How does this impact consumers Pharma companies are gobbling up nutrition and supplement companies in a frenzy of mergers and acquisitions. This blurring divide between Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals (nutrition foods and dietary supplements) was expected and imminent. But what does this mean for an average consumer? Why is Pharma Eyeing Nutra For the longest time…

Based on his Memoir, The Happiest Man on Earth “The Happiest Man on Earth”, its bold title and beaming cover photo drew me to this book. A hell-camp Auschwitz survivor proclaims to be the happiest man on earth. Is it an oxymoron? Sure, I’ve read many Holocaust stories and seen…

By chasing tech unicorns, you’re missing out on other invaluable gems — Dear Investor, Sure, technology has shaped the economy for decades, but you’re being myopic if that’s your sole investment segment. 5 years into selling our award-winning, pharmaceutical-grade health supplement we were ready to swim in shark-infested waters; looking for investor funding. Through the process, we learned some invaluable lessons. This…

The decaying roots that crumble a marriage, short term, or long term. I was preparing dinner when I heard the news flash, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are divorcing after 27 years of marriage. I am saddened by this news. This world-famous, power couple seemed to have it all…

A journey back to my birthland It’s not the most comfortable place The weather is hot, the air thick, and many parts of this developing country are constantly in repair or construction It’s thousands of miles away, and the journey here is excruciatingly long Yet once I touchdown on this…

Problems are weight training for revealing the best version of ourself — Every major turning point in life stems from some form of suffering. From a Buddhist perspective, suffering is a temporary but necessary obstacle. Here obstacles are regarded as opportunities. An opportunity to overcome the hardship and emerge wiser and happier than who we were before the struggle. History proves that…

Sometimes you have to walk in the rain, to enjoy the rainbow Sometimes you have to reach empty to take in new energy and become whole again Sometimes you have to endure intense pain, to recreate yourself and emerge stronger Sometimes you have to leave people behind, to find the…

Enough with the ludicrous politics around gun control and gun reforms. The whole world knows that America will do nothing to alter its love affair with guns — even at the expense of innocent lives. But we parents are sick to the stomach. This morning my 12-year-old placidly heard me…

When ego gets in the way of love and marriage Love and marriage don’t always go together like horse and carriage. What keeps one couple together but breaks apart another is a matter of perspective. No relationship guru or psychological pundit can truly predict what makes a couple click. …