Sounds like it works and achieved the intended effect. This is why I grew past my "I only believe what the scientists tell me to" phase and decided to selectively trust medical studies, since it's my life and my anecdote, and I'll decide what does or does not work in my anecdote.
Learning to appreciate the results of medical grade studies does not translate to blindly accepting the results of any result some scientist claims.
I was merely pointing out the persuasive power of placebo affect which has resulted in a billion dollar 'holistic' industry to treat medical conditions and my personal experience growing up with someone who believes that non-sense. Which gave me a strong bias towards scientific results over 'natural' ones.
Sounds like it works and achieved the intended effect. This is why I grew past my "I only believe what the scientists tell me to" phase and decided to selectively trust medical studies, since it's my life and my anecdote, and I'll decide what does or does not work in my anecdote.