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QUICK SUMMARY
• Cannabis leaves and buds contains over 400 chemical compounds, 80 of which
are ‘Cannabinoids’. The remaining 300+ compounds include a lengthy list of
Terpenoids which act synergistically with each other and the Cannabinoids
meaning the benefits are greater when the whole symphony of compounds are
consumed together.
• Cannabinoids repair your body better than anything else you can add to your
diet.
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WHY A ‘HEALTHY’ PERSON SHOULD
CONSUME CANNABINOIDS (CBD, THC etc)
Firstly because none of us are truly healthy.
Most peoples’ definition of good health is just what they think is acceptable at their
age - not what would truly constitute optimum physiology.
“Scientists have discovered that human cells are incredibly well designed to
be self-sustaining. The fact that we get old and die is not programmed - it
appears we are supposed to live forever”
For our in-built self-sustaining mechanisms to work properly we need:
• proper nourishment
• stable, positive mental activity
• adequate rest
• protection from internal and external sources of harm
Cannabis is uniquely capable of helping with all of these four longevity factors more
so than any other known substance.
Someone who doesn’t have overt signs of disease or by their own definition is
“healthy” - still could be closer to optimal physiology if they add Cannabis to their
diet because it supplies components that are necessary for proper functioning,
protection and repair of all body systems - components that cannot be acquired
elsewhere.
Without Cannabinoids you will grow old faster be more vulnerable to breaking down
and enjoy your life less.
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Some specific examples…
ANXIOLYTIC (anti-anxiety)
We have a tendency to worry about things that are unimportant and get anxious
about things that are out of our control. Worrying:
INFLAMMATION
Inflammation is good when it is temporary and localised. Inflammation is like a little
man inside your body with a flame thrower. If you have invading microbes or
damaged, dysfunctional cells that need to be eliminated, targeted inflammation will
eliminate them. Imagine though if the flame thrower never turned off and he
travelled all over your body causing damage to normal healthy cells.
During an acute bacterial infection (eg. food poisoning) blood CRP levels can go
from under 10mg/L to 1000mg/L. You would know there is inflammation occurring,
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you’d have pain, fever, nausea etc. Once your immune system has destroyed the
threat the inflammation stops, your CRP returns to zero and you feel fine again.
A healthy 50 year old man with a CRP level that remains at around 3mg/L might
sound harmless, he would not ‘feel’ that there is a problem, he would say “I’m
healthy” - yet, compared to a 50 year old man with a CRP level that stays at zero, he
is 300% more likely to have a heart attack in the next few years.
Chronic Inflammation is THE prime causative factor and/or key contributor to all the
major diseases:
• CANCER
• HEART DISEASE
• STROKE
•
• ALZHEIMERS
ASTHMA
• ARTHRITIS
• DIABETES
• CROHN’S DISEASE
• ECZEMA
• PSORIASIS
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The list of things inflammation causes is only exceeded by the list of things that
cause inflammation. Synthetic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cigarettes, 99.9% of
personal care / cosmetic products, smoke from cars, trucks etc, GMO foods,
anxiety, eating meat and dairy, lack of sleep, excessive abdominal fat, mobile
phones, infectious agents, processed food, nutritional deficiency etc
Your body needs a constant supply of non-toxic anti-inflammatories; things you can
eat, inhale and apply to the skin. There are not many practical things that work.
Many claims are made about the anti-inflammatory properties of various foods but
there are none as strong, safe or practical as Cannabis.
It is very very likely that Cannabis is the BEST anti-inflammatory that exists.
OXIDATION
Oxidation is a bit like tax - someone is taking something valuable from you. Like
inflammation it can be useful if the part getting taxed is something you want to get
rid of (virus,
parts damaged
of the body / cancerous
are getting taxed cells) but what
non-stop, if itevery
all day, didn’tday?
stop and good healthy
Oxidation (loss off electrons) in metal is the same as oxidation in the body -
electrons are being forcibly ripped away from molecules causing them to become
unstable. Your body literally starts to rust if oxidation isn’t stopped.
Anti-oxidants are electron donors. Imagine the tax man coming to your house to
take your money but before he knocks on your door someone rushes in and says
“here, take as much money as you want from me but leave that guy alone” so you
do not get taxed.
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The more anti-oxidants you consume the longer and happier you will live.
Two of the most powerful antioxidants in the body are Vitamin C and Vitamin E. CBD
is a much more powerful antioxidant than either and unlike other antioxidants CBD
can penetrate the brain so it can prevent damage and restore function in the brain
where other (most) antioxidants cannot.
Pathogens such as tuberculosis, leshmania and legionella hide inside immune cells
which prevents normal immune system activity from destroying them - so the
immune system creates super-oxide to oxidise these pathogens to death.
There was fear that because Cannabis antioxidants are so strong they would
deactivate the super-oxide and these particular pathogens once introduced would
thrive without challenge. Cannabis is smarter than this however - it contains
Cannabinoids that destroy specifically these pathogens.
• super strong
• super versatile
• super safe and non-toxic
Besides CBD and THC there are another 419 known compounds in Cannabis
leaves, many of which are also multi-function antioxidants and anti-inflammatories.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
In addition to being antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, anti-cancer, anti-microbial and
anti a lot of other things, Cannabinoids also have a very unique function in the
nervous system.
This is supposed to be part of our normal functioning. Most things in our body (air,
water, protein) get used up and need to be replaced. We also need a regular
supply of Cannabinoids. Without them we grow old faster, are more prone to
disease and dysfunction and cannot operate at our optimal.
SAFETY
There are cannabinoid receptors everywhere in the body except the brain stem.
Why this is important is because the brain stem controls your heart and your
breathing. No matter
cannot overdose and how
die -much
it will Cannabinoids you
never stop your consume,
heart or lungsincluding
working.THC, you
You might
get stoned and crash your car but Cannabis itself cannot kill you.
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EFFECTIVE DOSE
A fresh raw Cannabis plant contains little to no THC. It contains THCa which is the
acidic, non-psychoactive form of THC. Heating (smoking) or ageing Cannabis
breaks off the acid which converts the molecule to THC, the psychoactive molecule.
Both THC and THCa have therapeutic benefits however humans can only tolerate a
small amount (approximately 10mg) of THC before they are incapacitated.
KRISTEN PESKUSKI
Severely ill, taking 40 different medications each day. She was diagnosed with:
• Lupus
• Asthma
• Skin Rashes
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Endometriosis
• Cervical Cancer
• Hypothyroidism
• Multiple chronic infections
• Broken bones
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….all at the same time and was told she was Sterile - would never have children.
SNAKE OIL?
USA
For 80 years the US Government has
been saying “Cannabis has no medicinal
properties” yet in 2001 they filed patent #
6630507 titled “Cannabinoids as
Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants”
In it the Government states its scientific discoveries which give basis for the patent:
AUSTRALIA
For 50 years Australia’s Government has said “Cannabis has no medicinal
properties”. In 2001 the NSW Government commissioned the University of Sydney
to research the medicinal use of Cannabis. The findings:
• Would be effective for treating a very large number of serious health conditions.
• The presence of CBD deactivates the psychoactive effects of THC.
• Besides the 80 known Cannabinoids in Cannabis, the other remaining 341
chemical compounds in Cannabis contribute to its medicinal effects.
• The complete suite of phytochemicals in Cannabis consumed together are
synergistic and provide more benefit than isolated or synthetic Cannabinoids.
comprising members
made unanimous of 5 political parties
recommendations that
medicinal use of Cannabis be allowed.
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VITAMIN C
CBD
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