You are a placebo

The truth is, it happens more often than expected. In the book You Are the Placebo, Dr. Joe Dispenza recounts many documented cases of those who healed from cancer, heart disease, depression, arthritis, and even Parkinson's tremors through their belief in the placebo treatment given to them. Similarly, Dr. Joe tells us how others fell ill and even died, victims of curses, sorcery, or witchcraft—or after a misdiagnosis of a fatal illness. Belief can be so powerful that pharmaceutical companies use randomized, double-blind or triple-blind studies in an attempt to exclude the power of the mind over the body when evaluating new drugs. Dr. Joe does more than just explore the history and physiology of the placebo effect. He asks the following question: "Is it possible to teach the principles of the placebo, and without relying on any external substance, to bring about the same internal changes in a person's health and thus in their life as a whole?" The author, Dr. Dispenza, then presents scientific evidence (including colored brain scans) of astonishing cases of healing from workshops he conducted, where participants learn his model of personal transformation, based on practical applications of the so-called placebo effect. The book concludes with a reflective look at "how" to change the beliefs and perceptions that hinder us—which is considered the first step on the path to healing. The book You Are the Placebo also includes the latest research in the fields of neuroscience, biology, psychology, hypnosis, behavioral conditioning, and quantum physics to demystify the placebo effect... and show that what seems outwardly impossible is indeed possible.