Is the placebo effect mediated by the Alternative Cellular Energy (ACE) pathway

Abstract

pathways, which are specifically associated with particular illnesses.1 The clinical evaluation of various drugs can, however, be complicated by beneficial effects occurring in some patients receiving unrelated chemical compounds; a process referred to as the placebo effect.2–5 It is presumed that the patient’s expectation of benefit is the major reason for the improved overall health in the placebo recipients. This reasoning is consistent with the concept that the patient’s belief system is integral to a natural disease recovery mechanism through some form of mind to body connection.6