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| Strains you Like | Ringo's Gift, J-1, Candy Jack, ATF |
| Conditions | ADD ADHD Bipolar Disorder Migraine PMS |
| Symptoms | Anxiety Cramps Depression Loss of Appetite Pain: MuscleJoint Pain: Neuropathic |
| Other | PMDD is what I have, it just hasn't been able to be verified. |
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Testimonial - PMDD
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Essential Fatty Acids in Cannabis
Cannabis in the form of hemp
seeds holds forty-four percent of it's weight in edible oils. These oils comprise eighty percent of essential fatty acids (EFAs) which include Linoleic Acid (55%), Alpha-Linolenic Acid - Omega-3 (22%),
Gamma-Linolenic Acid - Omega-6 (1-4%) and Stearidonic Acid - Omega -3
(0-2%)(Source).
Cannabis derived from flowers has been found to include many fatty acids
including palmitic, myristic, oleic and stearic acids. (Source)
Omega 3 Fatty Acids in plant
form have been found to help with arthritis, depression, infant
development, asthma, ADHD, Alzheimer's and Dementia. These acids have been shown to act
primarily as an anti-inflammatory agent.(Source)
Studies have also shown that an increased diet including Omega 3 fatty acids helps to
reduce ADHD symptoms.
Omega 6 fatty acids, also
known as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), have been shown to help with brain function, growth and development, skin and hair growth, metabolism regulation, bone health and the functions of the reproductive system.
(Source)
A diet with higher levels of Omega 3's vs. Omega 6 has been shown to be healthiest overall. However
Omega 6 acids have been found to help with specific health problems which may not be addressed solely through a diet including use of Omega 6 acids.
Linolenic Acid (GLA) has been shown to help with nerve pain in people with diabetic
neuropathy or arthritis. Studies have shown more allergies
in woman with low GLA in breast milk or blood. GLA has been shown to help with a breast cancer
drug tamoxifen and help inhibit tumor activity. (Source)
Cannabis is a nutritious
food source that offers essential fatty acids, all 9
essential amino acids and 65% of globulin edistin.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
How Marijuana Effects GABA in the Nervous System
In short, GABA is a
neurotransmitter in the mammal central nervous system that can
repress excitability in the neurons in the nervous system and
regulation in muscle tone. GABA is an abbreviation for
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid which is an amino acid, which are secondary
to water to being the biggest component in cells, tissue and muscle
that are critical to biosynthesis and being a neurotransmitter.
Cannabis plays a crucial role with the endocannabinoid system in
suppressing the GABA, aiding in increasing dopamine levels which can
help in treatments with medical marijuana.
GABA acts differently in
stages of life, playing a roll in the developing brain as an
excitatory component in the brain, while in adulthood acting as an
inhibition in the brain. GABA regulates embryonic and neural stem
cell growth. GABA has been found in the intestine, stomach,
pancreas, fallopian tubes, uterus, ovaries, testis, kidney, bladder,
lung, liver, lungs, melatonin and eye lens.(Source)
GABA makes up 40% of nerve
cells, where glutamate makes up 30%. Glutamate offers excitability
to the nervous system and also the brain synthesizes glutamate into
GABA, which regulates the excitability, causing a check and balance,
or ying and yang effect of controlling the functions. GABA inhibits
nerve cells from growing, aggressive behavior, and regulates
hyperactivity. (Source)
How Marijuana Inhibits
GABA
Marijuana use effects the
neurotransmitter GABA by blocking it. The result is increasing
dopamine levels which normally GABA inhibits or regulates. Dopamine
offers a mood shift of reward for the brain that is released with
sex, exercise, appetite, learning, sleep, movement and mood.(Source)
Cannabis effects the
cannabinoid receptors, namely Cb1
and Cb2 that mimic a naturally created endogenous molecule,
anadamide. Anadamide is an Omega 6 fatty acid that regulates
appetite, cognition, emotion, memory, mood and pain.
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) and other Cannabinoids found in marijuana can effect
anadamide and therefore effect the endocannabinoid central nervous
system.
THC, for instance, binds to
the CB1 receptors, which reduces the enzyme cAMP which results in
less protein kinase A. This results in potassium and calcium
channels that ends up reducing the amount of neurotransmitters being
released. This chemical reaction is the result of reducing GABA. A
reduction in GABA results in an increase in dopamine. Dopamine do
not effect the CB1 receptors. (Source)
Treatments From
Inhibiting GABA
Research
is still needed for more conclusive results, but promising studies
and theories show that cannabis can be an effective treatment for
it's ability to effect GABA including:
•
Tinnitus
– A brain induced ringing in the ear.
• Fibromyalgia
– Tenderness in joints, muscles and other soft tissues.
• Anxiety
– Stress inducing fear, unease and worry.
• Addiction
– The difficulty to stop using substances.
• Schizophrenia
– Difficulty knowing what is real and not, thinking clearly to have
normal responses.
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