Chronic pain, sexual dysfunction, Parkinson’s, and many other\u00a0ailments respond robustly to\u00a0placebos.<\/p>\n

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OK, so?<\/em><\/p>\n

A recent fMRI study shows placebo reduces pain-related activity in\u00a0the spinal cord.<\/em><\/p>\n

Placebo effects extend beyond<\/span> the brain. (Science 326)<\/em><\/p>\n

(I agree, I walked on hot coals in 1985)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Interesting, but still…<\/em><\/p>\n

Two recent antidepressant trials show a\u00a0doubling<\/strong> in placebo response since the 1980s. (!)<\/p>\n

“It’s not that the old meds are getting weaker,” drug developers say.<\/p>\n

“It’s as if the placebo effect<\/strong> is\u00a0somehow getting stronger.”<\/p>\n

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Now you got me!<\/em><\/p>\n

Get \/re-activate a hobby<\/p>\n

Use the Internet… find You Tube jokes to run in the background.<\/p>\n

Take time to cook, read, etc.<\/p>\n

and don’t be surprised when your whole psyche\u00a0quickly<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0acts as a giant Placebo and actually<\/span> causes you greater well-being.<\/p>\n

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Consider the alternative!<\/p>\n

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These are\u00a0Related<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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#\u00a06<\/strong>\u00a0Feed Yourself<\/a> – 11<\/strong> Feedback<\/a> – 22<\/strong> Attitude<\/a> – 38<\/strong> Carrier Wave<\/a> – 55<\/strong> Oxygen<\/a> – 87<\/strong> Barriers<\/a><\/p>\n

94<\/strong> Increasing Vitality<\/a> – 245<\/strong> Go Fishing<\/a> – 246<\/strong> Environment<\/a> – 253<\/strong> Just-in-Case<\/a> – 302<\/strong> Party Time<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chronic pain, sexual dysfunction, Parkinson’s, and many other\u00a0ailments respond robustly to\u00a0placebos.   OK, so? A recent fMRI study shows placebo reduces pain-related activity in\u00a0the spinal cord. Placebo effects extend beyond the brain. (Science 326) (I agree, I walked on hot coals in 1985) \u00a0 Interesting, but still… Two recent antidepressant trials show a\u00a0doubling in placebo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,8,11,31,35,39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-barriers","7":"category-change","8":"category-control","9":"category-desire","10":"category-limitations","11":"category-miracles","12":"category-power","13":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentaldoodle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}