Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal

By Erik Vance

Categories: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Science & Math

Suggestible You (National Geographic, 2016) is science journalist Erik Vance's investigation of how expectation and belief shape health. Raised as a Christian Scientist, Vance asks why belief can sometimes heal. He explores placebos, which can ease pain, anxiety, depression and symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and their dark twin, the nocebo, visiting healers and witch doctors in Mexico. He also examines hypnosis and false memories, explains the brain chemistry behind suggestibility, and warns against relying on belief to treat cancer.

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• Tim Ferriss: “This is with Erik Vance who wrote a book called Suggestible You , subtitle, Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal . He's written very widely on placebo, is an excellent book.”