It appears the old-time spiritual healers such as shamans and curanderos weren't that far off. They would spend hours chanting and doing everything possible to help patients overcome their otherwise unexplained illnesses. And, it often worked.
That does not mean they were adverse to herbal medicines and actual surgical types procedures. Isn't it amazing how so many are turning back to holistic medicine?
Once dismissed as a curiosity, the placebo effect is now recognized as the key to the brain's "inner pharmacy." If only doctors knew how to open the medicine cabinet.
Read more @ Power of the Placebo | DiscoverMagazine.com
That does not mean they were adverse to herbal medicines and actual surgical types procedures. Isn't it amazing how so many are turning back to holistic medicine?
Once dismissed as a curiosity, the placebo effect is now recognized as the key to the brain's "inner pharmacy." If only doctors knew how to open the medicine cabinet.
Read more @ Power of the Placebo | DiscoverMagazine.com