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| shawnsmith |
Posted - 01/28/2011 : 05:33:45
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH A GOOD PLACEBO?
William Grassie
Most physicians are skeptical of complementary and
alternative medicine and other spirituality-based healing
practices, but research points to the conclusion that
hope helps to heal. And ritualized hope in groups heals
more effectively.
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| tennis tom |
Posted - 01/28/2011 : 09:41:19
Thanks for the article Shawn! Dr. Sarno refers to the placebo effect several times in his books. He mentions an anecdote about a doctor, who relieves his years of back-pain, by venturing deep into the jungle and is healed by a witch-doctor at an all night ritual chicken killing ceremony. Dr. Sarno also says surgery is our best placebo.
Modern medicine, due to it's embracing of the Descartian method, ignores the greatest healing machine, one's own mindbody. Doctor's too often give patients nocebos that hinder or prevent the body's own healing process.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Jiddu Krishnamurti
DR. SARNO'S 12 DAILY REMINDERS:
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6415
TAKE THE HOLMES-RAHE STRESS TEST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
Some of my favorite excerpts from _THE DIVIDED MIND_ :
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2605
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| Back2-It |
Posted - 01/28/2011 : 07:35:23
Hoodoo and Voodoo work if you believe they will.
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