Tag: PTSD

Marijuana: medical vs. home grown—can you tell the difference?

Marijuana: medical vs. home grown—can you tell the difference?

Suppose someone put two marijuana plants in front of you and asked you to pick which one was medical marijuana and which one was home grown. Could you tell the difference? Of course you couldn’t. There is none. But knowing… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Medicine, News, Pharmaceuticals, Politics & Government
New Study: Cancer PTSD Could Affect One-Fifth of Patients

New Study: Cancer PTSD Could Affect One-Fifth of Patients

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is usually associated with soldiers after war, natural disaster victims and other tragedy sufferers. But a new study has discovered that about 20% of individuals diagnosed with cancer also develop signs of PTSD. What the Cancer… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Medicine, Mental Health
Cannabis Is A Wonderful Healing Plant

Cannabis Is A Wonderful Healing Plant

This past year, I learned about a wonderful healing plant known as cannabis. I read about all the wonderful healing benefits men and women have experienced when treating their physical pain and mental health distress with cannabis. I’ve also read… 0 Shares | | Posted in Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Mental Health
Addiction Recovery: High Time for Change

Addiction Recovery: High Time for Change

6 Breakthrough Therapies for the 21st Century The Status Quo is Not Working There has been a distinct disconnect between the “mind” and “brain” sciences when it comes to addiction recovery. In her ground-breaking book, Unbroken Brain: A revolutionary new… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Mental Health
How Crime Can Damage Your Health – And What You Can Do About It

How Crime Can Damage Your Health – And What You Can Do About It

It’s a given that crime can adversely affect your health. Violent crimes such as assaults can obviously directly affect an individual’s physical health – but what about the ‘invisible,’ mental effects of crime? Crime and the subsequent fear of it… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Crime, Health, Herbal Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health
Staggering New Data Shows Serious Depression Epidemic in America

Staggering New Data Shows Serious Depression Epidemic in America

This month, Mental Health America (MHA) shared some staggering new numbers related to depression in America.  In 2014, the nation’s community-based nonprofit leader in mental health support, recovery and advocacy began screening people for mental health issues using their online,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, News, Science, Science & Tech
DEA’s Proposed Ban on Kratom Harms Those They Claim to Protect

DEA’s Proposed Ban on Kratom Harms Those They Claim to Protect

As the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) goes about its deliberate, unemotional process of turning the herb kratom into an outlawed substance, it is worthwhile to think about those who will suffer as a result of having one more aspect… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
MEDICAL CANNABIS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN (THC) and (CBD)

MEDICAL CANNABIS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN (THC) and (CBD)

MEDICAL CANNABIS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN (THC) and (CBD) Cannabis plants produce a unique family of terpeno-phenolic compounds called cannabinoids, which produce the “high” one experiences from consuming marijuana.  There are 483 identifiable chemical constituents known to exist in the cannabis… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine
Marijuana Cultivation Ban Frustrates Sisters of the Valley and Those Who Rely on Medical Marijuana

Marijuana Cultivation Ban Frustrates Sisters of the Valley and Those Who Rely on Medical Marijuana

Sister Darcey and Sister Kate are referred to as the “Sisters of the Valley.” These two self-proclaimed nuns have been growing marijuana and selling products made from cannabinoids (CBDs) in California for approximately a year. However, their city council recently… 0 Shares | | Posted in News, Politics & Government
Military scientists study the effects of meditation on PTSD

Military scientists study the effects of meditation on PTSD

At Joint Base San Antonio, military scientists are reaching the end of a three-year study analysing the effects of meditation on the stress levels of veterans and active servicemen. Initial examination of the collected data suggests that pain and stress… 0 Shares | | Posted in Holistic Medicine