The Placebo Button

Did you know the Placebo Effect can occur even when you know it's a placebo? It's true1. And it happens in about one in three people2.

That means, if I give you a placebo, and tell you it's a placebo, there's a 1 in 3 chance it will help alleviate symptoms of whatever I say it's for.

Enter the Placebo Button. Simply type in what you want your button to cure, and click it. It might help to come back and do it often; your button should still be here if you return tomorrow.

It's crazy. It's science. It just might work.

So, what do you want your button to do?


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  1. "New research shows placebos can also benefit patients who do not have faith in them." - Placebo Effect: A Cure in the Mind, Scientific American, Feb 2009
  2. "Even though they do not act on the disease, placebos seem to affect how people feel (this happens in up to 1 out of 3 patients)" - Placebo Effect, Cancer.org, Oct 2012
So. Got any questions, or crazy success stories?
Feel free to email me at placebobutton@randytayler.com.

Copyright 2013, Randy Tayler