Recently I ran across an article by a 26-year-old lamenting the insanity of classifying CBD as a schedule 1 narcotic or having no medical value and high potential for abuse. Huh? Now I know I’m preaching to the choir, but bear with me. This gal was suddenly stopped by numbness in her hand. Her livelihood … Read more
When it comes to broken bones, researchers are finding that CBD, the nonpsychoactive element of cannabis, can help heal and even strengthen bones. About a year ago I broke my big toe. There really isn’t a lot that can be done for a broken toe, so I endured the pain and walked on the outside … Read more
What is endometriosis? According to the medical dictionary, endōˌmētrēˈōsəs/ noun: endometriosis a condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain. But, that’s the benign version. It’s many things to the many women who have the condition. Pain in the pelvis during intercourse or periods, swelling, painful bowel movements … Read more
Usually in this space I take a topic and run with it. Today, I thought I’d give you a taste of some news stories about CBD from hemp. At the end of the blog, I include a fairly clear infographic to give you an idea of what our society is missing out on by classifying … Read more
Just think of menopause as another rite of passage. Or maybe not. Although menopause is a female body’s natural progression, the symptoms can be problematic. But first the facts. Menopause is essentially the end of fertility. No more menstrual periods, no chance of becoming pregnant. OK, that’s the short version, and for the purposes of … Read more
It’s heartbreaking to watch anyone with a seizure disorder try to maintain a normal existence when that person never knows if or when a seizure will hit. It seems even more difficult to watch when that person is a child. Well, there is some good news, although it’s been a long time coming. The U.S. … Read more
I saw an article on BuzzFeed, with kind of an alarming headline: Sunscreen Chemicals are Destroying Coral Reefs. What? I know that as a society, we’re a little bit like sun worshippers; on the other hand we’re terrified that spending time in the sun is going to give us cancer. But, who knew the stuff … Read more
Fibromyalgia is a debilitating disease. No one knows that better than Carolyn (not her real name), whose life was turned inside out because of it. Twenty years ago, this special-education teacher from Chicago had a good life. She loved her family. She loved her job. She loved the life she led. Then her hands began … Read more
Nerve pain. It can take over your life physically and emotionally. But pain could be managed safely with CBD-infused products. Opioids, the most common product prescribed for chronic pain, has a whole raft of problems, not the least of which is addiction and potential death. Not exactly a comforting option. CBD products are an option … Read more
I’ve talked in this blog repeatedly about hemp and what an impressive plant it is. Unfortunately, because it’s a distant cousin to marijuana, and even though it’s not psychoactive nor used the same as marijuana, it was banned from our agriculture in the 1900s. In a nutshell, around the early 1900s, Du Pont and other … Read more