Being a grateful person has been associated with longer life , happy, and healthy . According to the findings of the experts at Harvard Medical School , a personality like that can make drugs taken to work more effectively .
In the study , the researchers found that there are differences in the effectiveness of the drug in the group of people who are given positive and negative information . The first group reported their pain was reduced 30 percent faster when given positive information than other groups , even though the drug is given only a placebo .
Senior researcher Ted Kaptchuk said , mental status may be affected by health status , and vice versa . " In other words , what you say can affect not only your mind but also your body , " he said .
Nevertheless, Kaptchuk asserts that the drug does not replace the function with a smile . However , a higher cure rate of patients with the drug than with placebo .
In the study , the researchers found that there are differences in the effectiveness of the drug in the group of people who are given positive and negative information . The first group reported their pain was reduced 30 percent faster when given positive information than other groups , even though the drug is given only a placebo .
Senior researcher Ted Kaptchuk said , mental status may be affected by health status , and vice versa . " In other words , what you say can affect not only your mind but also your body , " he said .
Nevertheless, Kaptchuk asserts that the drug does not replace the function with a smile . However , a higher cure rate of patients with the drug than with placebo .
