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The Hashimoto’s Protocol (2017) – Izabella Wentz
Briana has Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis – the most common form of hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) – and has benefited from author Izabella Wentz’s concepts in this new book. For years, Briana had trouble getting pregnant until we got to the bottom of her thyroid issues. Once we figured that out (in her case, cutting out gluten was critical) she was pregnant within two months. For a variety of reasons, from changes in human diets to exposure to more plastics, thyroid disorders are increasingly common – though, as this book explains, you can do a lot on your own to support healthy thyroid function.
The Spark in the Machine: How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine (2014) – Daniel Keown
Once in a while, a book on science comes out that is thoroughly engaging, even if you’re not an academic. Bill Bryson’s “A Short History of Nearly Everything” was one such book and “The Spark in the Machine” is another. All too often, people see Eastern and Western medicine as having mutually exclusive philosophical foundations and no overlap. This book adeptly challenges that idea. It’s funny and fascinating, taking on topics such as how “quantum entanglement” joins the hearts of people in love, and why children can grow new fingertips but adults can’t.
The Blackthorn Key (2015) – Kevin Sands
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Love Warrior (2016) – Glennon Doyle Melton
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"The Earth element is the feeling of the fruits of our labors being harvested and getting to enjoy them and feel a sense of abundance."
I encourage you not to skip this step. How will you be there to celebrate your harvest?
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[post_content] => Years ago, lying on my dorm room bed at UMass, I was flipping through the course catalog, when somewhere near the Soil Sciences section, a class caught my eye: The Sociology of Drugs. I’ve always found the stories of our relationships with drugs fascinating, so I decided to sign up for it.
It was so eye-opening that I still remember much of what the professor taught. One of the gems of that course was the notion that Americans develop unhealthy relationships with drugs we’ve adopted from other cultures (tobacco is a good example) when we don’t
also adopt the context or the
rituals that surround their use.
Another big insight was the ways racism shaped drug policy in the U.S. For instance, the passage of the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 was fueled largely by the perception of Chinese- and African-Americans as perpetrators of moral decay, enabled by opium and cocaine. And the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was promoted by many Whites as an effective device for incarcerating undesirable Blacks and Mexicans.
The criminalization of drug use and the propaganda campaigns that accompanied this legislation had many negative consequences, including forming a powerful mechanism for racial and class divide, supporting a massive for-profit prison system, and blocking access to valuable plants. This last point is of particular interest to me, because patients have sometimes told me of their use of plants which, although illegal, had a dramatic positive impact on their health. Virtually all plants that are legally controlled have a history of therapeutic use in their culture of origin.
As you probably know, George Washington grew hemp (a variety of cannabis with much lower amounts of the mood altering constituent, THC, than that in marijuana), and he considered it to be a valuable cash crop. In fact, the hemp plant can be used to create cloth, rope, paper, food products, and fuel, with a low environmental impact. But all of that ended when it became illegal.
Cannabis was placed in the most restricted category of drugs (Schedule I), reserved for substances with high abuse potential, no medicinal value, and severe safety concerns - none of which actually apply to this plant. Also, no discrimination was made between marijuana as a recreational drug versus hemp as an industrial crop. And due to its illegality, it became very difficult for researchers to obtain permission to study the plant to establish any medicinal value.
Meanwhile, in 1998, the United States government quietly filed for a patent entitled, “Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants” (patent number 6,630,507) which discusses the potential uses of constituents of this plant (“cannabinoids”) to protect the brain and nerves from damage. In recent years neuroscientists have discovered a signalling system in the human body called the endocannabinoid system (ECS) which is activated by cannabinoids. That is, we have
cannabinoid receptors throughout our central nervous system which respond specifically to the compounds produced by this plant and our body’s own mimics of them - and our government apparently wants a stake in this market.
The nervous system benefits of cannabinoids began to attract a lot of media attention a few years ago due to several high profile cases of parents administering a cannabinoid called cannabidiol, or
CBD, to their children with epilepsy. Despite the risk of legal repercussions, they found ways to procure the stuff for their kids because it had a remarkable effect of reducing their seizures.
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
As legislation and enforcement around cannabis has begun loosening up over the past couple decades, it has become easier to conduct research on the plant. It turns out there are a great many cannabinoids, most of them with distinct potential for human health. CBD has become one of the most popular - in part because of its clear value in childhood seizure disorders, but also because it has no psychoactive effects. That is, unlike THC, it doesn’t get people “high.” (It turns out, not everyone wants to be stoned all day.)
Consequently, CBD has been the subject of numerous research studies. The authors of one report stated, “We found that existing preclinical evidence strongly supports CBD as a treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. . .”
2 Another article, entitled,
In vivo Evidence for Therapeutic Properties of Cannabidiol (CBD) for Alzheimer's Disease, claimed that CBD (and combinations of CBD with THC) can reverse and prevent cognitive deficits in rodents.11 There has also been promising research demonstrating anti-inflammatory effects, anti-cancer effects, and pain-relieving effects.
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Industrial hemp still can’t be grown in most states, but we’re getting there. George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate just planted a few acres of it to stimulate discussion on the topic. And numerous states now allow either medical use or recreational use of marijuana. As for CBD, because it isn’t mood altering and has an excellent safety profile, it is (as far as I know) legal throughout the U.S., provided the products it’s sold in don’t contain any THC (less than 0.3%, technically).
We have recently begun incorporating topical CBD (isolated from hemp with zero THC) into some of our massages at The Dragontree and our clients have raved about it - they almost universally report feeling great afterwards.
