02-25-2017, 11:14 AM
Cannabis Revealed: How the Worlds Most Misunderstood Plant is Healing Everything from Chronic Pain to Epilepsy
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<span>February 24th, 2017</span>
Did you know you have a widespread receptor system that interacts with the compounds in cannabis?
The impact of marijuana prohibition has been stifling, particularly within the medical community. Thousands of new medical doctors graduate each year without the most basic understanding of the human endocannabinoid system or the medical conditions associated with its dysfunction.
Because the vast majority of our nations medical professionals are still being taught that cannabis is a harmful substance with high potential for addiction, it has remained difficult for the average patient to understand the immense value of cannabis medicine and how it could be used to improve the quality of live. As medical cannabis laws continue to evolve, it is more vital than ever for patients suffering from life-changing medical conditions to understand the benefits of this plant in an honest, medicine-based perspective. While Dr. Sanjay Guptas first Weed documentary was instrumental in showing the the mainstream how valuable cannabis medicine is for some severe medical conditions, weve only scratched the surface of cannabis medicines true potential.
<i>Cannabis Revealed</i> is the only book written by a medical cannabis specialist that explains the science behind the use of this amazingly therapeutic plant in easy-to-understand details of the recently discovered endocannabinoid system; a system involved in almost every human physiologic process. Going beyond the science, Dr. Bonni shares real patient stories from her medical practice in California that paint a clear picture of modern cannabis medicine:
<b>I went to medical school from 1986 to 1990 and did an internship from 1990-1993, completely unaware of the incredible discoveries of the cannabinoid receptor and the endocannabinoid system. By 1995, the first two endocannabinoids were discovered, but cannabis medicine was still unknown to most physicians.</b>
<b>When three-month-old Sophie was diagnosed with infantile spasms, a rare seizure disorder with a particularly grim prognosis, in June of that year, the neurologists began a course of high dosage steroids and benzodiazepines. By the time she was nine months old, Sophies development had plateaued, she was on three anti-epileptic medications and the seizures kept coming. The neurologists in New York City could find no reason for her epilepsy and diagnosed her with cryptogenic infantile spasms. Over the next 19 years, Sophie was treated with 22 drugs and two courses of the ketogenic diet, along with countless alternative therapies, including osteopathy, Chinese herbs and acupuncture. Her spasms evolved into mixed seizures but no medication helped stop them. She suffered from serious side effects, and her quality of life was sometimes unbearable.</b>
<b>Sophies mother Elizabeth told me that her old life ended on the day Sophie was diagnosed: her new life began on that day: a life of sleepless nights and days filled with intense caregiving, witnessing the constant suffering of her daughter, and navigating all the systems of care that having a sick and disabled child demanded. Sophie is severely disabled as a result of the seizures and the medications. While she can walk, she needs complete assistance with all life tasks, including feeding and diapering. She is non-verbal and needs a wheelchair because she tires easily and has seizures unexpectedly. She has hurt herself countless times, knocked out permanent teeth, gotten stitches, broken her leg and hand and nose, as well as suffered contusions and scrapes.</b>
<b>Even as her mother became a nationally recognized advocate for children with special healthcare needs, she never gave up hope that there was something that might help her daughter and, as the years went by, she became more and more convinced the traditional treatments for refractory epilepsy were nothing but a crapshoot. When she started hearing about cannabis and its effects on seizures, she began to explore the cannabis laws in California and eventually found her way to a well-trusted cannabis provider.</b>
<b>In December of 2013, Sophie was one of my first patients to get tested quality CBD-rich oil. Within two weeks of starting the oil, Sophie had the first seizure-free day of her life, followed by a period of several weeks with no seizures. She began to smile and appeared relaxed and comfortable for the first time in decades......</b>
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By <span><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/author/sponsoredpost/" title="Posts by Sponsored Post">Sponsored Post</a> </span> on <span> </span>
<span>February 24th, 2017</span>
Did you know you have a widespread receptor system that interacts with the compounds in cannabis?
The impact of marijuana prohibition has been stifling, particularly within the medical community. Thousands of new medical doctors graduate each year without the most basic understanding of the human endocannabinoid system or the medical conditions associated with its dysfunction.
Because the vast majority of our nations medical professionals are still being taught that cannabis is a harmful substance with high potential for addiction, it has remained difficult for the average patient to understand the immense value of cannabis medicine and how it could be used to improve the quality of live. As medical cannabis laws continue to evolve, it is more vital than ever for patients suffering from life-changing medical conditions to understand the benefits of this plant in an honest, medicine-based perspective. While Dr. Sanjay Guptas first Weed documentary was instrumental in showing the the mainstream how valuable cannabis medicine is for some severe medical conditions, weve only scratched the surface of cannabis medicines true potential.
<i>Cannabis Revealed</i> is the only book written by a medical cannabis specialist that explains the science behind the use of this amazingly therapeutic plant in easy-to-understand details of the recently discovered endocannabinoid system; a system involved in almost every human physiologic process. Going beyond the science, Dr. Bonni shares real patient stories from her medical practice in California that paint a clear picture of modern cannabis medicine:
<a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2016/03/the-beginning-march-8-1995/"><b>Sophies Story</b></a>
<b>I went to medical school from 1986 to 1990 and did an internship from 1990-1993, completely unaware of the incredible discoveries of the cannabinoid receptor and the endocannabinoid system. By 1995, the first two endocannabinoids were discovered, but cannabis medicine was still unknown to most physicians.</b>
<b>When three-month-old Sophie was diagnosed with infantile spasms, a rare seizure disorder with a particularly grim prognosis, in June of that year, the neurologists began a course of high dosage steroids and benzodiazepines. By the time she was nine months old, Sophies development had plateaued, she was on three anti-epileptic medications and the seizures kept coming. The neurologists in New York City could find no reason for her epilepsy and diagnosed her with cryptogenic infantile spasms. Over the next 19 years, Sophie was treated with 22 drugs and two courses of the ketogenic diet, along with countless alternative therapies, including osteopathy, Chinese herbs and acupuncture. Her spasms evolved into mixed seizures but no medication helped stop them. She suffered from serious side effects, and her quality of life was sometimes unbearable.</b>
<b>Sophies mother Elizabeth told me that her old life ended on the day Sophie was diagnosed: her new life began on that day: a life of sleepless nights and days filled with intense caregiving, witnessing the constant suffering of her daughter, and navigating all the systems of care that having a sick and disabled child demanded. Sophie is severely disabled as a result of the seizures and the medications. While she can walk, she needs complete assistance with all life tasks, including feeding and diapering. She is non-verbal and needs a wheelchair because she tires easily and has seizures unexpectedly. She has hurt herself countless times, knocked out permanent teeth, gotten stitches, broken her leg and hand and nose, as well as suffered contusions and scrapes.</b>
<b>Even as her mother became a nationally recognized advocate for children with special healthcare needs, she never gave up hope that there was something that might help her daughter and, as the years went by, she became more and more convinced the traditional treatments for refractory epilepsy were nothing but a crapshoot. When she started hearing about cannabis and its effects on seizures, she began to explore the cannabis laws in California and eventually found her way to a well-trusted cannabis provider.</b>
<b>In December of 2013, Sophie was one of my first patients to get tested quality CBD-rich oil. Within two weeks of starting the oil, Sophie had the first seizure-free day of her life, followed by a period of several weeks with no seizures. She began to smile and appeared relaxed and comfortable for the first time in decades......</b>
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