Aside from new pages that are announced here on LJ, I post a lot of updates to https://www.facebook.com/VexenCrabtree . Here're some of the latest ones:

• Belgium: Added comments to section #5 on secularisation and secularism from the 19th century, based on a willing acceptance of ( Read more... )

New page: "The Placebo Effect and the Positive Power of the Mind on Health: How Does it Work?" by Vexen CrabtreeSummary: The placebo effect is a positive effect on an illness or medical condition, or on a health-related outcome, that results from suggestion and expectation. This subtle psychological effect occurs whether or not the underlying ( Read more... )

New page! Delving into the world of true crazy... I'd love to explore more about the Hopi ear-candlers and Shamballa Multi-Dimensional Healing masters, but for now the therapies covered here are somewhat more familiar. "Pseudoscience and Health: The World of Alternatives (to Truth)"
The contents menu is:

1. Alternative Therapies Do Not Work (Else They ( Read more... )