Cannabis Treatment Threatens Deadly Painkiller Industry
by Anthony Gucciardi
Activist Post
January 9, 2012
Pharmaceutical painkillers are now responsible for more deaths in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined.
These pharmaceuticals are responsible for more than 15,000 deaths conservatively in 2008 alone. With no sign of slowing down, the painkiller industry is becoming wildly popular among Americans — as a result, so is the high rate of painkiller abuse.
Classified as dangerous by the U.S. government, cannabis (even in THC-free form, or free of psychoactive effects) has been identified as a powerful pain reliever in more than 80 peer-reviewed studies.
You may be aware of the fact that marijuana is usually quite high in THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol), which is the compound responsible for the psychoactive effect of cannabis.
In contrast, it is also low in CBD (cannabidiol) content. Both THC and CBD are known as cannabinoids, however, which interacts with your body in a very unique way.
In fact, cannabinoids are key when it comes to pain relief. While this information alone is enough to shatter the traditional beliefs on government marijuana regulation, the relationship between CBD and THC is even more revealing.
What you may not be familiar with is how CBD has been shown to block the effect of THC in the nervous system. This allows for marijuana to be used with little or no psychoactive effects. Hemp, on the other hand, is high in CBD and low in THC. This is due to the fact that it is bred to maximize its fiber, seeds, and oil. Of course these key properties are what it is most commonly used for.
Trials Indicate Cannabis as an Effective Treatment for Chronic Pain
In a 2011 study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, researchers examined the effects of cannabinoids on chronic pain and proper sleep. What they found in their trials challenges federal government claims that cannabis has ‘no accepted medical use’. The researchers conducted 18 trials using cannabinoids in the treatment of chronic pain, and found that cannabinoids demonstrated a significant painkilling effect as well as noticeable improvements in sleep in 15 of trials. Compared, to placebo, the cannabinoids were extremely effective.
Most importantly, there were no adverse effects.
Another study, performed in 2002, reached similar conclusions. Finding cannabis to aid in pain relief as well as quality of sleep, researchers from the McGill University Health Centre stated in summary that cannabis can be used as an effective way of improving pain, mood, and sleep in some patients with chronic pain.
There are many forms of the cannabis plant, many without mind-altering properties, many of which can be utilized without adverse reactions, as detailed in the peer-reviewed research. It is also quite clear that the painkiller industry simply cannot continue to wreak havoc on the lives of many, and a natural alternative must soon emerge to prevent another 15,000 plus deaths this year.
Why is the federal government refusing to admit the medicinal properties of cannabis and the unique ability of this substance to curb pain, insomnia, and impaired mood? This is only one example of how the government decides what is and what is not good for your health.
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Chemtrails Criss Cross the Sky Throughout Arizona As Geoengineering Operations Continue (video)
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January 5, 2011
As widespread geoengineering continues, more and more citizens have begun to film the chemical laden trails in our skies that our commonly referred to as chemtrails.
The existence of a large scale, worldwide, geo engineering operation has been heavily documented by The Intel Hub including in our now infamous report, Secret Chemtrail Budget Exposed.
As the general public continues to become aware of these toxic operations, alternative media outlets must steadily increase their geo engineering coverage. It is extremely important that we push this topic to the forefront of both the alternative and corporate controlled media.
For it’s part, Arizona has been a major chemtrail testing ground with documented chemtrails sightings and pictures as early as 1990.
Scientists Weaponize Bird Flu – Governments Remain Biggest Sponsors of Bioterror (video)
Global Research TV
January 9, 2012
TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=3640
The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity made the unprecedented decision last month to call for the censorship of a pair of papers in scientific journals that describe how to make a novel, human transmissible form of bird flu that could kill unprecedented numbers of people.
Find out about the history of the US government and biowarfare research in this week’s installment of GRTV Behind the Headlines.
