Oct 28, 2019
Can we trick our minds to think we can stay healthy despite diabetes? One of several studies Tracy Herbert discusses in this podcast, shows how a certain workforce lost weight by believing they received the recommended amount of exercise. Our minds can either help up or hurt us! Which choice will you make?
Psychology Article link to placebo:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-sense/201201/the-placebo-effect-how-it-works
Harvard and Hotel Women Study:
https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/3196007/Langer_ExcersisePlaceboEffect.pdf?sequence=1
Knee Surgery Study:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/upshot/the-placebo-effect-doesnt-apply-just-to-pills.html
Sleep Study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24417326