Cannabidiol Improves Blood Flow to Brain’s Hippocampus

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Cannabidiol (CBD) increases cerebral blood flow to areas of the brain associated with memory processing, specifically the hippocampus. The findings identify a potential mechanism for the use of CBD to treat disorders associated with altered memory processing, including Alzheimer’s disease, PTSD, and schizophrenia. FULL STORY HERE

Is CBG The New CBD?

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Did you know azWHOLEistic was the first CBD Dispensary in Arizona to sell CBG and CBN? If you think CBD has taken over our lives these past few years, you’d be right. It’s in our bathroom cabinets, our beauty drawers, and it’s even infiltrated our tampons — yes, really. But CBD is just one of the many cannabinoid compounds […]

Cannabis Clinical Research Closer To Approval

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance on developing cannabis-based drugs on Tuesday. This comes weeks after the White House completed its review of the document, clearing its path for public release. FDA is still in the process of developing regulations that could allow for CBD to be marketed as a food item or […]

9 Hand Sanitizers That The FDA Warns Can Be Toxic If Absorbed By The Body

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The Food and Drug Administration over the weekend issued a warning on nine alcohol-based hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico that it says contain wood methanol, a toxic substance that could ultimately result in death of absorbed through the skin or ingested. “Consumers who have been exposed to hand sanitizer containing […]

This Is Slowly Eroding Your Mental Health – Doomscrolling

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It’s 11:37 PM and the pattern shows no signs of shifting. At 1:12 am, it’s more of the same. Thumb down, thumb up. Twitter, Instagram, and—if you’re feeling particularly wrought/masochistic—Facebook. Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic left a great many people locked down in their homes in early March, the evening ritual has been codifying: Each night ends the way the […]

Could Fasting Help You Turn Back the Hands of Time?

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Back in 2012 I made a science documentary called Eat, Fast And Live Longer which explored the science behind approaches to extending healthy life and holding back the hands of time. I concluded that the only proven way to do this was by calorie restricting. Now, eight years later, there’s stronger proof of the benefits from calorie […]

The “Daily Dozen” – Learn To Eat Healthy

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When a wellness goal of eating healthy reaches a point where it’s totally stressing you out, it’s pretty much counterproductive. (We all know how bad stress is, right?) But it makes sense why so many people get burned out trying to figure out what to eat and live a healthy lifestyle: Comparing different eating plans, carving […]

Meat is STILL Bad…Sorry.

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A pair of new studies out Monday might nudge you to reevaluate your meat-eating habit. One study found evidence that eating at least two weekly servings of red meat, particularly processed meat, is linked to a slightly higher risk of cardiovascular … FULL STORY HERE

New Found Cannabinoid Has 30x Potency of THC

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Researchers at Italy’s University of Salento have discovered two new cannabinoids – THCP and CBDP – and THCP could be more potent than THC, according to an outline of the study by the Growth Op. In tests on mice, researchers found that THCP showed “an affinity for CB1 receptor more than thirty-fold higher compared to […]

Man’s Blood Almost Kills Him

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A man in Germany had so much fat in his thickened, pale blood, it basically looked like milk, scientists report – and it could have killed him if doctors hadn’t resorted to a long-abandoned treatment pioneered by ancient healers thousands of years ago. FULL STORY HERE