Sentences with phrase «placebo effect if»

Research has also found that no food will directly cause arousal, though there can be a legitimate placebo effect if you think that a delicious piece of chocolate or a hearty ginger stir - fry will turn you on.

that no food will directly cause arousal, though there can be a legitimate placebo effect if you think that a delicious piece of chocolate or a hearty ginger stir - fry will turn you on.

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There's science behind it, but it's too new to know if it «really works» or it's just a placebo effect.

Even if Christianity is a placebo effect like some believe you would still have to totally buy in to it to recieve the benifits of that meme.

A placebo was formerly thought to effect healing only if the illness was «merely psychosomatic» or «not organic» It is now more fully recognized that actual chemical or organic changes can occur under the influence of a sugar pill.

also, regarding prayer d) even if prayer re illness would be dumbed down to being merely «placebo effect», there is scientific proof of placebo effect limitly working, is there not?

We are also captivated with schizandra berry, hoping to get an energy boost from it and if it's all just a placebo effect, that the placebo effect continue for a very long time.

If it doesn't, it has certainly exerted a remarkable placebo effect on the scores of top endurance athletes from around the world who now train in Boulder.

Even if it's just a placebo effect... it's worth it even if you only see minimal benefits!

So if it is controlled via placebo effect, does it really matter as long as the pain is controlled?

However, if amber does «work» (whether because there is actually something in it that aleviates symptoms), or whether because of a placebo effect, or whatever, shouldn't we just be happy that it works and leave it at that?

if the baby stops crying when wearing it, or in my friends case stops drooling drastically, is that really a placebo effect?

Even if it is just the placebo effect, the compression socks can be a great aid for any serious cyclist out there.

Even if you don't believe in homeopathic medications bring it for the possible placebo effect!

There is no evidence to suggest they help but the placebo effect can still be worthwhile so, try it if you like.

«I'm on the record as saying I absolutely do not believe in the explanations for homeopathy and how it quote unquote works,» she says, before adding: «But I do believe in the placebo effect and it's possible that if a placebo is the best treatment for a lower back pain, for example, then that's what the evidence shows and in a lot of these areas there hasn't been enough research done to really tell that.

If that isn't a textbook description of the placebo effect, I don't know what is.

However, if SSRIs had indeed acted merely by means of a placebo effect, these drugs should not outperform actual placebo in clinical trials where patients have been treated with an SSRI or with ineffective placebo pills, and where neither the physician nor the patient knows which treatment the patient has been given until the study is over.

Think of it like this: if you want to study the effect of a drug, then you could theoretically give the drug to a random person and a placebo to another random person.

But if a (useless) treatment is not the cause of an improved outcome, could the placebo effect explain some cases of spontaneous regression?

However, there was no placebo group in this study, so it is impossible to know for sure if the effects observed were due to the cells or to psychological effects.

«And if you respond to a medication and half your response is due to a placebo effect, we need to know what makes you different from those who don't respond as well.»

The placebo effect is a psychological effect that causes people to feel better even if they're taking a pill that doesn't work.

If we confined the analysis to the biologically compliant subjects (n = 136), the effect of treatment was slightly greater with a reduction in atrophy rate of 31.1 % in the active treatment group (rate of atrophy: 0.73 % [0.57 — 0.88]-RRB- compared to the placebo group (1.06 % [0.90 — 1.22], P = 0.004 after multi-adjusted analysis).

Because participants in such studies are not «blinded» — they know if they are getting treatment or not — they are likely to be influenced by the placebo effect and other forms of expectancy bias.

«Not only do placebo effects exist with medications — if you take a pill and believe it's going to help you, it's going to help you more — but the exact same could be happening with behavior,» said Zahrt.

And even if a therapy works by placebo effect, so what?

Dr. Hall says he doesn't discourage his patients from taking saw palmetto if the placebo effect appears to be working.

I sat and sat for probably 15 minutes, and thought I felt a bit warmer or lighter throughout, but I wasn't sure if it was true or just a placebo effect.

In a clinical trial of depression, for example, «if a person has no expectations based on pill - taking but improves in the context of enhanced attention from raters, testers, and caregivers, is that response a placebo effect or a psychotherapy effect?»

Kramer wonders if this definition stretches placebo all the way into the realm of talk therapy, the effects of which (just to add another layer of complexity) could also be moderated by genes.

Unfortunately, many conventional scientists believe that if something works by eliciting the placebo effect, it doesn't count.

But most patients just want to get better, so if chanting a mantra — like you might do at the beginning or end of yoga class or throughout a meditation or in the course of your day — facilitates healing, even if it's just a placebo effect, why not do it?

«But keep in mind that humans are highly suggestive: Sexual response and sexual chemistry have a lot to do with emotion, and so if these women are paying money for a treatment, they may very well be experiencing a powerful placebo effect.»

Even if it's purely a placebo effect, when you do «nothing» and enjoy some benefits, what could be better?

I did feel more relaxed but couldn't tell if it was the lavender, arnica, magnesium, or the good old placebo effect.

If he plays a physician role, it may be a good idea (trying to induce an eventual placebo effect in people).

I did feel a difference, more energy and more strength, but I'm still not sure if this is just placebo effect.

In addition, there was no control group, so it is unknown if the positive results came from the carbohydrate restriction or from a placebo effect.

Despite that, reviews of studies have found the positive effects of homeopathic treatment for certain conditions — including acute diarrhea, flu, and allergies — can not be explained by a placebo effect alone (the placebo effect is when people get better because they are receiving some pill, even if that is a neutral «sugar pill»).

If I get lazy or run out of them, my belly will emphatically remind me, so I don't think it's just the old placebo effect, besides the fact that so many who have tried agree, and become as passionate about them as me.

Also, if you consciously think about how nutritious this smoothie is, your body will actually get even better results, because of the power of the mind (placebo effect).

Because of our deepening understanding of the placebo effect, we now know that the beliefs we bring to our medical care are critical if not even primarily impactful.

If the placebo effect works, then so does taking a pill resisting the very act of doing it.

However, that's when the placebo effect comes into play, if you see your body looking slimmer, and that was your goal, then you will be more excited to keep doing what you are doing.

If you don't mind spending the extra money, in my opinion it would be alright to experiment using it (sometimes you can catch a sale and snag some for under $ 35 for 5 lbs) to see how you feel even if it is a placebo effect the cost may be worth iIf you don't mind spending the extra money, in my opinion it would be alright to experiment using it (sometimes you can catch a sale and snag some for under $ 35 for 5 lbs) to see how you feel even if it is a placebo effect the cost may be worth iif it is a placebo effect the cost may be worth it.

Although many athletes say they've experienced benefits from the therapy, there are few rigorous scientific studies on the topic, and it's unclear if the treatments» perceived benefits could be due to the placebo effect, experts said.

If I feel better, I don't care if it's a placebo effect or not, but I will try iIf I feel better, I don't care if it's a placebo effect or not, but I will try iif it's a placebo effect or not, but I will try it.

Dave Asprey: Generally, if it works forever, that's great, but if the placebo effect... They often drop off over time.

I'm not sure if it was a placebo effect, but the whole warm towel / oily breathing shtick was a great distraction from my usual bedtime anxiety show, and I think I slept more deeply as a result.