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In this video, Angie Lickliter shares her experience of success through CBD after struggling with Crohn's Disease for 25 years, which she affectionately calls her "Gut Monster". During her conversation with Michelle, Angie explains the workings of CBD in the body and emphasizes the importance of nutrition, ...
By Arielle Gerard, MD, MS, MPH
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What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)?
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)  is a condition in which areas of your gastrointestinal (GI) system become chronically inflamed. Ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn’s disease (CD), collagenous colitis, and lymphocytic colitis are types of IBD, with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease being “classic” forms.
Ulcerative col...
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By Elisabeth Mack RN, BSN, MBA
This blog originally appeared on the Holistic Caring blog on April 1, 2022 and is being shared with their permission.
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Spring is blossoming and flowers are blooming. How about the flora, or microbiome of your gut? April is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) awareness month and we’re going to explain what that is and how it can be treated.
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IBS is an intestinal ...
By Marisa Fratoni, BSN-RN
This blog originally appeared on the Holistic Nurse Mama blog and is being shared with their permission.
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An Overview of Irritable Bowel Disease
Crohn’s disease and colitis are chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. These diseases can be lumped into the category of irritable bowel disease (IBD). It is estimated that 1.6 million Americans strug...
Sound Bites Podcast:Â Episode 213 Hosted by: Melissa Joy Dobbins
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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....
By Curt Dalton - Editor at Cannabis.net
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Because the primary method of consumption for marijuana is through smoking, it may seem like an unlikely candidate when for the treatment of asthma or any other respiratory condition for that matter. But our favorite plant CAN help those who suffer from asthma - another one on the long list of conditions that cannabis can help you with.
Asthma is a cond...
By William Brown, Certified Cannabis Educator
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Greetings All,
In this post, I'll supply a bit of background on a few compounds in Cannabis called cannabinoids and terpenes. This background will lay the foundation for supplying a better understanding of how these compounds can potentially benefit lung health, based on the available research.
With that being said, research surrounding cannabino...
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.
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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 (ECS), w...
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