Conditioning your immune system
Jun 24th, 2009 by moon
The placebo effect has been observed for centuries. Patients given nothing more than sugar pills are able to alleviate their own pain, anxiety and depression. In one case, a terminal cancer patient shrunk his own tumors when he believed in the power of a sham treatment.
This is a very well-written article that links the placebo effect with conditioning. Just like Pavlov’s dogs were conditioned to salivate at the ring of a bell, your immune system can be conditioned to start the healing process at the sight of a doctor’s coat.
