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Maybe you’ve heard of ‘placebo effect’.  Placebo effects are, according to the Oxford dictionary of the English language: “a beneficial effect produced by a placebo drug or treatment, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore … Continue reading →

The Healthicine Creed has been a work in progress for several years – this post was an earlier version, which was updated many times before it was initially published. The most up to date version of The Healthicine Creed can … Continue reading →

The world seems divided on medicines. There are medicines your doctor recommends, and alternative medicines. Doctors typically recommend patent medicines (although they seldom use that name). Some doctors promote alternatives: natural medicines, others prefer Chinese medicines, others ‘traditional’ medicines. What are Alternative medicines? … Continue reading →

What is healthicine? Is it a word? (it’s not in the dictionary). Is it theory? Is it a practice?  Philosophers contemplate the difference between theory and reality – and wonder if reality is just another theory. Mathematicians and scientists define everything as … Continue reading →

Can you name the three basic types of cures?Every illness can be cured. If we are to cure every type of illness, we need to study three categories of cures. Some illnesses need only a single type of cure.  Some need two types … Continue reading →