Inflammation

Should You Use Cannabis to Prevent Illness?

Preventive medicine is a hot topic these days as everyone is looking for ways to stay healthy and avoid illness. Here is information on maintaining the health of your endocannabinoid system.

Trade in Your Ibuprofen for Cannabis

Round red ibuprofen pills pour onto a white table from an out-of-focus white bottle in the background.

Pain from inflammation can and will likely affect all adults at some point in their lives. But there can be serious side effects to using traditional anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen. Could cannabis provide an safer alternative?

ICRS 2018: Report from Leiden (Part 2)

During the first week of July 2018, five-hundred-and-thirty-five delegates from five continents met at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands for the 28th annual symposium of the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS). The four-day conference showcased recent scientific discoveries about cannabis components and various ways of targeting the endocannabinoid system to improve health outcomes.

Cannabis Roots: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Science

It has long been known that resinous cannabis flower tops are well endowed with medicinal components. But that’s not the only part of the plant that has been used for therapeutic purposes. Cannabis roots have also provided relief for various ailments in traditional cultures.

Coffee & Cannabis

Coffee and cannabis are two of the most widely used psychoactive substances in the world. What happens when you take them together?

Mind Over Matter Over Mind

The placebo effect happens when an expectation of benefit in a treatment creates the same response as an actual treatment. How does the power of thought influence the endocannabinoid system and our health?

Cannabis Medicine Has Strong Roots in Science

Neuroscientist Greg Gerdeman, PhD, one of the rare professors to teach the endocannabinoid system in college, challenges health professionals and researchers to study cannabis science and therapeutics.

Obesity

Obesity is a condition that is associated with an excess amount of body fat, in particular a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater. Often there are genetic and environmental at play. Obesity is associated with chronic inflammation, diabetes, and many other metabolic conditions.

Pain

Pain is physical suffering or discomfort typically caused by illness or injury. Chronic pain is defined as any pain lasting more than 12 weeks. It can persist for months or years.