A Medicinal Brew

It concerns me to see the massive amounts of prescription medicines that people are ingesting these days. There is a pill to wake you up, make you sleep, lose weight, gain weight, stimulate digestion, relax the bowels, help you feel good and create hysteria. There are pills that aid sexual pleasure and pills that reduce heart attacks. You can pop a pill for indigestion or take a pill for back pain, toothaches, headaches and as a preventative for something else that might ache.  I haven't even mentioned the long list of side-effects of all these medications.
With so many drugs to help people live their lives today, I am wondering how past cultures survived at all?  Maybe, instead of feeding the profits of pharmaceutical companies and continuing to add foriegn substances to our bodies, we should begin exploring the numerous ancient methods of healing from other cultures, that do not cause long-term damage.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Nature's medicine is far more effective in healing the ills of the mind, body and soul, with fewer side effects, than any chemical that man can create." tc

Smooth sailing

There are a number of different cultures around the globe.  Spanish, Italian and Greek cultures focus on the family unit and helping each other.  Hindus have a spiritually based culture that does not distinguish between religion and everyday life. Indigenous-type cultures are survival focused and only consume what they actually need for the day.
The American culture, even with all of it's subcultures, is very money-oriented.  The prevailing attitude is about me, myself and I, not to mention what I have or what I can buy. This mentality has helped drive the over-consumption of resources, the lack of respect towards others and the breakdown in hope that is seen throughout our country. We all have the option to change how we feel, what we think and how we act. Our real freedom lies in what we choose.   

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Once you shed the veil of self, your world opens up with such clarity that it is blinding." tc