Comment Re:The Mind is amazing (Score 0, Troll) 239
No surprise here, the mind controls the body. Why wouldn't the placebo effect work both ways?
Not just the "placebo effect" but what if the so-called "inert ingredients" weren't inert? Some placebos are sugar pills -- my body, while not diabetic, doesn't metabolize sugar well. Drinks with HFCS give me migraines, for example. A sugar placebo would certainly have side effects not even considering the mind over matter aspect of the situation. That could cause an anti-migraine pill to make the situation worse, or cause reduced kidney/liver function as my body works overtime to purge the sugar from my blood (my body isn't used to refined carbs like sugar).