The fountain of youth has long been the holy grail for many
people throughout the history of humanity. Legends and lore have been
written about individuals who achieved immortality and finally
surmounted the primal hurdle that is age. Many in the 21st century
continued the search for a remedy to the merciless ravages of time, both
in mainstream and alternative medicine through the use of technology,
science and hocus-pocus, and the age of the internet has allowed the
unchecked propagation of countless ludicrous
‘theories’ on how we can stop time dead in its
tracks. Here are some of the strangest, least scientific, most
mystifying anti-aging solutions from history.