Bashar Salame
Bio
Chiropractor/Nutritionist/Published Author/Triathlete
Restoring health→ Enhancing Life
Beirut Born→ Detroit Bred
https://twitter.com/Detroitchiro
https://basharsalame.medium.com/
Stories (18/0)
The Only Man On The Santa Maria Who Knew The Truth
Christopher Columbus grew excited. Standing atop The Santa Maria, a vicious smile consumed his face. As The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria approached land, concluding an arduous sixty-one day journey, all on board were elated. Success, they all thought! Columbus had found a new trade route to India.
By Bashar Salameabout a year ago in Fiction
Stuck
Born into a web Information all around Answers are hidden
By Bashar Salameabout a year ago in Poets
America’s Head-Scratching Approach in Fighting Addiction
If society is judged by how we treat our most vulnerable, America is failing miserably. We’re struggling with the basic pillars of a healthy society. In large swaths of the country, we’re failing to educate students and pay workers a living wage, let alone provide an aging population with basic healthcare services.
By Bashar Salameabout a year ago in Humans
You Can’t Stop the World From Burning; Focus On This Instead
In The Wolf of Wall Street — a Hollywood depiction of actual events — Leonardo Dicaprio plays stockbroker Jordan Belfort. Seeking financial advice from Belfort at that time wouldn’t be the best idea; he was charged with market manipulation and securities fraud in 1999.
By Bashar Salame2 years ago in Earth
The Media Manipulation of What We All Saw on The Oscars
Despite how you felt about what took place on the Oscar stage, media outlets are here to convince you otherwise. Why have a genuine human reaction to a visceral display of raw emotion, when you shouldn’t react at all, or think about something else completely unrelated entirely?
By Bashar Salame2 years ago in Psyche
Perfect the Basics
Life is complicated, or so we're told. Think back to a time you really pressed a parent or teacher for answers. When they could no longer explain something, be it how you came to be or how life in general began, they usually offer a version of, 'it's complicated'.
By Bashar Salame2 years ago in Lifehack
America is a Slot Machine
In 2021, a new financial record was set with relatively little coverage. Founders and shareholders of large publicly traded companies sold off stocks at a breakneck pace. All told, these individuals sold more than $70 billion in stocks last year alone.
By Bashar Salame2 years ago in Trader
Divine Intervention
Moving is never easy. When you're an awkward kid in middle school, it borders on torture. For as long as he could remember, Ali had a difficult time making friends. That's just a consequence of bringing your own food to parties, having exotically dressed grandparents, and parents with job titles he could barely pronounce.
By Bashar Salame2 years ago in Fiction