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 | Nov 4, 2015 | Honest Placebo Pills, Placebo Use |
For a placebo to produce the best effect it needs to be integrated into an experience that has meaning, creates expectations and reaches the subconscious mind and body. More about that in the chapter “How Placebos Work”. In modern medicine meaning usually based on a... by Uwe Heiss | Nov 4, 2015 | Honest Placebo Pills, Placebo Use |
Limitations of Science in Medicine The insight gained from scientific experiments is limited by the degree to which all factors affect the results of a study can be controlled. When human subjects, researchers, and sponsors are involved things get complicated. Even...