Can Cannabis Cure?
Don’t wait until you are sick, get your phytocannabinoids now to
prevent illness…
You will be forgiven for laughing and saying ii am crazy
to suggest that such a condition as Cannabinoid Deficiency could even exist,
but don’t laugh too hard because there is more and more evidence pointing
toward this reality.
As more and more scientists and medical professionals are
beginning to realize that the newly discovered physiological system now known
as The Endocannabinoid System (EC System) is very real and like all our other
systems needs to be fed and stimulated to avoid deficiency and under-
performance, so in the very same way as the body needs vitamins and amino acids
and anti-oxidants, it also needs Cannabinoids to ensure optimum performance of
the EC system.
We have already seen how deficiencies can cause some
serious health problems for example vitamin deficiency and iron deficiencies
can both cause havoc on the body’s systems and so too when our body is deprived
of Cannabinoids when under attack from whatever reason, we begin to see
deterioration of systems and organs which often manifests in one or another
form of cancer. This is interesting
information when you realise that Cannabis can cure cancer and many other
medical conditions especially those for which the medical system say there are
no cures…we call these ‘orphan’ diseases and already there is a lot of research
being conducted into the role of Cannabis in orphan diseases…it turns out
Cannabis cures a lot of orphan diseases.
The Consciousness of the Cannabis plant
Only since the 1990’s have we officially known that
humans, and most species (except for some insects) of life on earth, even jelly
fish, in fact now have a ‘new’ physiological system known as the EC System,
which got its name from the Cannabis plant.
So we now have this ‘new’ system, and you can either
believe that we have always had this system or we are then evolving and
developing new systems. The simple truth
is that we have a functional system which requires Cannabinoids to perform its
functions and so in the absence of Cannabinoids the system will fail and
illness will set in.
The EC system then consists of the natural
Endocannabinoids produced by the body as well as the Cannabinoid Receptors
found throughout our body to which Cannabinoids from the Cannabis plant attach
to perform the functions of the EC system.
It is true that a lot of plants do produce Cannabinoids
but for sure the most significant of healing concentration in nature is found
in the Cannabis plant. We speak about the ‘entourage effect’ of the Cannabis
plant…which is the natural combination of an array of over 80 Cannabinoids and
hundreds of other chemical components which together produce the specific
natural effects of whole herbal Cannabis as opposed to synthetic Cannabis
medicines which claim to isolate THC.
Truly ii do not believe that a zero THC product could
exist since this would not happen in nature and the only way to achieve a low
THC high CBD medicine is to use a known low THC strain which would naturally
produce a higher CBD level as this is how it works in nature for instance in
the case of Hemp which is known to have lower THC levels but never zero. Having
said this ii am aware of intense studies in Israel in particular at Hebrew
University where claims of CBD only medicines are indeed possible.
The concept of Cannabinoid isolation paved the way
forward for easier access to Cannabis medicine for many people as well as more
relaxed Cannabis laws on the medical front.
Also ii really respect the fact that even the producers of the “Charlottes’
Web” strain admit that there are traces of THC as it was derived from whole
herbal Cannabis plant material.
Some people will tell you that Cannabis leaves and stems do
not contain THC but this is not true as THC is even found in the roots and this
is because more than any other Cannabinoid THC is associated with the majority
of the pharmacologic effects of Cannabis so in other words, according to my
research so far, without THC a lot of the other Cannabinoids would not occur or
function in its absence and it is true that all of the known Cannabinoids occur
in ratio to the presence of THC in the whole herbal plant.
Cannabinoid testing is a field which needs so much more
research but in the Cannabis plant we have a truly remarkable healing
technique. Cannabis is only for the healing it simply does not do any harm and
all the harm the anti-Cannabis people claim is never backed up with any
scientific evidence. But we do see hundreds of thousands of Cannabis success
stories from all around the world proving that Cannabis quite possibly is the
single most useful herbal remedy in the treatment of the widest range of human
diseases and medical disorders. Personally ii do firmly believe that Cannabis
is the extremely vital element of preventative healthcare, and the natural source
of an adaptive support and defence mechanism in our ever increasing toxic
environment.
Cannabinoids in breast
milk…seriously?
Studies have revealed that Anandamide (a natural
Endocannabinoid which imitates THC in the body) is present in human breast milk,
and there is evidence to suggest that activation of the CB1 receptors is
crucial to the suckling response in new- borns and it has also been shown that
Anandamide has a neuro-protective effect on the postnatal brain.
Recently ii was researching Vitamin D and ii discovered
that we also have CB1 (and possibly CB2 as well) receptors in our teeth pulp,
as well as Vitamin D receptors. Through the wisdom of the teachings of my
Elders ii have always known that we have Cannabinoid receptors throughout our body
but truly ii would never have imagined in the teeth.