Starting today, we're also incorporating it into some of our topical balms, lotions, and massage oils.
It’s amazing (and sad) to think of all the people who lacked access to this and other beneficial plants, not to mention the thousands who have been imprisoned for possessing them. Hopefully, we can heal this wound from our past, rediscover the benefits of these gifts from nature, and create our own rituals for healthy use.
Be well,
Dr. Peter Borten
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Sources:
- Bienenstock, D. (2014, June 09). A Comprehensive History of Marijuana's Epilepsy-Treating Compound, CBD. Retrieved from https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mv53yp/desperately-seeking-cbd
- Blessing, E. M., Steenkamp, M. M., Manzanares, J., & Marmar, C. R. (2015). Cannabidiol as a Potential Treatment for Anxiety Disorders. Neurotherapeutics,12(4), 825-836. doi:10.1007/s13311-015-0387-1
- Burstein, S. (2015). Cannabidiol (CBD) and its analogs: A review of their effects on inflammation. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry,23(7), 1377-1385. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2015.01.059
- Crippa, J. A., Derenusson, G. N., Ferrari, T. B., Wichert-Ana, L., Duran, F. L., Martin-Santos, R., . . . Hallak, J. E. (2010). Neural basis of anxiolytic effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in generalized social anxiety disorder: A preliminary report. Journal of Psychopharmacology,25(1), 121-130. doi:10.1177/0269881110379283
- Hammell, D., Zhang, L., Ma, F., Abshire, S., Mcilwrath, S., Stinchcomb, A., & Westlund, K. (2015). Transdermal cannabidiol reduces inflammation and pain-related behaviours in a rat model of arthritis. European Journal of Pain,20(6), 936-948. doi:10.1002/ejp.818
- Leweke, F., Koethe, D., Gerth, C., Nolden, B., Schreiber, D., Gross, S., . . . Klosterkotter, J. (2007). Cannabidiol as an antipsychotic agent. European Psychiatry,22. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.01.084
- Massi, P., Solinas, M., Cinquina, V., & Parolaro, D. (2013). Cannabidiol as potential anticancer drug. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology,75(2), 303-312. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04298.x
- Nagarkatti, P., Pandey, R., Rieder, S. A., Hegde, V. L., & Nagarkatti, M. (2009, October). Cannabinoids as novel anti-inflammatory drugs. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20191092
- Rahn, E. J., & Hohmann, A. G. (2009). Cannabinoids as pharmacotherapies for neuropathic pain: From the bench to the bedside. Neurotherapeutics,6(4), 713-737. doi:10.1016/j.nurt.2009.08.002
- Shannon, S. (2016). Effectiveness of Cannabidiol Oil for Pediatric Anxiety and Insomnia as Part of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report. The Permanente Journal. doi:10.7812/tpp/16-005
- Treatment-resistant epilepsy in children: New hope from cannabidiol. (2017). Clinical Pharmacist. doi:10.1211/cp.2017.20202894
- Watt, G., & Karl, T. (2017). In vivo Evidence for Therapeutic Properties of Cannabidiol (CBD) for Alzheimers Disease. Frontiers in Pharmacology,8. doi:10.3389/fphar.2017.00020
- Young, S. (2013, August 07). Marijuana stops child's severe seizures. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana/index.html
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The Hashimoto’s Protocol (2017) – Izabella Wentz
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The Spark in the Machine: How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine (2014) – Daniel Keown
Once in a while, a book on science comes out that is thoroughly engaging, even if you’re not an academic. Bill Bryson’s “A Short History of Nearly Everything” was one such book and “The Spark in the Machine” is another. All too often, people see Eastern and Western medicine as having mutually exclusive philosophical foundations and no overlap. This book adeptly challenges that idea. It’s funny and fascinating, taking on topics such as how “quantum entanglement” joins the hearts of people in love, and why children can grow new fingertips but adults can’t.
The Blackthorn Key (2015) – Kevin Sands
We’re always looking for impressive or uncommon children’s books to read aloud to our nine year old daughter, and this one was enjoyable for all of us. Although there are some gristly parts (luckily, we’ve gotten good at on-the-fly censorship), the story is great and balanced overall. What’s unique about it is that it revolves around the lives of apothecaries (pharmacists) in London in the 1600s, and makes abundant references to the natural medicines and alchemical processes they utilized. The adventure relies on several alchemical “riddles” an apprentice must solve – utilizing the right chemicals at the right times – to get out of danger and save a secret library. Though it’s recommended for kids in grades four through six, we can think of many adults who would love it.
Love Warrior (2016) – Glennon Doyle Melton
Glennon is a sincere, witty, and emotionally intelligent writer who brings you on a journey of her own life to share wisdom that benefits us all. One of the reasons Briana loved this book was the message of being fully present in the challenges of life so that we don't lose the lesson. These challenges, the author shows, actually help us recognize and bring forth our deepest gifts.
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The Well Life – over the past several months than any other. It’s about creating a life of peace, balance, and happiness, and we use a language of three elements – structure, sweetness, and space – to teach this. We’ve done nearly a hundred interviews since the book came out, and we’re constantly being asked to elaborate on some passage or concept. But even when we’re not referencing it for a radio host, we keep finding ourselves rereading certain parts of it, becoming increasingly clear about what these ideas mean to us. We often have the feeling that we wrote the book as much for ourselves and our own evolution as for others. If this sounds intriguing and you like what you read in our newsletters, check it out.
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