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A patient receives a sugar pill. He is told it is a powerful painkiller. His headache disappears. A woman is told she is receiving chemotherapy. Her hair falls out. She is receiving saline. The placebo effect is not imagination. It is the brain changing the body.In this episode, I explore the science of how the mind influences physical healing. The placebo effect has been documented in thousands of studies. Patients with depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and even Parkinson's disease have shown measurable improvement when given a placebo and told it was real medication. The brain releases…
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