Regina Reyes-Heroles

The broth costs more than the meatballs

Do you know how your brain makes decisions? Do you allocate time to your decision processes or do you just let things happen? How could we make more informed decisions?

By Regina Reyes-Heroles

My friend S's mom was in the hospital. She nursed and cared for her. Everything went well, but just when her mother got out of the hospital she got dermatitis. She said, "this is nothing, with this cream it will go away for sure".

The broth was more expensive than the meatballs.

My friend ended up paying for the wrong treatment, the one she self-medicated and the right treatment.

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