From Lab to Life: Fake Pills Have Real Effects

      The placebo effect:  When you expect a pill to make you better, your brain can unconsciously stimulate the release of its own natural painkillers (like endorphins) and alter stress-related chemicals, even though the pill is just plain sugar. [The word placebo originates from the Latin verb placere, which translates to “to please” or “I will please”.].

But wait!  What if you are TOLD that the pill is a placebo, fake pill, what if EVEN THEN it does wonders for you?

Science Daily, June 25, reports on how “a fake pill, even one people knew was a fake, gave older adults real boosts in memory, movement, and reduced stress levels, after just three weeks!”

“Researchers at Sacred Heart Catholic University (Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy) recruited 90 healthy........

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