In my 2014 NDP dissertation ii started writing about the
discovery of the CB1 and CB2 receptors and ii mentioned that the discovery of
more receptors was only a matter of time…and since then the Cannabis Community
has discovered and identified another 9 Cannabinoid receptors. My research is current and copious so ii am
still busy studying CB 3 to 11 receptors with an additional two to be
considered as well.
These are such exciting times with revolutionary research
presenting almost daily, so ii can share with you that ii have discovered that the
CB4 receptor is located in the vascular or circulatory system with positive
identification in the endothelial linings of blood vessels. While ii cannot say
for sure at this stage it does seem as though the CB6 receptor also operates in
the blood system but with added anti-inflammatory properties and for me
personally this explains how we are able to cure many blood disorders.
So with evidence like this it really is difficult to
comprehend why this medicine is still illegal and out of the hands of the
majority of people who are suffering with severe conditions, dread diseases and
depression all over the world.
WHAT CAN CANNABIS DO FOR YOU?
To be deficient, according to Chinese Medicine is any
disorder that is caused by the body’s inability to maintain balance.
Personally ii feel that the main function of the EC
System is Homeostasis which ii believe is the number one factor in the biology
of all living things and is best described as the ability to maintain a stable
internal environment despite the constant fluctuations in the external
environment. In other words, maintaining the body’s balance and adapting to
environmental changes.
The ability to maintain homeostasis is necessary for
survival and medical disorders and disease are the direct result of the body’s
inability to maintain homeostasis.
So then, Cannabinoids are responsible for promoting
homeostasis at every level of natural life, right from the sub-cellular to the
organism, and perhaps even to the community and beyond.
Over and above regulating our internal and cellular
homeostasis, Cannanbinoids also influence a person’s relationship with the
external environment. On a social level, the consumption of Cannabinoids
clearly changes human behaviour, and often promotes feelings of sharing, humour,
positive vibrations and creativity.
NEUROGENESIS
This is the creation of new neurons in the brain, new
brain cells. Next to Homeostasis ii would say that neurogenesis would be the
next most important function of the EC system.
Contrary to mass main stream media propaganda, research
continues to show that Cannabis does not kill brain cells and rather the
opposite is true, and in fact a recent study published in The International Journal of Neuropharmacology points to
Cannabinoids as a cause of neurogenesis in the brain and it was shown that
Cannabidiol (CBD) increases adult neurogenesis while having no effect on
learning.
“Most ‘drugs of abuse’ suppress neurogenesis. Only Cannabis promotes neurogenesis” – Dr Xia
Zhang (Canadian researcher)
So now we know that Cannabinoids, derived from Cannabis,
have a role to play in creating new brain cells in the human body. So, it
follows naturally that a deficiency of Cannabinoids could result in an
increased risk of brain cell damage, and also disruption or imbalance of
homeostasis within the body.
According to Dr Ethan Russo, the Senior Medical Advisor
at GW Pharmaceuticals,
“Deficient Cannabinoid levels may be the underlying
cause of numerous conditions alleviated by Cannabis.”
It seems clear that a lack of Cannabinoids can cause
disruption to various systems in the body and in turn this could lead to more crucial
and life threatening problems.
We now live in a world where way too many people are
medicated with prescription drugs which are also neuro toxic, which means they
damage brain cells. Then add to this all
the pollution in the air, soil, water, food and vaccinations, all of which are
neuro toxic, and we are starting to paint a pretty grim picture of the future of
physical and mental health across the world.
Despite the fact that we are nowhere near lawful clinical
human trials, there are thousands and thousands of reports of people suffering
with various disorders of dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar, Alzheimer’s, autism
and so on, having positive results by self-medicating with Cannabis in
particular CBD high strains and the same is true for people suffering from
epilepsy and other convulsive disorders.
All these disorders including Parkinson’s disease,
Multiple sclerosis and so many other conditions, for which they say there is no
cure, all of these conditions are actually caused due to a bacterial
infection. As ii have written many times
before all disease stems from the gut including mental disease and there is a
lot of evidence towards the reasoning of how microbes shape disease in the gut
in conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and so on.
As a matter of interest ii
recently read a report by Sean
Adl-Tabatabai posted on 19 March 2016 where it had been revealed that
Multiple sclerosis is in fact Lymes disease which is caused by a bacteria – the
report of this 105 year medical cover- up has already (11 August 2016) been
removed from the internet, further proof of the truth that all disease stems
from the gut). This revelation also serves as proof of the fact that when a
story does not make sense we must simply follow the money. Sometimes it does
feel as though there may never be a cure for disease until there is a cure for
greed especially the gluttonous greed for profit at the risk of human and
animal health.
