There are actual studies out there looking at the artificial jellyfish “supplement”. No statistically valid positive (or negative) effect. But, hey, your body’s different, so this placebo may work for you!
I work in the neuro field, so I feel obligated to call out Prevagen whenever it comes up.
That said, you’ve gotta admit that it’s a pretty advanced placebo to come with side effects. At what point are they just considered extremely unhealthy, expensive and bad-tasting candies?
This is weird but true. There have been real scientific studies that show some people who take placebos and know they are taking a placebo still get some relief from whatever ails them. Maybe not a whole lot of relief but if things are bad enough, I guess a little beats none.
The mind/body connection is really quite amazing. One of the strangest studies I read about in connection with this was quite a few years ago. People who had plantars warts (warts on the bottom of your feet) on both feet were hypnotized and given a post-hypnotic suggestion to get rid of the warts on say the right foot. And oddly enough, the warts on that foot went away. The mind can do a lot for or to the body.
People have been selling us snake oil for so long we sort of like it. I mean really, everything is bad for us eventually. The best we can hope for is to live long enough to get in on the law suit.
I thought sure this would have something to do with Valentine’s Day, the international day of love. At least we saw a lovely couple. Oh well. So sad for many today. Also, the impeachment decision yesterday was a joke, but not unexpected. However, if Trump thinks his legal troubles are over, he is in for a rude awakening…
I fell out of the habit of watching TV years and thus similarly fell out of the habit of watching commercials so this strip means little to me. Fortunately, there’s more stuff after this. :-)
I take a lot of supplements many of which I assume do nothing. But my doctor says I’m the healthiest 65 year old he’s ever had as a patient and don’t change a thing.
Placebos do have the least side effects on any anecdotally effective drug. If the fine print says, “not intended to treat or cure any condition”, why are you paying for it?
I got tired of having to take one placebo for memory, one for clarity, one for the kidney stones, and so on. Now I get it all in one place: PANACEBO, the miracle for all reasons! New Hyper-Strength Panacebo is the only supplement consistently rumored to cure hypochondria itself!
Panacebo uses only oil from free-range, cruelty-free snakes.
I had to laugh because soon after reading this comic I noticed an ad for “TheraBreath” a product to stop mask breath. You just can’t make this stuff up.
The 57 who voted were in the majority, and thank goodness they are now turning the page on the last 4 years. Impeachment doesn’t require a simple majority, but at least 2/3 majority of the Senate, at least 67 votes, rather difficult to obtain. However, other measures may be taken, such as invoking the 14th amendment section 3, which involves disqualifying those who take part in insurrection and this would be a simple majority vote.
Apoaequorin, the protein portion of aequorin, is an ingredient in the dietary supplement Prevagen. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged the maker with false advertising for its memory improvement claims.
I got sucked in and took Prevagen for several months before I realized that even the placebo effect part was ineffective.
“Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two, but can’t remember what they are.” —Matt Lauer, NBC’s Today show
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
I’m all for placebos as long as they are FDA approved.
kaffekup over 3 years ago
It’s great to see Kim again.
Unless she’s been in the strip recently and I just forgot. Did I take my Prevagen? I don’t remember.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
There are actual studies out there looking at the artificial jellyfish “supplement”. No statistically valid positive (or negative) effect. But, hey, your body’s different, so this placebo may work for you!
monkeysky over 3 years ago
I work in the neuro field, so I feel obligated to call out Prevagen whenever it comes up.
That said, you’ve gotta admit that it’s a pretty advanced placebo to come with side effects. At what point are they just considered extremely unhealthy, expensive and bad-tasting candies?
tudza Premium Member over 3 years ago
If those gummies are bear shaped, maybe do some more research.
pschearer Premium Member over 3 years ago
I don’t know how Trudeau expects not to get sued.
DennisinSeattle over 3 years ago
Thanks, I was beginning to get beaten down by those commercials.
SHIVA over 3 years ago
You’re bombarded with all its benefits, but nobody talks about the downside!!
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 3 years ago
Like me, they are in a state that sells gummies.
jvo over 3 years ago
Good grief it is actually real?
I thought Trudeau was just taking the generic piss.
But then if it sells, then that goes a long way to explaining Trump.
jennifer.usher over 3 years ago
I was on a jury for a class action against Prevagen. It is, at best, a placebo. It is impossible for it to work as claimed.
TexTech over 3 years ago
This is weird but true. There have been real scientific studies that show some people who take placebos and know they are taking a placebo still get some relief from whatever ails them. Maybe not a whole lot of relief but if things are bad enough, I guess a little beats none.
The mind/body connection is really quite amazing. One of the strangest studies I read about in connection with this was quite a few years ago. People who had plantars warts (warts on the bottom of your feet) on both feet were hypnotized and given a post-hypnotic suggestion to get rid of the warts on say the right foot. And oddly enough, the warts on that foot went away. The mind can do a lot for or to the body.
superposition over 3 years ago
Is that what the “Republican” Senators suffered from [memory loss] when they couldn’t remember their oath to be impartial?
artmer over 3 years ago
Hear, hear, Kim!
dwdl21 over 3 years ago
I’m down with gummies to, but I’m Canadian, gummies mean something a bit different up here now. LOL
zensolo Premium Member over 3 years ago
I kinda love how we’re all avoiding the ostensible content of the strip…short-attention span memory loss? I know I’m experiencing it…
Diat60 over 3 years ago
Stimulate denial? Of what?
