Slow down, relax, take it easy…. Working long hours is bad for your heart

People who regularly work long hours may be significantly increasing their risk of developing heart disease, the world’s biggest killer, British scientists said Monday.

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Healing with cannabis or just getting high?? An interview with Tamara Westwood of Illuminations Radio

There’s a lot of great information on cannabis, CBD and controversial issues surrounding the use of medical cannabis in my interview with Tamara Westwood.

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Topics discussed include:

What about cannabis juicing for pain?

What about edible cannabis and other forms of cannabis that don’t require smoking such as edibles and topicals?

How does cannabis support patients with multiple sclerosis and other auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis?

Does cannabis lead to the use of other drugs?

Is smoking cannabis harmful to the lungs?

How does cannabis use by patients affect the use of alcohol and other drugs?

Cannabis use for the treatment of IBS, Chrohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis and much more….

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Why cannabis helps so many conditions

Students from the Leadership Institute of Seattle ask Dr. Felice how cannabis helps so many different conditions.  Dr. Felice discusses the endocannabinoid system and how it can be used to positively effect various disease states.

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Medicinal Trillium in bloom in Seattle

Trillium is blooming now in Madrona, Seattle.  Trillium is an endangered plant that is both edible and medicinal with a long history of use by Native Americans.  A tea made of the root is an excellent anti-spasmodic and used in the treatment of menstrual cramps.  The affinity of this herb for female complaints, and it’s slow growth are part of the reasons for it’s status as endangered.  Trillium can be cultivated in gardens through seed.  It take’s two years to germinate and another two years to bloom,.  Trillium’s common name is “birth root”.

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How to choose top quality medical cannabis

Learn how to choose the best quality medical cannabis for your condition.  Dr. Felice discusses some of the intricacies of strain selection.  Topics include the chemical content of CBD, THC and other cannabinoids.

 

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Cannabis vaporization, edibles and tinctures in medical use

There are so many ways to use cannabis from topical uses, to vaporization, to edibles and tinctures.  Learn more about how the pharmacology of cannabis can be tailor suited to each patients individual needs.

 

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Medical cannabis and CBD by Dr. Jake Felice

Not all cannabis is the same, and certain strains of cannabis are much better for particular medical conditions than others.  Medical marijuana patients can benefit from cannabis strains that are selected specifically for their particular condition and medical profile.  Does your cannabis strain have what you’re looking for?

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Medical cannabis and your health – FREE talk at The SugarPill on Capitol Hill, Seattle

When: Thursday, September 22nd at 6:30 PM
Where: The SugarPill located on Broadway and Pine in Capitol Hill
Price: This is a FREE event
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Medical marijuana can help patients reduce their dependence on prescription medications.  Cannabis has been a medicinal plant of unparalleled versatility for thousands of years.  It is one of the most well known, and at the same time, most misunderstood plants in existence today.
Cannabis relieves pain, protects our cells, relaxes, aids with eating, helps sleep, and integrates emotional trauma.
How is it that one plant can help so many diseases, symptoms and syndromes?  Cannabis interacts with our six-hundred-million-year-old internal biological signaling system in our bodies, known scientifically as the endocannabinoid system.  This system modulates pain, mood, appetite, immunity, inflammation, nerves protection, movement, and even cancer cell regulation.  Because of this, when studying the science of cannabis, it is imperative to approach it from a holistic point of view.

Join us for a FREE discussion with naturopathic physician, cannabis lecturer and expert Dr. Jake Felice, and learn more about how medical cannabis can affects health and disease.

 

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Dr. Jake Felice speaking at Hempfest 2011

I will be speaking this Saturday, August 20th at Hempfest 2011 on the benefits of cannabis oils, lotions, and creams for the treatment of chronic pain.  Come on out, it would be great to see you there!  I’ll be at the McWilliams stage at 12:40 PM and at the Seeley stage at 2:35 PM.

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Thistle for your liver

Thistle is now in flower in Seattle.  The seeds of thistles have been used for hundreds of years and are very good for any type of liver ailment.  Thistles of all types including artichoke and milk thistle are excellent for liver protection and support.

Over twenty peer reviewed research articles supporting the traditional use of thistle for liver ailments can be found here.  Enjoy!

©2011   J. F. Felice, ND

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Calendula for wounds, burns, bruises…. now flowering in Seattle

Calendula supports connective tissue and is good for wounds, burns, bruises, and boils. It is great for skin lesions in slow wound healers such as diabetics. Calendula is an “antiseptic-demulcent”.  This is a rare quality as few antiseptics help sooth the skin. A succus of the fresh plant is best for skin.  Calendula is also a wound healer and lymph mover. Calendula is drying, so is especially good for “moist” skin conditions. For tea, use 2-3 heaping tablespoons per cup of water.   Use flowers prior to opening fully.  Do not use internally during pregnancy.

Below is a list of several peer-reviewed references showing the healing power of calendula.
Peer reviewed references, “Calendula officinalis” from NCBI

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