Also very exciting research
from The Endocannabinoid
Research Group states that their results suggest that the Cannabinoid known
as CBC (Cannabichromenes) which is non psycho- active, can help the growth and
survival of NPSCs and their scientists have found that CBC is related to higher
concentrations of NPSCs.
So Neural Progenitor Stem Cell (NPSCs), are the stem
cells of the brain and are therefore vital to brain functioning. NPSCs are the precursors to the three types
of brain cells, being neurons, oligondendrocytes and astrocytes, and because
they are able to create any of these cells, they are now being investigated to
help regenerate brain cells. CBC also
seems to inhibit the creation of proteins that cause the NPSCs to convert to
other brain cells and this suggests that CBC may interact with this process and
also take on the characteristics of being able to decide what brain cells are being
developed and when they are being developed at cellular level.
AUTOPHAGY
The EC system controls the process of autophagy which is
a process involving cellular destruction of unnecessary or dysfunctional
cellular components.
The process of autophagy breaks down damaged organelles,
cell membranes and proteins, but does not
damage or alter healthy cells at all, unlike the majority of so called
cancer fighting drugs which kill off healthy cells as well as damaged cells.
The failure of the process of autophagy is the main
reason for on-going cell damage and therefore the aging process.
It seems obvious therefore that we need to boost our EC
systems in order to maintain our good health and indeed our longevity and
failure to do so will result in a number of medical disorders.
The Role of Cannabis in the Aging Process
Dr Robert Melamede, former Chairman of the Department of
Biology at the University of Colorado, believes that Cannabinoids can go beyond
helping patients with cancer or Multiple sclerosis and other serious conditions
but can also slow down the aging process and play a role in averting and normalising
all age-related illnesses.
This does makes a lot of sense and we are all aware of
the role of ‘free radicals’ in the aging process, they quickly multiply and
become uncontrollable in the absence of antioxidants to flush them out of the
body. Free radicals also cause
inflammation throughout the body thus intensifying other conditions commonly
connected with the aging process such as arthritis.
Despite all this solid proof still this medicine remains
illegal in most parts and strictly controlled in places where laws have been
relaxed. We see in the United States how
the State Law and the Federal Law do not quite work together and dispensaries
are constantly being raided and sick people are being prejudiced as the ‘feds’
walk away with containers full of life saving medication.
This is
exactly why ii continue to encourage people who need Cannabis for medicinal
purposes to grow their own. It is false
freedom where you are not in control of the production of your medicine and you
do not know for sure what is in it or where it comes from or how it was grown.
ANALGESIA AND
ANTI-IMFLAMMATORY
Again, personally ii believe that Endocannabinoids and
Cannabinoid receptors are located all over our bodies but they are definitely
found at the intersection of the body's various systems, allowing communication
and coordination between different cell types. Cannabinoids are therefore neurotransmitters
and it is now known that they are the most numerous of all our
neurotransmitters.
For example, at the site of an injury, Cannanbinoids can
be found decreasing the release of activators and sensitizers from the injured
tissue, thus stabilizing the nerve cells to prevent excessive firing, and
calming nearby immune cells to prevent release of pro-inflammatory substances.
Millions of people from all walks of life use Cannabis as
a pain killer and anti-inflammatory especially people who experience back ache
and arthritis related conditions. But sadly too many other millions are blinded
by the system and are mostly unknowingly consuming way too many and way too
dangerous prescription pain medications which have serious side effects on the
brain and body. What is even sadder is the fact that the majority of these people
in blind faith do not even bother to read the leaflet enclosed with
pharmaceutical drugs and then lack the education to make conscious decisions
about their health.
REGULATION OF
METABOLISM
Researchers have recently discovered that Cannabinoids
can actually increase the amount of energy and fat which the body burns.
Although Cannabis is better known for inducing hunger in
those who consume it, scientists have now found that Cannabis also has an
appetite suppressing effect.
It has been clinically proven that Cannabis boosts
metabolism, leading to lower levels of fat in the liver and reduced cholesterol
in the blood stream.
So there is a definite link between Cannabis use,
glucose, insulin and insulin resistance.
Scientists also now know that Cannabis activates the
stimulation of Adiponectin, a protein involved in regulating glucose and lipid
(fat) metabolism, proving that there is a strong relationship between Cannabinoids
and therefore Cannabis, and exterior metabolic processes. Cannabinoids are fat
soluble and the human brain is 60% fat, and this is another reason why the
pharmaceutical industry struggle with Cannabis because they cannot dissolve any
part of the Cannabis plant in water.
The
Cannabinoid known as THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) has been found to increase
sensitivity to insulin while also protecting the cells that produce insulin,
allowing them to work more effectively, and this has certainly raised hopes
that Cannabis can be developed into treatments for obesity related diseases as
well as diabetes because of its ability to regulate metabolism and
suppress appetite.
