Mind-Body
The placebo effect
Forty patients with asthma, emphysema, or restrictive lung disease were given an inhaler that contained…
Visualise illness becoming wellness (and the science of why it works)
I’m often asked what the ‘right’ visualisation is for certain conditions. The truth is, there’s…
Real vs Imaginary in the Brain and Body
The brain, in many ways, doesn’t distinguish real from imaginary. Take a simple example of…
Do drugs work better if we believe in them?
It seems to me that they do – broadly speaking. Paying more for a simple…