Diet is Better than Drugs for Anti-aging
Razi Berry A study comparing the impact of diet versus drugs on the inner workings of our cells has found nutrition has a much stronger impact. The pre-clinical study by the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre suggests the makeup of our diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke […]
Study on Immune Changes Caused by Diet – Through Gut Biome
Razi Berry The cliché “you are what you eat” has been used for hundreds of years to illustrate the link between diet and health. Now, an international team of researchers has found the molecular proof of this concept, demonstrating how diet ultimately affects immunity through the gut microbiome. The work, conducted in mice, reveals that […]
Endocannabinoids Increased from Exercise
Razi Berry Exercise increases the body’s own cannabis-like substances, which in turn helps reduce inflammation and could potentially help treat certain conditions such as arthritis, cancer and heart disease. In a new study, published in Gut Microbes, experts from the University of Nottingham found that exercise intervention in people with arthritis, did not just reduce […]
5 Myths About CBD
Sarah Cimperman, ND Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, has been marketed as a natural cure for conditions ranging from anxiety and insomnia to epilepsy and chronic pain. At a time when ninety percent of people in the United States believe that the cannabis plant has medical benefits, CBD product sales are surging.1 Market researchers predict […]
How the Body’s Endocannabinoid System Influences Obesity
Razi Berry More than two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight or obese. Eating foods containing high levels of fats and sugars — the “Western diet” — can lead to obesity and significantly reduce life expectancy. Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) can lead to obesity and reduce life expectancy Nicholas DiPatrizio, an assistant professor […]
Anandamide: An Endocannabinoid and “bliss molecule”
Razi Berry Hemp and cannabis products such as CBD oil are becoming increasingly popular in the natural health market. The active components of cannabis and hemp are cannabinoids – THC and cannabidiol are the most prevalent and well known. But the human body actually produces its own cannabinoids, endocannabinoids. A neurotransmitter and the “bliss molecule” One […]
FDA Approves Cannabidiol for Use in Epilepsy
Node Smith, ND On April 19, 2018, an advisory panel from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended a new drug to be approved for the treatment of epilepsy.1 The drug, Epidiolex, produced by GW Pharmaceuticals in Britain, is a pure oral solution of cannabidiol, one of the primary endocannabinoids found in the herb […]