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Friday, September 21, 2007

Can The Brain Completely Control Pain -- As An Act of Will?

As most-anyone who has been through severe chronic pain for most of their life can tell you, how bad it gets can sometimes be a result of one's emotional state. But it turns out that the old legends about Buddhist monks is actually true -- and that, with the 'Miracle of Modern Technology! (tm)'; you, too, can benefit from the brain's ability to turn pain on or off. And you won't even need to give up red meat to do it!