![]() ![]() Placebos won't lower your cholesterol or shrink a tumor. It's about creating a stronger connection between the brain and body and how they work together," says Professor Ted Kaptchuk of Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, whose research focuses on the placebo effect. "The placebo effect is more than positive thinking - believing a treatment or procedure will work. Now science has found that under the right circumstances, a placebo can be just as effective as traditional treatments. The idea that your brain can convince your body a fake treatment is the real thing - the so-called placebo effect - and thus stimulate healing has been around for millennia. ![]() ![]() Your mind can be a powerful healing tool when given the chance. Treating yourself with your mind is possible, but there is more to the placebo effect than positive thinking. ![]()
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