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Let's talk about drugs.

He who has the drugs is a god. Whether they're licensed doctors of sidewalk dealers, our country idolizes those who provide drugs. Doctors tell us what's wrong with us and inform us the only way to feel better is by taking their medication. Drug dealers tell us what's wrong with us and the only way to feel better is to take their drugs.

They're the deities of the religious and nonreligious alike. And just like the Roman and Greek pantheons of old, the gods are capricious and often times motivated by anything other than the needs of the people. Legal and illegal drugs, the game is money; he who sells the most holds the world at bay with a lightening bolt.

American drug dealers (the legitimate kind) cannot allow us to get our meds from another country because their bottom line would slip. Antibiotics are prescribed for every ailment. Medication cures all. But why are America's drugs better? American doctors argue that foreign drugs are in some way not as high quality as ours. Unfortunately the only people who can prove this are the ones who have something to gain from selling the drugs. The truth is most European pharmaceuticals are far better than America's.

Let's talk alternative medication for a second. It's illegal to import many homeopathic remedies from Germany and France. Why? Homeopathy was, for years, the king of the medical community. It was the only profession that had real results. Medical doctors were losing their grip because their "practices" were just that failing practices. Solution? Debunk Homeopathy. The FDA won't approve Homeopathic remedies . . . who would ever ingest anything not approved by the FDA? The doctors win.

The answer is simple. The gods of medicine have the best profession in the world. No one questions their wisdom and no one doesn't pop their pills. But don't let their lighting bolt frighten you. The closer you get the more clearly you can see that, instead of Zeus, it's wizened DR. Smith grasping violently to his golden prescription pad.

Stop doing what's best for the doctors. Do what doctors claim to do . . . do what's best for YOUR health, YOUR wallet.

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