Weight Loss
CBD Does Not Go Better with Coke
Late last year, Bloomberg reported that Coca-Cola was in serious talks to develop a CBD-infused beverage. High sugar diets, like those that include drinking a lot of sugary beverages, have been linked to a host of health issues. Does it really make sense to add CBD to the mix?
CB1, Gene Expression & Obesity
A synthetic cannabinoid pharmaceutical called Rimonabant was briefly approved in Europe as an anti-obesity drug. Rimonabant inhibits the CB1 receptor, reducing its activity below normal levels and blocking other compounds, like THC or anandamide, from activating it. It was taken off the market in 2008 for causing suicidal thoughts, among other psychiatric problems, which occurred when this pharmaceutical shut down cannabinoid activity in parts of the brain.
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.
Cannabis for Weight Loss
Medical Cannabis may include weight loss and reduced risk of obesity-associated medical conditions
Recipe for DNA-Repairing Pumpkin Curry
Food is medicine. This delicious pumpkin curry recipe by Nature Going Smart is full of ingredients with powerful healing properties.
Diet & the Endocannabinoid System
New research gives us food for thought on how the endocannabinoid system could be vital in understanding diet, digestion, and energy metabolism. It could be the key in understanding today’s obesity epidemic. What dietary changes can we make to support our endocannabinoid systems?
Get High & Lose Weight?
The United States is facing epidemic levels of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The good news is that studies show marijuana users are much less likely to develop metabolic syndrome, a significant risk factor for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
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.
Obesity & Weight Loss
Being overweight is associated with chronic inflammation, diabetes, increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. Often environmental and genetic factors are in play.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a condition in which your body does not properly process sugar. It can cause nerve damage, eye problems, heart disease or stroke. Symptoms include fatigue, blurred vision, feelings of thirst, slow healing of cuts or bruises, and tingling, pain or numbness in hands and feet (neuropathy).
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Top Conditions
In compiling a list of conditions that CBD may help, we examined hundreds of peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.