

"They're marked by progressive loss of motor functions -- from sitting, standing, and swallowing to even breathing -- as neurons in the nervous system die. Watching someone go through this is heartbreaking."

Why otherwise intelligent people, including political leaders and finance professionals, swallowed his spiel whole is the enduring mystery about Bankman-Fried and crypto.