cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Asklemmy · 1 year agoIs lemongrass and all the other hippy-dippy calming tea ingredients bullshit?message-squaremessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareIs lemongrass and all the other hippy-dippy calming tea ingredients bullshit?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Asklemmy · 1 year agomessage-square67fedilinkfile-text
I buy these things but I wonder if they are truly pharmacologically-active and not just bullshit. Discuss
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoNot only is it real, but you can still benefit from placebos knowing that they’re placebos! VSauce did a pretty cool episode on it: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QDCcuCHOIyY
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://youtube.com/watch?v=QDCcuCHOIyY Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.
minus-squaresquiblet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s why double-blinded studies exist.
Placebo effect is real.
Not only is it real, but you can still benefit from placebos knowing that they’re placebos! VSauce did a pretty cool episode on it: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QDCcuCHOIyY
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QDCcuCHOIyY
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I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.
That’s why double-blinded studies exist.