by Lissa Rankin | Jun 11, 2013 | Physical Health
The medical establishment has been proving that the mind can heal the body for over 50 years. We call it “the placebo effect,” and we know that when patients in clinical trials get nothing but sugar pills, saline injections, or fake surgeries, but believe they might...
by Lissa Rankin | Mar 4, 2013 | Physical Health
For four years, since Tricia Barrett first introduced me to the merits of drinking green juice as a dietary supplement, I’ve been drinking 4 or 5 fresh green veggie juices daily. These juices – painstakingly extracted from kale, celery, cucumber, sprouts,...
by Lissa Rankin | Jan 14, 2013 | Mental Health, Physical Health
Most of us have heard of “the placebo effect,” the heal-inducing effect patients in clinical trials experience when they believe they’re getting a fancy new drug or surgery but are actually getting fake treatment. The placebo effect is real, it works about 18-80% of...