Ontman over 3 years ago
I use yellow sticky notes to remember things, unless I forget.
summerdog over 3 years ago
Ever notice that when these two talk to each other, they hardly ever are looking at each other at the time? Looking elsewhere…
gantech over 3 years ago
“Down with”? KIm, you are not street!
carlzr over 3 years ago
This is what Trudeau did with cigarettes. When he senses a product is going down, his knives come out.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
People have been selling us snake oil for so long we sort of like it. I mean really, everything is bad for us eventually. The best we can hope for is to live long enough to get in on the law suit.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Everyone knows jellyfish are great thinkers.
montessoriteacher over 3 years ago
I thought sure this would have something to do with Valentine’s Day, the international day of love. At least we saw a lovely couple. Oh well. So sad for many today. Also, the impeachment decision yesterday was a joke, but not unexpected. However, if Trump thinks his legal troubles are over, he is in for a rude awakening…
willie_mctell over 3 years ago
Do they make you see colors?
billrobinsonmusic over 3 years ago
Too much money to be made in supplements to regulate them. Thank you Orin Hatch.
sueb1863 over 3 years ago
I’m really surprised that he used an actual product in this. He must feel fairly safe from legal action.
RonaldByrd over 3 years ago
I fell out of the habit of watching TV years and thus similarly fell out of the habit of watching commercials so this strip means little to me. Fortunately, there’s more stuff after this. :-)
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 3 years ago
I take a lot of supplements many of which I assume do nothing. But my doctor says I’m the healthiest 65 year old he’s ever had as a patient and don’t change a thing.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 3 years ago
For a loving couple, they both seem to have consistently unhappy expressions on their faces this Valentine’s Day.
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
Placebos do have the least side effects on any anecdotally effective drug. If the fine print says, “not intended to treat or cure any condition”, why are you paying for it?
Kip W over 3 years ago
I got tired of having to take one placebo for memory, one for clarity, one for the kidney stones, and so on. Now I get it all in one place: PANACEBO, the miracle for all reasons! New Hyper-Strength Panacebo is the only supplement consistently rumored to cure hypochondria itself!
Panacebo uses only oil from free-range, cruelty-free snakes.
Bruce388 over 3 years ago
Between his debts, money-losing properties (which seem to be almost all of them) and criminal exposure, Donnie Five Chins’ future looks cloudy.
HJKillian1 over 3 years ago
I had to laugh because soon after reading this comic I noticed an ad for “TheraBreath” a product to stop mask breath. You just can’t make this stuff up.
stamps over 3 years ago
I see a lawsuit fom Premagen coming.
kimodb Premium Member over 3 years ago
My gummies are red and shaped like a fish… But they make me feel better so there must be something in them!
Aladar30 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Placebos…. I don’t have an opinion about it.
Lola85 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Thanks for doing something that’s not Trump-related, Gary. It’s quite refreshing.
alanshenderson3 over 3 years ago
If the majority can’t impeach Trump then he wasn’t guilty. The majority is still acting like losers and failing to govern.
alexius23 over 3 years ago
Always nice to see Kim
betsypoe over 3 years ago
… the jellyfish things makes me laugh so much… “Here.. eat these capsules made out of creature that has no brain to make your memory better”… uh wat?
Godfreydaniel over 3 years ago
It occurs to me that one explanation for some of the trolls on GoComics is that they’re taking placebos instead of their meds……
thedogesl Premium Member over 3 years ago
I hear they also work for COVID-19 and grow hair. It must be true, I saw it in a Facebook ad. {:-)
montessoriteacher over 3 years ago
The 57 who voted were in the majority, and thank goodness they are now turning the page on the last 4 years. Impeachment doesn’t require a simple majority, but at least 2/3 majority of the Senate, at least 67 votes, rather difficult to obtain. However, other measures may be taken, such as invoking the 14th amendment section 3, which involves disqualifying those who take part in insurrection and this would be a simple majority vote.
Chris Sherlock over 3 years ago
For the record, I am not down with gummies. The texture of them isn’t to my liking.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 3 years ago
Apoaequorin, the protein portion of aequorin, is an ingredient in the dietary supplement Prevagen. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged the maker with false advertising for its memory improvement claims.
I got sucked in and took Prevagen for several months before I realized that even the placebo effect part was ineffective.
bakana over 3 years ago
And, if you doubt their claims, they have the names of All Four Pharmacists on file with their lawyers.
pabsfx-comics over 3 years ago
https://www.gocomics.com/tomthedancingbug/2021/02/05
cosman over 3 years ago
i’m game for anything that says ‘whole-food’ on the label.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 3 years ago
“Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two, but can’t remember what they are.” —Matt Lauer, NBC’s Today show
John McKenna Premium Member over 1 year ago
Nice to see this recycled.