[lit-ideas] Re: The flu

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From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Nov 28, 2004 5:50 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The flu

Sunday, November 28, 2004, 7:46:10 PM, Andy Amago wrote:



AA> Colds and other sickness relief is often a result of the
AA> placebo effect.  The placebo effect is so powerful and so
AA> quantitatively measurable that people with Parkinson's disease and
AA> knee problems have reported improvement of symptoms from placebo
AA> treatments.  It might be why chicken soup "works".

and it might be the ingredients: a US chest specialist  found chicken soup has 
anti-inflammatory properties. 


A.A. I would be interested in learning the anti-inflammatory ingredients in the 
chicken soup.  The chicken?  The hot water?  The salt?  The potatoes?  Is this 
chest specialist selling the soup?  Skin doctors often promote treatments they 
are invested in.    


Andy Amago


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 Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK   
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