placebo
Open Label Placebos: Why They Work Even When You Know They’re Fake
Open Label Placebos (OLP) are placebos that don’t pretend to be real drugs. They say…
Mental Power: Transforming Stroke Recovery Through Visualisation
At the end of the 6 weeks, those who had practiced the visualisation had improved use of their affected limb, in comparison with those who didn’t visualise, who only showed nominal improvement due to physical therapy alone.
Musings on the mind-body connection
Have you ever noticed how your face turns all red when you’re feeling a bit…
Woo-woo to true-woo
There’s a dictionary definition of woo-woo. It goes like this: “Unconventional beliefs regarded as having…