the power of the mind
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:32 pm
Way more research is needed to figure out how the mechanism works but this article is truly amazing.
http://www.wrf.org/alternative-therapie ... lacebo.php
http://www.wrf.org/alternative-therapie ... lacebo.php
“Placebos effectiveness is in proportion to what the doctor and the patient think they are using. Two placebo pills are better than one and an injection always seems to be more effective than a pill. Placebo capsules are more effective than tablets. When placebos are administered, the yellow and orange are great for mood manipulators, the dark red as a sedative; white as pain killers and lavender as hallucinogens.”
“In a back pain sham therapy of four years, 40% of the placebo group improved.”
“In a sham tooth-grinding surgical procedure, there was a 64% total symptom remission.”
“Doctors Seidel and Abrams found that a hypodermic of saline was as effective as vaccines for chronic rheumatoid arthritis.”
“In a study for Raynaud’s Syndrome, utilizing an apparatus with saline and the clicking of dials, every case using the placebo improved. Six had excellent improvement and one patient great improvement after one year.”