I am a pharmacist. When I studied pharmaceutical science at Sydney University 24 years ago we were not taught about the Endocannabinoid System (ECS). We were not taught that the…
What a stressful time this is for all of us. People across the globe have been affected by a new, severe, physical illness making the headlines. Perhaps the constant daily…
Reading the statistics associated with the American opioid crisis is a staggering endeavor. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), almost 50,000 people died of opiate-related overdoses in 2017.…
The past 12 months have been a banner year for medical cannabis research, development, and recognition. The market is indeed emerging with force and professionalizing quickly. We wanted to take…
I know three people who have been diagnosed on the Autism spectrum. One a family member, one childhood friend and one, a recent colleague. Each present with different characteristics, all…
Being healthy in both mind and body is a blessing, no doubt. Just ask anyone who doesn’t have it. It can be torture. Days full of anxiety, distress, depression and to…
More and more people are turning their attention towards cannabis. It's all over the news; every couple of weeks it seems that a new state comes online with a new…
The opiate epidemic is a huge conversation, and one that we've discussed on our blog before. What follows is an in depth, three part series written by a renowned integrative medicine physician…
PART TWO: The Doctor’s Dilemma (Click here to read PART ONE) Prescription opioid abuse and addiction is actually a much bigger problem than heroin addiction in this country. In 2014, for…
PART THREE: Cannabis is Safer (Catch up on PART ONE and PART TWO) Can cannabis be used to replace opioids in chronic pain patients? It can certainly be used to…
