Foot Reflexology? Hey you never know!
Massage the part of your foot that corresponds to the part of your body that hurts and it will slowly reduce and eventually get rid of pain. Helps promote blood circulation to that particular part of the body.
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Joke Of The Day: A Pill A Day
A man had been to the doctor’s and when he returned home, his wife noticed he looked depressed.
She asked, “Hey, what’s the problem? What did the Doctor say?”
He answered, “Dr. Mathews told me I have to take a pill every day for the rest of my life.”
She commented, “That’s not a big deal. Lots of people take medicine every day of their lives.”
He said in an irritated tone, “I know, I know…. but he only gave me five pills!”
Why Does The Placebo Effect Work?
The placebo effect is a long-recognised phenomenon that has played an important part in the history of medicine — from the healing powers of Stonehenge to administering placebo drugs to modern day patients. But it’s not until recently that science has begun to truly understand how the placebo effect really works.
Professor Nicholas Humphrey asks why placebos work and reveals their central paradox: If we can effectively cure ourselves by taking placebo medicine, why don’t we just heal ourselves straight away?
Exploring this paradox from the perspective of evolution, Professor Humphry looks at the associated costs and benefits of pain or illness. How can placebo medications readdress this balance and is a “dose of contrived optimism” just what the doctor ordered?
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