Posts tagged Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals
Compare Health Care Reform For Yourself
Jan 5th
You can find the “official comparison” of the Health Care Reform bills from the Senate and House here.
What do you think? Personally, I think the provisions of the House bill are better for the American people.
The best way to participate in government is to stay informed on the issues and at the very least read [...]
Dear House: The People Are Knocking
Dec 20th
I have to tell you: I’m tired of American politics. I don’t watch the news or read the newspaper anymore because I find that I just get frustrated and angry over things that I apparently have no control over. Big corporations and special interested and lobbyists and political parties have hijacked our government and everyone [...]
How Gum Can Lower The Cost of Health Care
Dec 17th
Scientists are developing gum that can help diagnose diseases. This is exactly the sort of thinking that we should be engaged in. The ability to deploy low-cost diagnostic tools into the field that don’t require expensive labs and technicians in order to work.
Think of it. You head over to your local grocery store, pick up [...]
A Tale of Two Lottery Winners
Dec 16th
It was the best of human nature. It was the worst of human nature. Almost everyone dreams of winning the lottery; a huge windfall that can transform your life overnight. But what happens after the “big win”?
For a couple in Canada, that windfall has created economic opportunity for their entire town. They are systematically and [...]
Stop Thinking, Start Living
Oct 20th
Spiritual tools are great. I use them everyday. But the truth is that believing requires action, not thinking.
Sure, meditation is great. But service and action is better.
If you’re thinking about your life and how to change, here’s an idea. Don’t think about how to change your life, just start living the life you’re meant to [...]
How good is your fruit?
Sep 16th
They say you can tell everything about a tree by it’s fruit. Good fruit equals a good tree. Bad fruit… well, you might as well burn the tree to the ground. Alright, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but you get the idea.
And so it is with people. You can tell what a person’s about by their [...]
10 Ways to Change Your Life Today
Sep 14th
What you think about, you become. What you think about, your life becomes. What you are exposed to, you think about.
So, if you aren’t the person you’d like to be, or if your life isn’t the life you want, then how do you go about changing it? The first step is to change what you [...]
3 Ways President Obama Got It Right
Sep 10th
I watched the Presidential speech about health care reform last night and I wanted to take a moment to talk about what President Obama got right. This isn’t about politics, health care reform, or policy… this is about more than that.
1. Character Counts.
President Obama talked briefly about a letter he received from Ted Kennedy, a [...]
The World Famous Sailboat Method
Aug 31st
A while back I mentioned a meditative technique called The Sailboat Method. There are times when you just want to stop the constant barrage of thoughts in your ever-rushing stream of consciousness. Science shows us that our brains work through a process of seemingly random electro-chemical impulses. It is a process that we do not [...]
Why Don’t You Smile More Often?
Aug 13th
Smile. Go ahead. Right now. No one’s looking. You can do it. OK, I’ll look the other way.
Did you do it? Good. How did it feel? Are you still smiling? Keep doing it. Everyone will wonder what you’re up to, and that’s ok.
Here’s the point: how often do you smile in an average day? Smiling [...]
