Disease- Symptoms of cannabinoid imbalances or deficiencies?
From stress relief to increased hunger, better sleeping to safe pain management, marijuana has been prescribed to treat nearly every discomfort people experience during their life. Daily issues can be miraculously resolved through a couple of puffs and citizens across the country are beginning to experiment with this fine herb as they begin to understand that cannabinoids are naturally produced in our bodies, and these ailments could be symptoms of a cannabinoid imbalance or deficiency in the body.
As people routinely pop over-the-counter pills such as acetaminophen and aspirin for minor aches and pains, the side effects of these socially accepted drugs far outweigh those of marijuana and yet the social stigma towards this plant has kept it out of the public’s eye. Even drugs such as Ritalin have proven to have negative irreversible side effects on children and yet hundreds of prescriptions for this potentially harmful drug are filled and refilled every day across the country.
Cannabinoids are naturally produced in the human body. We also have cannabinoid receptors making our bodies physically capable of interacting with other cannabinoids. The only other places these cannabinoids naturally occur are in some animals and in the cannabis (marijuana) plant. This fact makes it easier to understand why humans, animals and marijuana relate so well. If cannabinoids were looked more as something that needs to be maintained and balanced in the body, people could begin to treat their imbalances or shortage like an iron deficiency or a Vitamin C deficiency- a serious problem that needs to be resolved immediately. The government makes synthetic pill forms of THC (one of countless cannabinoids discovered to date), but the efficiency in treatments is not as good and the side effects outweigh those of the natural plant. The natural plant has hundreds of cannabinoids working together to interact with the body and this natural combination tends to have a very high success rate in treatments. The government-created cannabinoid does not show the same results.
So a plant that grows naturally in close relation to the human body or a pill that the government has created in a lab. Which do you prefer?
Ask yourself what your doctor would prescribe you; Vitamin C pills or oranges? Is your life in the hands of someone who would rather profit in the pharmacy or someone who would rather direct you into a healthier lifestyle and thus an improved quality of life. Vitamin C pills are great, but for one’s body to process the nutrients, there is a combination of other things that need to be present. For example, one can eat an entire bottle of Vit. C pills, but their body will only be able to process as much as the body can take in, reflecting hugely on what else is in the body to help it break these substances down and use them. An orange however, has the natural combination and chemistry to work with the body. From helping your body digest the orange, to allowing your body to actually use the nutrition within the orange, nature has provided all of the necessities for life to gracefully continue. So which do you prefer- the pill or the orange? Either way, preventing deficiency triggered diseases is important, and your quality of life will depend strongly on your choices regarding these preventative measures.
1 in 2 Canadian citizens are expected to get cancer in their life. Can you imagine if 1 out of 2 Canadians were expected to have an iron deficiency, or scurvy? Doctors would be handing out iron and vitamin pills left, right and center. Cannabis has been proven repeatedly to stop the growth and even shrink tumors and cancers. So why aren’t doctors mentioning this to people? Why do majority of citizens know nothing regarding the Medical Marihuana Program that Health Canada has had in play for 9 years now? How can so many people be suffering from cannabis treatable ailments while others are going to jail for possessing it? People are popping harmful pills needlessly when they could be using a natural plant from their garden.
Who is responsible for this lack of public knowledge? Well believe it or not, the College of Surgeons and Physicians has called every doctor across the country discouraging the support for these licenses, making them at least par responsible. Doctors refuse to sign forms in fear of scrutiny from the College despite the abundant scientific research backing the plant, thus allowing the social stigma to get in the way of their practice, making them par responsible. Pharmaceutical companies profit millions from these pills so they refuse to inform the public on preventative measures. Law enforcement neglect to learn about the marijuana program and worse, they continue to charge people and ruin families over a medication. They demonize the plant as well as citizens who use or grow it despite the legal avenues available to these very same people. Media of all kinds refuse to publish any information regarding the marijuana program and the public remains uninformed or unfortunately misinformed. People aren’t asking questions and more importantly, demanding answers. All and all, everyone is responsible, but this reminds us that it is our responsibility and in our power to make this information public knowledge. It begins with freelance media sources and word of mouth. Spread the news to everyone you care about.
Pharmaceuticals will no longer be able to profit off of the diseases of the public once the public realizes their ability to grow their own medicine and treat themselves legally. Cannabinoids in the body need to be balanced and maintained and what better way than to experiment with natural plants that are so closely related to the human body. From sleeping troubles to cancers, marijuana has the potential to help with treatments and every Canadian is eligible to apply. Get informed, spread the news. It is time to educate yourself and people you love about medications and preventative measures. Don’t hesitate. Meducate yourself today.
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i have a few words to say i have smoked marijuana for aprox 15yrs know i was born with spina bifida and was told i would never hold a full time job or if i did it would have to be a farly light wait job so i was 18 and on my way i went to every doctor u can amagine and was tested in every way as well they always had the same ansewer for me my health has made me this way and to not push it well i herd enough of there ideas at this time and moved to alberta looking for a better life seeing there is no good answer at least not good enough for me so i bought some marijuana and threw tthe pills away after about 3 weeks i decided i needed to get a better job and went to work for a vacume truck company in the oilfield thought i would just give it a try and was told it was hard work so i did here it is 15yrs later i worked in that same job for this long and i owe it all to self medicating with marijuana