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Cannabis & Yoga: The Perfect Pairing For Chronic Pain Relief mindfulness pain temporomandibular disorder (tmd) yoga Jan 06, 2023

 

By Marissa Fratoni, Holistic RN Specializing in Cannabinoid Therapeutics & Maternal Health

 
Originally published on Marissa's blog Holistic Nurse Mama on 9/22/17

 

For well over a decade, I have struggled with Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD.) My jaw locks, pops, swings, hangs out in a misaligned state. The result is an ever-present headache, an achy face, and...

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A Clubhouse Discussion with Fibromyalgia Warriors & Cannabis Educators fibromyalgia nutrition pain podcast Jan 06, 2023

 

By Tiffany Gotcher - Certified Cannabis and Integrative Health and Nutrition Coach

 

 ***Note, if you don't currently have the Clubhouse App, you may be prompted to download it before you can listen to the recording. 

  ***The talk begins about 7 minutes in. You can fast forward to that point for the start of the episode.

 

Tiffany Gotcher will also be...
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Dr. Thomas Henke, D.O. Discusses a Study about Medical Cannabis for Pain opioid cessation pain video Jan 05, 2023

 

 

Discussing research about Cannabis and pain. Can cannabis help reduce opiate use and help fight the opioid epidemic? Can Cannabis improve physical health and provide a better quality of life?

Thank you for joining me and helping educate your friends, family, and colleagues. We are here to solve the misinformation and misunderstanding surrounding medical cannabis.

The scientific...

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Seven Years of Studying and Using Cannabis For Chronic Pain: My Inside Story cbd complex regional pain syndrome (crps) consumption methods endocannabinoid system (ecs) mac lung disease opioid cessation pain terpenes thc Jan 05, 2023

By Debi Wimberley Cannabis Educator and Founder of the Effective Cannabis Newsletter

 

This is a tribute to all who live in chronic pain. You are important, and you matter. It is also a celebration of all who have learned how to manage their pain with Cannabis.

Today I am sharing for the first time what being medically forced off opioids taught me and gave me. This narrative is vital to...

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Your Toolkit for Chronic Pain cbda cbg consumption methods mindfulness pain Jan 05, 2023

By Whitney Deatherage Cannabis Coach and Educator

 

I could say my story of chronic pain began at the beginning of 2014, but I’ve learned to go back and look for clues from earlier in life. Multiple childhood sports injuries, frequent recurring illnesses, falling all the time, and a near-fatal car accident in my early twenties - to me, these were unconnected incidents. It...

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Glossary of Terms glossary Jan 02, 2023
Updated June 9, 2024

Cannabis terminology can be tricky. Some terms are still used from when Cannabis was entirely illegal (the legacy market). These terms may sound like slang terms. Many medical and scientific terms are also used on the opposite end of the spectrum. These terms are often used when educating about the plant and how it works in the body. Please use this glossary for...

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Cannabis & Chronic Pain: A Brief Overview of Chronic Pain & Ways In Which It May Be Managed alpha-pinene beta-caryophyllene cbc cbd cbda cbg cbn dose layering limonene linalool myrcene pain terpenes terpineol terpinolene thc thca Dec 28, 2022

PDF by Erik Bowen, Doctor of Pharmacy, and Illume Cannabis Wellness Founder

 

Click the image below to view a PDF presentation excerpted from a presentation by Dr. Bowen

 

 

Dr. Erik Bowen is a former pain management patient. He knows that Cannabis is a very misunderstood plant, partly because of the stigma/politics surrounding its use. THC is but ONE...

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Video & Slides: We Can't Discuss Cannabis Without Discussing the ECS ecs video Dec 28, 2022

Thank you to EduCanNation for allowing us to share your slides and video to educate people about how Cannabis works in the body. These are resources you can share with your doctor and support system to have productive discussions about Cannabis as medicine. 

This information is designed for educational purposes only. It should be accessed only by those who are of legal age in their area of...

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EduCanNation A Cannabis Education Non-Profit Organization non-profit Dec 28, 2022

By: Amy Matthews - Certified Cannabis Coach & Educator, Non-Profit Consultant and Co-Founder of The Effective Cannabis Newsletter

 

We would like to introduce you to other organizations that do great work in the Cannabis space. The Effective Cannabis Newsletter is based in the United States but we already have international subscribers. 

EduCanNation is a Canadian nonprofit...

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The Endocannabinoid System: Essential and Mysterious by Dr. Peter Grinspoon appetite ecs inflammation memory pain ptsd sleep Dec 28, 2022

This article is shared with the permission of Dr. Peter Grinspoon. This article originally appeared on the Harvard Medical School Blog on August 11, 2021.

 

Many of us have heard of some of the transmitter systems within our bodies, such as the sympathetic nervous system, which gives us our fight-or-flight response. Fewer have heard of the more recently discovered endocannabinoid system...

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A Tincture of Time Podcast - Cannabis for Pain, Stress, Anxiety and more
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A Tincture of Time Podcast - Cannabis for Pain, Stress, Anxiety and more anxiety consumption methods pain podcast stress Dec 27, 2022

Hosted by:

Steph Massey- Cannabis Educator and Patient Care Coach, Breast Cancer Survivor

Stacy Bobak - Cannabis College Professor, Cannabis Education for Dental Professionals, Breast Cancer Survivor

 
Originally released on the Tincture in Time Podcast on 10/31/21
64 minutes

This episode speaks about intentional Cannabis consumption. Consuming Cannabis for things like sleep, anxiety,...

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Cannabis for Seniors - What You Need to Know anxiety appetite cancer neurodegenerative disease pain seniors video Dec 22, 2022

By Andrea Meharg of Reveal Cannabis, Certified Cannabis Coach and Educator

 


Cannabis can be so helpful for many of the conditions that seniors suffer from: Arthritis, Neurodegenerative diseases, Pain, Depression, Cancer and the side effects of chemo/radiation, Insomnia, Low appetite, Glaucoma, Anxiety, fear, depression, Brittle bones and more. In this video, we'll discuss

  • How to...
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