by idgadvertisingold | May 30, 2017 | CBD, Endocannabinoid System, Medicine
When you picture the average cannabis user, what do you imagine? Chances are you’re not imagining a senior citizen. Due to cannabis’ reputation as a counter-culture recreational drug, many people assume the average cannabis user to be young and liberal. While this...
by idgadvertisingold | May 8, 2017 | CBD, Endocannabinoid System, Medicine
Chances are every person reading this has some connection to hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, which can lead to liver failure and death. Unfortunately, there are many potential causes of hepatitis. Excessive alcohol consumption can cause inflammation, as well...
by idgadvertisingold | Apr 27, 2017 | CBD, Endocannabinoid System, Science, THC
Last week we talked about the need for genetic testing of both the cannabis plant itself and of patients. Speaking in broad terms, we noted that slight alterations in human DNA can lead to noticeable differences in reactions to cannabis. This is something medical...
by idgadvertisingold | Nov 15, 2016 | Endocannabinoid System, Medicine, Research, Science
Estimating the number of individuals suffering from sleep disorder is difficult if only because of the variety of sources. While sleep can be interrupted by chronic pain, as is often the case for arthritis patients, other sources such as gastrointestinal activity,...
by idgadvertisingold | Nov 10, 2016 | Endocannabinoid System, Science
As a society, we are indebted to researchers who’ve dedicated entire lives to investigating less popular subjects. Early on, medical researchers heightened interest in cannabis miffed a lot of the scientific community as a whole, who thought of cannabis as a...
by idgadvertisingold | Nov 4, 2016 | CBD, Endocannabinoid System, Medicine
Cannabinoid receptors are known to be located all throughout the body. Although most abundant in the central and peripheral nervous system and in immune system cells, cannabinoid receptors are also thought to reside in other types of tissues. However, due to the...