Comments on: The Power of Mind and the Promise of Placebo

By: Theresa B.

Theresa B. — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:24:42 +0000

My question to you in reference to the double blind theory is that when receiving the medication would the prescription list be the same for the placebo as for the actual medicine?

By: Millionaire Success

Millionaire Success — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:26:45 +0000

The mind is incredibly powerful. It’s no wonder the placebo effect works – after all, all healing comes from the mind in the first place, most drugs just stimulate the body’s own healing ability because the person taking them believes they will work. So why not a placebo instead!

By: David Thomas

David Thomas — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:27:36 +0000

What if the mechanism of the placebo effect could be harnessed – i.e. what if there was a way to get really good at using the placebo effect so that instead of 30%-60% effectiveness, it would be 80%-90% effective? What if there were already millions of people skilled in various forms of working with the underlying mechanism of the placebo effect? Think about it – the placebo effect involves an intention to get well, and an action to be taken that one believes will be effective. In various forms of energy healing, there is an intention to get well, along with various actions taken, to facilitate the process. I am not trying to invalidate energy healing by comparing it to the placebo effect. Quite the contrary. The question I would like to propose is: “What if the placebo effect was just a very crude form of energy healing? What if we are already highly skilled at using the underlying mechanism of the placebo effect, with our various forms of energy healing (Reiki, acupuncture, etc.)?” Just food for thought…

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By: Jonathan Clark

Jonathan Clark — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:13:02 +0000

Great post – thank goodness its not just me! I’d like to share this url with my students if that’s OK? All new or recently launched practitioners. Let me know if that’s ok.

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