THCV is in reality an antagonist (inhibitor) of the
CB1 and CB2 receptors, so in other words instead of stimulating these receptors
THCV actually blocks them from being activated which is what makes THCV so
important in the study of obesity and appetite control and metabolic regulation
which it is showing signs of being able to control, as an appetite suppressant.
This is exactly why you don’t often see an overweight person who consumes
Cannabis.
THCV is also showing great potential to be able to
lower the seizure and convulsion threshold for people suffering from epilepsy.
Some of the best loved sativa strains are known to be
high in THCV for example Durban poison and many of the Haze and Cheese strains
as well as their hybrids.
It has also been revealed that CBD (Cannabidiol) has
an effect on the genes which affect cholesterol metabolism and also has an
appetite suppressing effect.
As ii said before there is not much you can do to
increase CBD levels other than to choose strains with a known high CBD
content. CBD is naturally found in
higher amounts in low THC varieties such as Cannabis ruderalis and some hemp species.
HORMONE
ABSORPTION
Studies have already shown that Cannabinoids have a
regulatory effect on the Endocrine System which controls hormone release as
well as homeostasis in our bodies, indicating that Cannabinoids can control the
production and release of hormones.
The EC System is linked to the Endocrine system as it has
been proven to play an important role in the secretion of hormones related to
reproductive functions and response to stress, and therefore controls the
functions of the Endocrine system.
It is no coincidence that
the 7 spiritual chakras are directly aligned to the 7 Endocrine glands which
they affect.
So the position of the EC system as being an
important regulatory system in the function of brain, endocrine and immune
tissues, quite literally makes the EC System a bridge between body and mind and
by gaining an understanding of this system, we are beginning to see a
physiological engine which can go a long way to explaining how our positive
state of consciousness can promote our physical and mental health in the same
way as a negative state of consciousness can destroy our health.
Tests involving the production and release of oxytocin
have given scientists hope to pursue studies of the role of Cannabinoids in
hormone release in the treatment of fertility problems, mood and anxiety
disorders, and metabolic processes such as thyroid function as well as symptoms
of autism.
You are not ill ~ You are Cannabis Deficient…
Currently there is more evidence in favour of the
therapeutic potential of Cannabis than there is about the most popular
conventional remedies currently on the market.
Evidence now shows that Cannabis is
actually an amazingly tranquil substance that in fact poses no risk of overdose
and only a slight risk of addiction, alike to that of craving coffee or
chocolate.
Many experts also now believe that the psychoactive
properties of Cannabis are most likely to only be short lived and in fact do
not pose any risk of brain damage.
So as more and more knowledge becomes available regarding
the EC system and Cannabinoid science in general, researchers and scientists across
the world are coming to the conclusion that many diseases may be caused by a
simply deficiency of Cannabinoids. This
condition has already been labelled Clinical
Endocannabinoid Deficiency (CECD) also known as Endocannabinoid Deficiency Syndrome.
The production of Endocannabinoids in our bodies affect
our cognition, emotion and behavior and has been scientifically linked to
reduction of pain and anxiety, increase in appetite, and general feelings of
well-being and so in tests carried out on rats researchers found that chronic
stress in fact reduced the production of Endocannabinoids. So stress makes you
Cannabinoid Deficient. By administering Cannabis to these rats it was found
that symptoms of depression were alleviated. It’s the exact same with humans,
if you give a depressed person a little bit of Cannabis and they will
definitely start to feel better.
So is it
possible that patients’ who are relieved of their symptoms by consuming
Cannabis are simply supplementing a deficiency in their EC system with the
Cannabinoids from Cannabis?
Is it
possible that Cannabinoids can simply be accepted as supplements to promote the
optimum functioning of our EC systems?
We have
seen how Cannabinoid treatment can be used to treat a wide variety of disorders
and health conditions also eliminating many age-related conditions like cell degradation.
We are becoming more educated from research studies
being released through the emerging science of Cannabis Chemistry and Cannabis Medicine,
and one thing is very clear, a fully functional EC system is essential for
health, as all evidence indicates that the EC system and the Cannabis plant
both have a very profound effect on the human body.
It seems strange that conventional medicine refers to
Herbalism and Traditional Medicine as “alternative
medicine” when in fact pharmaceuticals have only been around a little over
a hundred years, and for example the Chinese have been working with Cannabis
for over 5000 years, but it now seems possible that Cannabis is the future
medicine straight from the past.
Be Blessed Be Healthy
SOURCES:
Xhosastyles.blogspot.com
Dr Joseph Mercola
Dr Mathew Buckley
GW Pharmaceuticals
Charlotte’s Web.com
The
International Journal of Neuropharmacology
Department
of Biology at the University of Colorado
Hebrew
University Israel
The
Endocannabinoid Research Group
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