We've all heard about the placebo effect, but have you really looked at the research showing it's efficacy...? Is it a myth or an insane phenomenon that produces results? Believe it or not, the research tends to lean towards the latter! But this placebo effect needs to be properly understood in order to be used for better results, because in some cases it could even prevent you from getting results.
So in this episode, Cody dives into what the research shows both IN and OUTSIDE of the fitness and diet world, as well as a list of application based takeaways for you to use right away.
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Faith leads to a quicker recovery in illness, diseases, and surgeries
Walker (2002) showed growing amounts of research indicating when people engage in spiritual activities they recover from illness and surgeries faster. Scientific evidence suggests that the positive effect spirituality has on physical and mental health is as essential to disease prevention and recovery as regular fitness and healthy eating (Walker, 2002). Personal prayer and meditation are tools many use pertaining to spirituality.
Another study of 2,679 baby boomers found the rates of psychopathology, including depression and other mental illnesses, were half as much in people of faith that frequented church services than those who had infrequent church attendance.
 High blood pressure was lowered more in men with a strong religious commitment in another study comprised of 400 participants (Advocate Health Care, 2005).

Anti-Depressants
“These results suggest that some people are more responsive to the intention to treat their depression, and may do better if psychotherapies or cognitive therapies that enhance the clinician-patient relationship are incorporated into their care as well as antidepressant medications,” Zubieta says. “We need to find out how to enhance the natural resiliency that some people appear to have.”
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/placebo-effect-depression-treatment

 
Knee Surgery
Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who underwent placebo arthroscopic surgery were just as likely to report pain relief as those who received the real procedure, according to Baylor College of Medicine - study published in the July 11 New England Journal of Medicine.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020712075415.htm

Placebo Fitness Research
Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin responseTwo groups were drinking milkshakes, both which were 380 calories but the shakes had different labels on them. One read 620 calories and one read 140 calories. After drinking the shakes, the researchers monitored their ghrelin levels (hunger hormone, which often triggers more hunger) and satiety signals. The participants who drank the 620 calorie labeled shake had lower ghrelin levels and reported feeling full and satisfied. The group with the 140 calorie labeled shake had the opposite! Even though both shakes were in fact the exact same, nutritionally speaking.


Anabolic steroids: the physiological effects of placebos

Researchers took 15 lifters and had them train for seven weeks, telling them that the people who get the best results would be given free steroids. In 7 weeks, the lifters put a combined total of ~22 pounds on their bench, military press, seated press, and squat, on average. They then took 6 of the participants to join the “steroid” trial. They told them they were taking 10mg/day of Dia