Cannabis

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Digestive Disease, TREATMENTS | 0 comments

developed by: Researchers at the University of Bath


Cannabis for Medical UseFrom a news article:

Cannabis May Offer Relief from Bowel Disorders

Cannabis-based drugs could prove effective for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a British study has found.

Researchers at the University of Bath were investigating whether cannabis—marijuana—can help relieve some IBD symptoms. They identified a potential new target for cannabis-based drugs to treat IBD, which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Some IBD patients report that their symptoms are reduced after they use cannabis.

The team examined gut samples from healthy people and IBD patients and looked at two specific receptors—CB1 and CB2—that are found on the surface of cells in the gut and are known to be activated by certain molecules found in cannabis.

The investigators found that the presence of CB2 increases in IBD patients as their disease progresses. The researchers suggest that CB2 may be part of the body’s natural mechanisms attempting to restore the gut to a normal, healthy state. If this is true, CB2 would be an ideal target for the development of new cannabis-based drugs to treat IBD, according to the report in the current issue of the journal Gastroenterology.

“This gives us the first evidence that very selective cannabis-derived treatments may be useful as future therapeutic strategies in the treatment of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis,” researcher Dr. Karen Wright, from the department of pharmacy and pharmacology, said in a prepared statement.

“This is because some extracts from cannabis, known as cannabinoids, closely resemble molecules that occur naturally in our body, and by developing treatments that target this system, we can help the body recover from some of the effects of these diseases,” Wright said.

source: Cannabis May Offer Relief from Bowel Disorders

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  • Julie Genser, founder of Planet Thrive

    Earthwalker is the username that PT founder Julie Genser created for her online interactions so many years ago when first creating Planet Thrive.

    Julie's (Earthwalker's) life was derailed over twenty years ago when she had a very large organic mercury exposure after she naively used a mouth thermometer to measure the temperature of just-boiled milk while making her very first pizza at home. The mercury instantly expanded into a gas form and exploded out the back of the thermometer right into her face. Unaware that mercury was the third most neurotoxic element on Earth, Julie had no idea she had just received a very high dose of a poisonous substance.

    A series of subsequent toxic exposures over the next few years -- to smoke from two fires (including 9/11), toxic mold, lyme disease, and chemical injuries -- caused catastrophic damage to her health. While figuring out how to survive day-to-day, and often minute-to-minute, she created Planet Thrive to help others avoid some of the misdiagnoses and struggles she had experienced.

    She has clawed her way over many health mountains to get to where she is today. She is excited to bring the latest iteration of Planet Thrive to the chronic illness community.

    In 2019, Julie published her very first cookbook e-book called Low Lectin Lunches (+ Dinners, Too!) after discovering how a low lectin, gluten free diet was helping manage her chronic fascia/muscle pain.

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