by Uwe Heiss | Jul 15, 2017 | buy placebos, buy steroids, Placebo Effect, weight loss diet |
Slate Magazine thinks so. There is some solid data support that diets work mainly because of the placebo effect. That’s great news. Design a diet that is safe. When it comes to building muscle mass, try a well designed placebo experience first before getting...
by Uwe Heiss | Jun 30, 2017 | Honest Placebo Pills |
I am very happy to read that Ted Kaptchuk’s team at the Harvard is going to replicate and expand their 2010 study on Open Label Placebo for IBS. Their innovative study design is also applicable for other conditions, such as lower back pain. I am sharing the...
by Uwe Heiss | Mar 6, 2017 | How does the Placebo Effect work?, Placebo Pills for Pets |
“It is strange enough that people can get better when given pills that do not contain any actual medicine. Even more peculiarly, the same may be true of animals”, reported BBC Earth, October 18, 2016. According to BBC, “some scientists say there is evidence that...
by Uwe Heiss | Nov 4, 2016 | Back Pain, Honest Placebo Pills |
Very happy to see this recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal Pain. 83 patients with chronic back pain were randomly assigned to one to two groups. They either received treatment as usual (TAU) or treatment as usual plus an open-label placebo (OPL). The...
by Uwe Heiss | Apr 12, 2016 | Honest Placebo Pills, Placebo Study |
What a nice surprise to see Zeebo in the opening shot of CBS 11pm report on ‘Prescription Placebo”. Here is the start of their report. Get the full coverage and video on their website. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)– Could knowing you’re taking a fake pill make you...
