Addiction Treatment: Can Cannabis Replace Synthetic Opioids in Treating Addiction?
Despite harsh laws enforced by the “War on Drugs,” drug abuse is still a major issue in the United States. Even more worrying is the number of accidental deaths caused by drug overdoses every year. In fact, in 2014, there were 47,055 accidental deaths from drug overdoses in the US, making it the highest cause of accidental death in the country.
How Cannabis Helps Treat Breast Cancer By Dr. Veronique Desaulniers
For thousands of years, cannabis has been used the world over for healing. In fact, marijuana is still included in the 50 fundamental (i.e. most important) herbs of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Even though the fate of cannabis on the federal level is still up in the air, the good news is that more and more, the healing power of cannabis for even the most serious health conditions is becoming common knowledge.
Cannabis for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Can It Significantly Reduce Symptoms or Even Heal You?
This week is Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week, so it is a great time to focus on a healing modality that research has proven has a very positive effect on both of these related conditions. Of course, we are talking about the healing power of cannabis.
Cannabis and Macular Degeneration: Can It Help?
There was a time when people correlated marijuana and the eyes only with dryness, redness and dilated pupils. Time (and some very pinpointed research) has indeed changed this perception for the better.
What’s So Bad about Bromide? By Dr. Veronique Desaulniers
You’ve probably heard of the environmental toxin fluoride, which has been systematically put into the water supply of many U.S. municipalities since the 1960’s and has led to all sorts of health complications for thousands of Americans.
Cannabinoids Part 3: What are Terpenes and Why Are They Important for Health?
As a superfood, cannabis shares a lot of the same healing substances that other healing plants do. For example, cannabis contains phytonutrients just like sulforaphane-rich broccoli sprouts and resveratrol-heavy dark berries do.