New research has suggested that rubbing a piece of lettuce on your nettle sting could be just as effective as the age-old tradition of hunting for a dock leaf. With each passing year comes countless discoveries that push forward our understanding of the human body, nature, and the wider world around us. Just recently, a vegan diet for 8 weeks was linked with a reduction in biological age estimates. Now, a recently published study has demolished our understanding of nettle-sting care. You don’t need a dock-leaf for your nettle stingsSince we were kids, our parents and grandparents have passed w…