Homeopathy is probably a more effective placebo than both mineal supplements and astrology.
Homeopathy has the feature that you have an authorative human being who really listens to the patient when he describes his various symptoms. Than the authorative human being decides on a particular sugar pill that the patient usually has to take multiple times per day.
If you want a placebo with minimal sideeffects homeopathy is a good pick.
But why minimal side effects? You should look to maximize positive sideeffects. Send the person to a well trained psychologist who encourages good lifestyle changes.
Quit smoking. Exercise more. Eat more greens.
Homeopathy is probably a more effective placebo than both mineal supplements and astrology. Homeopathy has the feature that you have an authorative human being who really listens to the patient when he describes his various symptoms. Than the authorative human being decides on a particular sugar pill that the patient usually has to take multiple times per day.
If you want a placebo with minimal sideeffects homeopathy is a good pick.
But why minimal side effects? You should look to maximize positive sideeffects. Send the person to a well trained psychologist who encourages good lifestyle changes. Quit smoking. Exercise more. Eat more greens.
Blurgh! :-)