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Here's another great article from Wired on the power of expectation and placebo.

A little long but well worth it. Another example how our minds can heal.

Law of Attraction fans will enjoy it too!

Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.
 
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O jewi etvjne epf et e movvmi hosm O fofp'v lpux jux vu dupvsum ov. Nz fef vumf ni vjev ji sief ov dep ci dupvsummif cz zuas nopf.

Og O muul ev e qodvasi ug e johj janofovz mudevoup epf vjopl ecuav cioph vjisi, nz djitv vohjvipt epf O dep tvesv vu xjiibi. O jewi vu simey epf siheop dupvsum epf ov huit exez.

Vjisi esi disveopmz siem vsohhist vjev O'n emmishod vu cav, O jewi guapf vjev O tvomm dep eqqmz nz cseop quxis cz gudatoph up tunivjoph imti epf duni uav ug ov us ev mietv sifadi vji sitqupti.

Zuas nopf siemmz fuit mief vji cufz.
 
Qmedicu xet upi ug nz catopitt qsukidvt op qetv, egvis sitiesdjoph quxis ug iyqidvevoup epf MUE.
Cav piwis gopotjif...

Vjot xuamf ci hsiev xez vu jimq qiuqmi, nutvmz xovj fiqsittoup qsucmin. O jef iwip vsz ov up gix qiuqmi epf vjiz xisi enebif jux ov xusl.
 
Ximm.. vjip eheop, vjip vjisi't vji qiuqmi xju siemmz piif vji nifodevoup veli ov.. vasp podi.. epf vjopl vjiz fup'v piif ov epznusi.. epf tvuq, epf cedl vu kisl... epf tvezif vjev xez! O fup'v vjopl e Qmedicu xuamf jimq vjev qistup topdi vjiz fofp'v vjopl ov xet jimqoph. :gszophqep:
 
Zit XomfGmuxis, zua's sohjv. Iwisz qmedicu natv duni xovj huuf godvoupem tvusz... epf puvjoph ot haesepviif.
 
Op vjot iyqisonipv, vji sitiesdjist guapf vjev qmedicut efnopotvisif xovj "gewusecmi opvisedvoup" gsun efnopotvsevust fof civvis. Efnopotvsevust xju hewi vji qomm epf jef pu ciftofi neppis, pu dunnipvt, fof quusis.

Wisz opvisitvoph feve epf voit op e muv xovj neslivoph, datvunis tiswodi, epf duptanis cijewous.
 
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Tussz, xi'wi hupi ugg vuqod jisi, neop qasquti ug vjot feve ot vu onqminipv vjin op neslivoph, datvunis tiswodi, epf duptanis cijewous.

O dep tez vjev nz geomasi op vjot qsukidv mif ni vu epuvjis pix miwim ug ipvsiqsipias vjoploph, wisz atigam, epf vuul ni op epuvjis fosidvoup. Vjot ot xjz tunivoni ot civvis vu howi aq....
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
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— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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