How to Prepare for College

backpackTransitioning from high school to college can be a daunting process. You’re likely moving away from home, you’re meeting all new people, you’re getting used to a new routine, and, if you’re like most students, it’s probably the first time you’ve ever had to be totally accountable for yourself.

On top of all of those new responsibilities, you have to be a full-time student, be involved in extracurriculars, and maybe even hold a job. This can make for packed schedules, late nights, and early mornings.

So, what can you do to set yourself up for success now? Here are a few must-have items to add to your packing list that will help you with your transition: Continue reading

Monopoly Medicine: How Big Pharma Stops Its Competitors and Monopolizes the Health Industry

Why does Big Pharma give ‘alternative health’ a bad press, as in the case of vitamins, when they’re always trying to make synthetic versions of alternative medicines? The answer lies in patents and profits…

big pharmaPaul A. Philips – When it comes to treating illness and disease, there is a pattern that runs throughout academia, research and development, marketing, diagnoses, orthodox treatment, press and politics. This pattern reflects how Big Pharma is able to stop its alternative health competitors from getting any significant share of the market, and thus, monopolize the health industry. This in effect suppresses alternative health treatments from being widely sold, regardless of cost and efficacy.

How the suppression works

Let me spell it out. I’ll put it to you like this: Let’s use our imagination for a moment, be hypothetical, and say that you’ve come up with a miracle cure for a previously incurable disease, and it exists in the form of a few cheap, non-toxic herbal tablets with a dietary regime to accompany it.

Your breakthrough treatment is an unorthodox alternative medicine. It has many advantages:

1. Treatment is natural; therefore, it is relatively cheap.

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