NO PRESCRIPTION NEEDED: Living Your Healthiest Life, Just Ask Your Pharmacist!

By Dr. George Frangias and Raymond Aaron

Learn how your pharmacists may be the most important person on your health care team and you didn't even know it!
No matter if you are managing acute or chronic health conditions, or are enjoying a healthy day to day life, you have a team of professionals that help you ensure your health is the best it can be. Who is your pharmacist to you? Do you know how pharmacy plays an integral role in the world of health care? Dr. George Frangias knew early on that he wanted to be a
pharmacist and has been in the pharmacy field for more than 2 decades. His passion in life is empowering his patients to live the most vibrant life they can and wants people to know their pharmacist isn't just someone behind the counter counting pills. Whether you are a patient or studying to be a pharmacist, let George give you true insight into the world of Pharmacy and how it is the undeniable bridge to great health.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Apr 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781772774160

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Chapter 1

CHOOSING MY LIFE’S WORK

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

—Plato

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As a child, I never dreamed of being a pharmacist. I didn’t even know what a pharmacist was or what they actually did until I got my first job as a teenager. My upbringing was pretty typical for a child of immigrant parents. My parents moved from Greece to Toronto in hopes of creating a better future for themselves. While my father worked in the restaurant industry 6 (sometimes 7) days a week, my mother stayed home and took care of the children. (I was the second oldest of four kids.) We lived modestly but, all things considered, actually had all we needed growing up. I can see how hard my parents worked to ensure that we were well taken care of and surrounded with love. We were a typical and traditional Greek family living in the city, and this instilled a deep sense of pride for my heritage that I still hold close today. I want to honor and stay connected to my roots, while at the same time feeling so blessed and grateful to be living in such a great