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Happily, the placebo effect remains fascinating, and one of the best uses of studies is to identify it. Sadly, there is no better example of the type of war being waged than this: our brightest minds feel compelled to explain why imaginary conditions are imaginary, and reiterate that being fat and unhealthy is unhealthy.

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Yes, what is dismissed as 'the placebo effect' is more accurately described as 'the remarkable capacity for self-healing'. And there's a nocebo effect too, which is almost equally powerful.

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Mar 27, 2023
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Thank you Laine, that means a lot, coming from you ❤️.

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