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Someone will probably say that the (real and positive) results are due purely to the placebo effect. I say, so what, the results are real, who cares what the m
by Scalene2 3y ago
Someone will probably say that the (real and positive) results are due purely to the placebo effect.
I say, so what, the results are real, who cares what the mechanism of action is as long as it's harmless.
- Tao3300 3y agoI think it's somewhere between real and placebo, if that makes sense. I doubt that any particular essential oils themselves actually have their own effects; rather they provide a degree of stimulation to the senses that is therapeutic.
- RC_ITR 3y agoThere’s also an argument to be made that the average scientist is more anxious and in their head than the average human. So the effect of “X thing relaxes Y person, which leads to better outcomes” is woefully understudied/underutilized, since it doesn’t work on the scientists/doctors themselves.
- JohnBooty 3y agoI think it's well accepted that mood / mental state can affect performance. It's also well accepted that smells can affect us emotionally. I think the burden of proof is on anybody who doesn't think smells can affect performance. They should, ideally, have to perform this work while sitting in a smelly public bathroom.
- phkahler 3y agoI say HN just got gamed by low karma accounts in a coordinated way to shill essential oils. Even the personal accounts here don't sound like 226 percent cognitive improvements mentioned in the sales piece - err I mean article.