Red Ice Radio – James Corbett – Hour 1 – Fukushima Disaster Update
Red Ice Radio
January 5, 2012
James Corbett is an independent journalist who has been living and working in Japan since 2004. He has been writing and producing The Corbett Report, an online multi-media news and information source, since 2007. His forthcoming book, Reportage: Essays on the New World Order, will be available for purchase later this year. He returns to Red Ice to give us an update on the Fukushima disaster in the first hour. He shares concerns about the food supply and talks about the Japanese perspective. Then, we discuss media coverage surrounding the Fukushima disaster. Who can we trust? James talks about Japan’s political future and the possible globalist agenda to use the disaster to reshape the country. We talk about radiation fallout on land and ocean and the accuracy of death statistics from Japan’s radiation. James brings up the “de-CON-tamination” work process in the Fukushima Prefecture. Later, we discuss the strategy of the elite demonizing nuclear power in order to globally control it. The first hour ends on the topic of clean energy and suppressed technologies.
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Salt – friend or foe?
by Michelle Bosmier
Natural News
January 8, 2012
(NaturalNews) For many years we have been told by medical experts and nutritionists alike that it is crucial for our health to cut down on sodium as much as possible. Statistical data seems to show that a high dietary salt intake (primarily consisting in sodium chloride) can put people at risk of cardiovascular complications.
Consequently, salt has been vilified to such extent in the media that may people strive to remove it from their diets completely. But is wiping salt out of the menu really a wise choice? According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, not exactly.
To understand both why salt is healthy and why it has the potential to be dangerous, let’s look at what it can do for us. The primary biological role of sodium is to regulate blood volume and blood pressure by maintaining adequate body fluid levels. When the kidneys detect too little sodium levels in the body, they decrease sodium excretion. But when there is too much sodium, an antidiuretic hormone kicks in and causes the body to retain water. The kidneys will then try to gradually release excess sodium and water through urine, thus bringing the body’s fluid and sodium levels back within normal ranges.
Water and salts are also lost through excessive perspiration, associated with hot climates and physical effort. This can severely offset the body’s internal regulating mechanisms, and adequate rehydration is advised as soon as possible. In normal conditions however, sodium regulation is left almost entirely up to the kidneys. Medical experts usually warn us that if for some reason, the kidneys are unable to excrete excess sodium, the increased blood volume will exert extra pressure on blood vessels and make the heart work harder.
But now scientists say that too little sodium is just as bad. On the one hand, sodium deficiency can cause a range of problems, including headaches, nausea, fatigue and muscle cramps. On the other hand, commercially available foods contain large amounts of hidden salt which makes it difficult for people on a traditional diet to control their sodium intake.
The research of professors Martin J. O’Donnell and Salim Yusuf of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada now reveals that if we have very low levels of sodium in urine, we are at risk of cardiovascular death and congestive heart failure. The study looked at 28,880 people, with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, over a seven-year period.
The scientists explained that “clarifying the optimal daily intake of sodium is particularly important in patients with established cardiovascular disease, where it has been inadequately studied.” However, there is no scientific consensus as of yet regarding optimal salt intake, since body sodium levels also depend on how much an individual sweats.
“As a general rule, if people are adding salt to their diet they are taking in too much and they are on the higher end of our spectrum. The first thing people need to do is stop adding salt,” said O’Donnell. Fortunately, certain foods are naturally rich in sodium and can help balance a diet without added salts. Seaweed, green leafy vegetables and tuberous vegetables are natural sources of sodium, as well as other essential salts, such as magnesium and potassium.
Sources for this article include:
http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/main/news/news_2011/sodium_intake_study.html
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238164.php
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1091079
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
About the author:
Raw Michelle is a natural health blogger and researcher, sharing her passions with others, using the Internet as her medium. She discusses topics in a straight forward way in hopes to help people from all walks of life achieve optimal health and well-being. She has authored and published hundreds of articles on topics such as the raw food diet and green living in general. In 2010, Michelle created RawFoodHealthWatch.com, to share with people her approach to the raw food diet and detoxification.
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