In this episode of RunRX Podcast, we are going to talk about the opposite of the Placebo Effect and its counterpart, the Nocebo Effect. We'll be tackling how both manifest in our bodies and how they can affect our belief systems. Tune in now!

Timestamps of big takeaways

The Placebo Effect

[01:40] Doctors conducted a test where they would give a patient a pill and say it would "make them better." But it was just actually a pill with sugar. They found that a large percentage of people are told that if the pill will "cure" them, they will metabolically change their bodies and get better.

The Nocebo Effect

[02:47] The opposite of the Placebo Effect is the Nocebo Effect. Doctors brought about this idea during the pandemic where if a person gets a minor cough or something related, they automatically think  ...