Taking Another Peek

Complementary Medicine in the Classroom: Is it Science?

“…The Practitioner, suspending their disbelief and listening compassionately, prescribes placebos based on published experimental data (Silberman, 2010), and the Client leaves with a prescription in a "child proof" vial of "pills" (for example, colored beans or lentils) (Figure 5). It turns out that red placebos can be a stimulant, yellow an antidepressant, green can reduce anxiety, and the amounts and sizes of placebos have measurable effects (Silberman, 2009).…”