Bye-Bye Big Pharma
The American healthcare system has been charged under harsh scrutiny by United States citizens and South Park (South Park: The End Of Obesity) alike.
The sick get sicker, the healthy get sick, and the rich just get richer. Why? Simply put, you can monetize illness. It's a lucrative and deadly business that, contrary to the many, is alive and well. Not to go full-blown conspiracy, but Big Pharma may be the most ingenious and unstoppable pyramid scheme in our nation’s history. It is not too late for us to turn the tables. You don’t have to move to lands far, far away, sans the FDA, to live an adequately healthy life.
Preventative medicine is found in daily routine, habitual practices, diet, and exercise. It can be found in the comfort of your space. Your body's innate understanding of life is to survive it. You just have to feed it correctly.
But how?
Your body’s diet should encapsulate more than the food you ingest but the content as well. Understanding that you are a multifaceted being who requires nutrient-rich items to stimulate not only your digestion but also your intellect and inner peace will help you truly feel better. Because feeling better breaches the brink of over-the-counter meds and nasal sprays. Nurturing your mind, body, and spirit using a preventive and holistic approach can help pave the way to a lasting, loving, and full human life.
Taking a holistic approach to curing illness before it festers can help the sick heal, the healthy remain healthy, and the rich—well, top pharmaceuticals won’t be reading this. Using food as medicine, natural supplements, and ancient medicinal practices will negate the deleterious side effects of Big Pharma’s iron fist.
The greatest misconception about ourselves is that we don’t know what’s good for us. We do, it's just a matter of cutting out residual noise in your life that will help you align with your body and listen to its needs. Bringing simplicity back to your daily routine will reflect positively on your overall health.
Your head is crowded? Go for a walk.
Walking is the best medicine when your mind acts as an ailment.
You’re hungry? Eat.
Eat intuitively and listen to your body when it needs food. Eat clean and whole foods for the most benefit. Meals should contain lots of protein and lots of color.
You’re anxious? Take D3 + Magnesium. (Thank you, EIC Ava Davidson)
Racing thoughts meet their match with this combination of natural supplements.
Sore Throat? Gargle hot salt water / hot apple cider vinegar water.
Grandma’s orders.
Feeling untethered from yourself? Perform yoga.
It can help ground you while serving a greater purpose for your body improving anti-inflammatory qualities and triggering your body’s auto-immune response.
Feeling in a deficit of brain cells? Read.
Be selective about what you read, whatever doesn't pass consciously will be consumed subconsciously. Read great ideas, profound thoughts, and literature that inspires or makes you feel at home. There is no shortage of things to learn, and reading is one of the best mediums to do so.
Ending the reign of big pharma and embarking on a journey of prolonged health benefits, begins in your everyday habits. Feed more than your body, feed your soul and your mind to reap the benefits of natural remedies.
Strike out,
Rosemary Aziz
Boca Raton
Rosemary Aziz is a Content Writer for Strike Magazine Boca. A health and wellness junkie who finds leisure in writing, all things coffee, and observing the human condition– but people-watching is better with friends. Or in her next article. You can reach her by email at r.m.aziz0204@gmail.com .
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