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Thinking of food can help you feel better

Up close iamge of an apple pie with streusel on top (dutch apple pie).
What do you take when you have minor pain? Asprin? Tylenol? Advil? According to new research, all you need to do relieve that twinge in your lower back or mild throb in your wrist is think about food.

Healthbolt posted this last week and it got me thinking. There's a study that suggests that thinking about food you find delicious can help manage pain. But could I really just fantasize about, say, corned beef and cabbage, and poof, my headache is gone? I'm sure that example is pushing it a little, but still.

Maybe I'm not giving this idea a chance, though. There's a lot to be said about the power of the mind. What's your opinion about the idea of thinking of food as a pain reliever?

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Tags: comfort food, ComfortFood, food fantasizing, FoodFantasizing, healthbolt, study

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Kate

9-09-2008 @9:28AM Kate said... Perhaps it releases those all-powerful endorphins? I think they've been linked to pain relief.
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