by Uwe Heiss | Dec 16, 2025 | Habit Change, Honest Placebo Pills, Placebo Use, Recovery Support, Sobriety |
We are two weeks away from New Year’s Day. If you are like most people, you are already mentally drafting a list of things you want to stop doing in 2026. But we know the statistics: by mid-January, most resolutions have collapsed. Why do we fail? Willpower is not... by Uwe Heiss | Jul 11, 2025 | Honest Placebo Pills |
I sometimes share speculative ideas on ethical placebo use that might help guide future research. In my 2014 book The Placebo Cure: And Other Mind Body Effects, I outlined research concepts related to pain symptom management, reducing the risk of post-surgical opioid... by Uwe Heiss | Feb 17, 2025 | Honest Placebo Pills |
At Zeebo, we’re fascinated by how expectations shape experiences. A recent study published in eLife highlights something we’ve long believed: when people think a treatment is personalized for them, they experience a stronger placebo effect. The Study: Personalization... by Uwe Heiss | Jan 15, 2025 | Honest Placebo Pills |
Beautiful coverage of Zeebo by Laura Sanders in Science News today, edition 207. Laura is comparing Zeebo Pure Honest Placebo to placebos with side effects. And in fact, many of us may have a similar placebo, of sorts, sitting in our medicine cabinets. It’s... by Uwe Heiss | Oct 24, 2023 | Honest Placebo Pills |
Zeebo® Placebo Tablets were launched two years ago in the US on amazon. Recently we expanded our online retail presence to Walmart. As of last week, CVS cleared its shelves of problematic decongestants, which are basically placebo with active ingredients & side... by Uwe Heiss | Dec 1, 2021 | Honest Placebo Pills |
It’s been 7 years since the original launch of Zeebo Relief, the blue white placebo pills with the zeebo logo printed on each capsule. Zeebo Relief, the original honest placebo had an amazing ride, used in many clinical studies, we were amazed to find two...