The Strange Powers of the Placebo Effect (Video).

Taking a placebo, or sugar pill, can make you feel better, but the strength of the placebo effect can differ for some very strange reasons, such as the size, dose, colour, price and brand of the pill. People have even become addicted to placebos and show withdrawal effects when they are stopped. The strength of the placebo effect can also vary between different countries.

Placebos don't have to be pills, you can have placebo creams, injections, surgery or drinks, even placebo buttons to press.

Nocebos are placebos that make you feel worse, and the same pill or process can be a placebo or a nocebo depending on what you believe .

In the end placebos are all about what we believe, which shows the power of the mind over the body. See You Are What You Think.