I just read a great article on Dr. Carpenter’s Chiropractic website on the Placebo/Nocebo effect.  It’s got some great references to studies done to show the ability of the mind to create ill health, or a side effect from a placebo drug.

A placebo is a sugar pill that is given to someone under the pretense that it is actually a pharmaceutical drug with a known effect on the body.  Traditionally, studies have shown that on average 11% of people receive the same benefit from the placebo as from the drug itself.  This is a powerful testament to the mind’s effect on health and disease.

Well, people getting a placebo can also create real side effects from the drug they believe they are taking.  Again, a powerful testament.

Your thoughts are the ultimate controlling factor in your health.  The more you look into this concept, the more you will find to confirm it.

To read Dr. Carpenter’s article, go to http://www.healthwiseinfo.com/doctor.asp?chiropractor=10330S&X=658345:191822:901