Thanks Debi,

Benedetti has done extensive research in Italy on pain, which is truly mind blowing but this is the first I've seen on depression. What futuristic experiments that could come out of this phenomenon! Do we have illness because it is labeled? Does medicine helps us to live longer now or not? If we weren't told our kidneys or liver would fail from too much medicine would they still fail?

But it also could be dangerous. Like, "oh you're fine" as you send little Tommy to school with swine flu. which raises a very interesting question about how long placebo can last - do they work for life as vaccines? i can't get polio - i'm vaccinated.

we know so little!

let's all pretend to be perfectly happy and healthy and see what happens.


paula