🙌 Is the Power to Heal Ourselves Increasing?

Short Answer: YES!

Jacob Devaney

New studies are showing that placebos are becoming more effective in treating illness.

Researchers are perplexed by recent studies that have placebos performing very well compared to new and experimental pharmaceuticals. Meanwhile the science of Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is echoing what mystics and shamans have been saying forever, which is that we have untold powers to heal ourselves!

Science & Spirit Converging

This coming together between the spiritual and scientific communities shows an unprecedented opportunity for humans to embrace vibrant, healthy, thriving lives. Recent research on placebos comes from a McGill University and is published in PAIN: THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN. I first learned about this in a wonderful article by Carolyn Gregoire in Huffington Post titled “Placebo Effect Puzzle Has Scientists Scratching Their Heads.”

I highly recommend reading the entire article which shows how the placebo effect is exploding in the United States, but nowhere else. This may have something to do with the fact that the United States has 5% of the worlds population yet consumes 75% of the world’s prescription drugs.

The Sugar Pill Is Working

The analysis revealed that in U.S. trials conducted in 1993, pain medications were rated to be an average of 27 percent more effective than placebo pills. In the 2013 trials, however, the pain medication was only 9 percent more effective than the placebo. The difference wasn’t attributed to decreased effectiveness of the medication, but instead to a greater response to the placebo. In other words, the sugar pill has become nearly as effective as medication in alleviating pain. —Carolyn Gregoire in Placebo Effect Puzzle Has Scientists Scratching Their Heads

The above study focused on painkillers, but similar results have been observed for antidepressants. With more than 1 in 5 Americans taking mental health drugs the number of people seeking alternatives and preventative measures continues to grow. Yoga, meditation, healthy diet, and exercise do not come in the form of a pill but tend to address the larger picture of wellbeing that is too often overlooked by the medical establishment.

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