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Medical marijuana is not a one-size-fits-all treatment. If you’ve experimented with cannabis in your youth, you either know someone who gets extremely paranoid with even the lowest dose, or you are that someone. Some become talkative in social situations, while others go quiet. Most of us get “the munchies”. Some people fall asleep. This article marvellously explains the “why” behind cannabis’s ability to affect us all differently.

From “All disease begins in the gut” 2500 years ago, through the misguided antibiotic era, and on to the discovery of the gut microbiome in the 1990s – Medical Cannabis Dispensary South Africa takes a deep dive into one of the most fundamental and overlooked components essential to human health and tells you what you need to do (and not do) in order to protect your wellbeing. We also touch on the effects of medical marijuana on the microbiome, GI tract, and beyond.

CBD and THC are medical cannabis compounds with tremendous therapeutic potential. THC gets a bad reputation, due to its intoxicating effect, which leads people to seek out CBD oil products like isolates or very low-THC hemp oil. It’s important to address this misconception now, to ensure sick patients are buying the most effective marijuana medicine possible. Nature has put these cannabinoids together because they work better collectively, via the “entourage effect”. CBD can even limit or prevent the “high” altogether.

CBD or cannabidiol is often touted as a safe alternative medicine for everything from improving general health & wellness to relieving anxiety and inflammation – and high blood pressure (hypertension) is no exception. Swiftly becoming a modern-day “cure-all”, it’s not surprising if you’re eager to try CBD oil for relief from a specific ailment. If you’ve been wondering whether this medicinal cannabis compound could help reduce your blood pressure, this article may ease your mind. So, could CBD potentially help lower blood pressure? Let’s take a look.

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Treating children with medicinal cannabis is a controversial topic. Medical professionals call for more research while governing bodies express concern over the long-term effects of doping with a known drug. However, the multitude of real-life success stories cannot be ignored.

Cannabis oil works for your pet in the same way it works for you, by interacting with the receptors of the largest regulatory system in the body: The Endocannabinoid System (ECS). This essential communication system is a complex network of messengers and receptors responsible for helping to regulate nearly every crucial function, including the processes responsible for pain perception, immune system function, inflammation, emotional responses, digestion, and more.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus highlighted a huge collective mental health burden in society. The physical disease caused by the virus is well understood and COVID-19 is now a part of everyday language. Psychologically, polls showed increased incidences of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts during the pandemic. However, it doesn’t take a scientific study or governmental poll to understand the mental toll on each one of us. The big question is: how can medical cannabis help?

While the world continues to search for an elusive COVID-19 cure, medical marijuana has received its share of the spotlight. In early studies, compounds like CBD, THC and terpenes have shown remarkable potential, especially combined as whole-plant extracts. In fact, Cannabis sativa could potentially stifle every effort of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to cause disease. But beware – timing, strain and method are crucial.

While COVID-19 bares the label "19", 2020 is the year that every conscious person will never forget – the year the world changed, the year of the pandemic, the "new normal". Wearing facemasks, constant sanitizing, social distancing, and self-isolation became common household practices. Lockdown and quarantine went from science fiction to common reality and the modern world grew acquainted to death by infectious disease on an unprecedented global scale.

Menopause currently affects nearly one billion women across the globe. Its consequences are all-consuming and can affect every aspect of a woman's life. You shouldn't have to suffer in silence without treatment. Medical cannabis oil can help.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common eye condition and a leading cause of vision loss among people aged 50 and older. While more studies need to be conducted, scientific links to other risk factors and anecdotal evidence suggests that cannabis oil can profoundly help people who suffer this often debilitating condition.

MCDSA is proud to introduce AVANA. Extracted from the finest organically grown cannabis flowers and infused in MCT oil for maximum absorption, the AVANA range brings you the highest quality medical cannabis oil products available in South Africa.

Cannabinoids receptors are widely present all over the cardiovascular system and that's the reason researchers believe the endocannabinoid system might play a key role in the regulation of blood circulation and cardiac functions. Medical cannabis oil high in THC and CBD could help prevent atherosclerosis onset as well as be helpful from the early stages of atherosclerosis.

Recent studies have shown that full extract medical cannabis topicals show enormous promise for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases including psoriasis and atopic dermatitis as well as for the treatment of auto-immune diseases such as scleroderma, characterised by inflammation and fibrosis.

People suffering from arthritis often complain of pain in the affected joint, which is commonly accompanied by redness, a sensation of heat, and minor swelling. CBD oil shows promise as a treatment for arthritic pain. If it affects receptors in the brain and immune system in the way that researchers believe, it may reduce inflammation and pain. When used in synergy with THC, inflammation, pain relief, and joint protection are at its optimal efficacy.

CBD oil continues to prove itself as a remarkably effective way to treat a number of ailments your dog might be experiencing. Problems with debilitating tremors, itchy skin, allergies, restlessness, chronic pain, ailments of the nervous system, and cardiovascular issues are just some of the problems that may be aided by CBD products for dogs.

Ageing influences the biochemical and physiological effect of drugs on the body. A new study, published in The European Journal of Internal Medicine, found that cannabis therapy is safe and efficacious for elderly patients who are seeking to address cancer symptoms, Parkinson's Disease, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and other medical issues.

Pain is an alarm for disease, announcing that all is not right with the body. Cannabinoids have shown significant promise for soothing pain. Separate pain-relieving mechanisms between opioids and marijuana medicines suggest that combined treatment may enhance relief, while limiting side-effects.

It is a known fact that no pharmacological treatment exists to manage ODD. Cannabidiol (CBD), is a natural compound found in the cannabis plant, with little to no side-effects, both short- and long-term, and the results that parents have reposted in treating ADHD, ODD, ADD and ASD, has been encouraging and could pave the way for future clinical studies.