Yes, placebos can work and sometimes work as well as real medicine.
But your body doesn’t just flip that switch on its own. It needs to believe that something is actually helping, to start healing.
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Placebo effect can work as well as real medicine – but your body may need permission to use it
The placebo effect is more than just mental – it’s a biological system that can measurably improve a patient’s symptoms. But someone else needs to activate it – creating a risk of manipulation.The Conversation
