CBD & Diabetic Ischemia
Brazilian researchers looked into CBD’s health effects in an animal model of diabetic brain damage due to oxygen deprivation and found promising results.
Diabetes
Leafy Greens & Diabetes
CBD Survey Results: Cultivating Wellness
Who Is Using CBD and Why?
Despite the huge public interest in CBD products, and an endless stream of media stoking that fire, there have been limited efforts to figure out exactly how and why people are using this darling compound of the cannabis world.
Cannabis & Weight Loss
Increased consideration of the public health impact of legalization has led to a closer look at cannabis’ impact on obesity. New research from Michigan supports an association between cannabis use and lower BMI.
Spinning Research
Last week we wrote about a study on CBD and cancer. The authors suggested that CBD was fighting cancer cells by blocking a receptor called GPR55.
Cannabinoid-Pharmaceutical Interactions: What You Need to Know
Interactions between medications are very common, especially in elderly populations that medicate for pain, diabetes and high cholesterol. The geriatric population is also the fastest-growing group of medical cannabis users. Cannabis has demonstrated efficacy in treating pain, and some phytocannabinoids have been suggested for various metabolic conditions.
ICRS 2017: Report from Montreal
The 27th meeting of the International Cannabinoid Research Society conference convened with over four hundred scientists presenting new research findings on a wide range of topics, including CBD and the endocannabinoid system. Read more about we learned about CBD and blood pressure, full-spectrum extracts, and medical use.
Recipe: DNA-Repairing Pumpkin Curry
Food is medicine. This delicious pumpkin curry recipe by Nature Going Smart is full of ingredients with powerful healing properties.
CBD, PPARs & Gene Expression
There is growing interest among medical scientists in the gene-regulating properties of cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive plant cannabinoid. CBD reduces brain cancer and breast cancer cell proliferation and metastasis by inhibiting the expression of the ID-1 gene.