When looking at a picture taken by a transmission electron micrograph able to visualize nano-dimensional objects such as a corona virus for example you can see a crown-like near spherical envelope with protruding spikes similar to the strange ring of light you can observe when looking at the corona of the sun. As such it […]
Dupuytren’s Contracture and Cannabis
Slowly and over the period of many years I saw my dad’s right-hand turn into a permanent and immobile open fist. At first the tissue around his tendons started to harden. When I touched it, they felt strange, like a “living rock”. Then his corresponding little and ring fingers started to pull inwards and became […]
Veterans, PTSD, and Cannabis
Nearly two decades after the destruction of the World Trade Center and the subsequent American forever wars, the failure of the orthodox medical system has been laid bare by its inability to adapt and effectively respond to the latest needs, type, and severity of injuries experienced by our returning veterans. And, I am not talking […]
Cannabis, Opioids, and Pain: Part Two
Why opioids can kill and why natural cannabinoids do not By now everybody knows that opioid overdoses can be fatal. What you may not know is that most opioid overdose-related deaths are due to respiratory arrest. That is, once an opioid enters the system in an excessive dosage—via injection, inhalation, snorting, ingestion, or direct application […]
Cannabis, Opioids, and Pain: Part One
Opioids, Cannabis, and Pain: Which is Going to Work Best for My Pain? Pain in general is defined as an unpleasant physical, mental, and emotional experience that is linked to real or anticipated damage to our body or psyche. Ancient evolutionary forces of survival have hard-wired us to respond very quickly to the experience of […]