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By PJ Letourneau - Autism and Plant Medicine Blogger, Senior Software Engineer, and Neurodiverse Human
Cannabis has had a profound influence on my ability to connect with others as someone on the autism spectrum.
Throughout my marriage, I had found it difficult to relax and connect with my wife. I was frustrated much of the time that I didn’t feel aligned with her.
Until I burned out and ...
By Arielle Gerard, MD, MS, MPH
What Are Neurodegenerative Diseases?
Neurodegenerative diseases are those which result mainly from dysfunction of the central nervous system (the CNS, made up of the brain and spinal cord) as a result of damage to neurons, the primary cells of this system that communicate with each other to send signals throughout the brain and body. Damage to neurons of the CN...
This is a video meant to speak to doctors and it includes captions that help the layperson understand.
We’ll be reviewing the evidence-based medical research on cannabinoids as a potential therapy of choice in modern neuro-oncology, their effects on tumor cells, the synergistic role they play in chemotherapy treatments, as well as their neuroprotective properties. We will also discuss one ...
By Alex Mitchell - Certified Cannabis Coach & Educator
Today, I am feeling better than I have in the past fifteen years. My life changed when I embraced Cannabis and used it to improve my mental and physical health.
Like many people, the pandemic beginning in 2020 drastically changed my life. In one week, I lost my job, welcomed a new puppy home, and began home-schooling my son. I had planned...
Hosted by Michelle Diston - Certified Cannabis Coach with Guest Nikki Lawley
Pain, hopelessness, and not feeling heard by her doctors are what Nikki went through after sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at work as a pediatric nurse.
A graduate of the D.A.R.E. program as a kid and a child of the "Just Say No" era, she never would have thought about Cannabis as a medicine. But w...
Sound Bites Podcast: Episode 213 Hosted by: Melissa Joy Dobbins
Cannabis, Mental Health & Brain Health
Nearly twenty percent of adults (or 50 million) experienced a mental illness in 2019. One in four adults with a mental illness reports an unmet need for treatment, and this number has not declined since 2011. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in America affecting 42....
Hosted by Kandice Hawes-Lopez - Cannabis Educator with guests Dr. David Bearman M.D. and William Britt
The off-label use of the cannabis plant in treating seizures has been known since ancient times. After many years of patient testimonials, clinical trials, and research, in 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution for the treatme...
By Jay Jay O’Brien - Certified Cannabis Coach and Educator
My spouse lost a friend to a Glioblastoma multiforme about 2 years ago. Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most common, aggressive, and deadly forms of brain cancer.
They were committed to the treatment and to the prognosis offered by their doctors. 6-18 months was what was offered. At that point, all other options were discarded ...
By Michelle Crawford, Certified Cannabis Coach and Educator
A medical dry herb vaporizer is a device used to heat Cannabis flower or concentrates to a temperature where the active ingredients are released in a gas form, but below the point of combustion.
This allows for inhalation of the vaporized active ingredients with minimal smoke exposure. In this video Michelle discusses everythin...
Cannabis Health Radio Podcast Hosted by: Ian Jessop and Corrie Yelland
When David Price of New Brunswick, Canada was diagnosed with lung cancer 6 years ago, he refused chemo and radiation and began taking cannabis paste. In only 10 weeks, his lung cancer was gone and he has been cancer free ever since. Ian and Corrie first interviewed David 6 years ago, and in this interview, he gives them ...
Alexandra Mitchell - Certified Cannabis Coach & Educator
Recently, headlines such as “Cannabis smokers more likely to develop emphysema than cigarette smokers”; “Is marijuana more harmful to your lungs than cigarettes? A study suggests it may be”.; and “Smoking marijuana can raise risk of lung disease, chest scans indicate” understandably alarmed many cannabis consumers. These headlines were r...
By Dr. Thomas Henke, D.O.
This is a video meant to speak to doctors and it includes captions that help the layperson understand. Dr. Henke is trying to bridge the gap to help patients communicate more effectively with their healthcare professionals.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways.
We’ll be discussing the potential therapeutic role of cannabis during asthma attack...
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