Cannabis and Liver disease

Can Cannabis cure liver disease? 

With the help of the sun, the liver is also able to produce vitamin D, which is received from the pineal gland. Patients with liver disease or liver failure will always have lower vitamin D levels, due to compromised absorption by the damaged liver. Vitamin D has a wide margin of safety, because the liver naturally only absorbs the quantity of vitamin D that the body requires; so, in other words, if you lie in the sun for too long you cannot overdose on vitamin D. Reports of intoxication are extremely rare, and there is no evidence to suggest any potential for abuse. Low vitamin D levels and bone disease are common symptoms of liver disease. In my opinion vitamin D deficiency is the very marker for liver disease, and people with higher levels of vitamin D have less chance of developing liver cancer and disease. [216] (Nair, 2010)

It takes a lot for the liver to become so diseased that it can no longer produce vitamin D, and this is exactly how other chronic conditions start manifesting themselves in the body…over a long period of time. These days, it is happening quicker due to the increase of toxins in our air, food, water, soil and vaccinations, and when the liver fails the body also fails.

A failing or diseased liver will give you real symptoms like jaundice (yellow eyes and skin), bad breath, rashes, itchy skin, brown spots on the skin which are so called ‘liver spots’, pale stools and dark urine.  If you have any of these symptoms, and you are worried about your liver, you should see a health care practitioner as soon as you can.

There has not been nearly enough media attention highlighting the issue of alcohol versus Cannabis for recreational use. Not only does Cannabis offer a healthier euphoriant than say whiskey or vodka, but it can also help repair the damage that alcohol imposes on the body, especially the liver.  The anti-inflammatory and neuro-protective properties of Cannabis make this medicine appealing as treatment for a variety of diseases including cancer and liver disease.

The reason why The Cannabis Coconut Connection ® is so effective in treating liver disease is because the Cannabinoids are taken straight to the liver, instead of to the gut, and this is because of the way the medium-chain fatty acids of organic coconut oil work in the body, as discussed in Chapter Two. In the same way as Cannabis protects the lungs against tobacco smoking, it also protects the liver against alcohol damage. Patients with active cirrhosis of the liver, display an increased expression of Endocannabinoid receptors in their liver cells, whereas those not suffering from liver disease do not display such a high expression of the Cannabinoid receptors. [217] (Parfieniuk and Flisiak, 2008)