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t hewr ongmedi c a t i onf ory ou. ”T hemom s t a r t edc r y i ng a l ongwi t ha l l of usa tt ha tpoi nt .Wha thur ti ss hes a i d“ oh myGod,Iwa s t eds i xmont hswa i t i ngf ort hi s .Aa r on’ s t umori sgr owi ngoutofc ont r ol ” .S i xmont hsi sal ong t i me . T hi sf a mi l yc oul dt a k enomor ef r om t hei rdoc t or s . Aa r oni ss t r onga nds ma r t ,het ol dhi sdoc t or shewa s goi ngt os t a r tus i ngF E CO( F ul lE x t r a c tCa nna bi sOi l )i nt ea dofs ur ger yont ha tc omi ngMonda y . s Weha df ourweek st os a t ur a t ehi sbr a i nwi t h ourhi ghT HCF E CO. Wegothi m upt oonegr a m ofoi la da yr ea l l yf a s t ; weha dnoc hoi c ea ndnot i me . I don’ tt hi nk a nyofust r ea t i ngAa r onc oul ds l eept heni ghtbef or ehi s M. R. I . T hi swa saHa i l Ma r ypa s s . T hedoc t or st ol dAa r oni f hewentonoi lwi t hushewoul ddi e . T heda yoft heMRI c a mea ndwedi s c ov er edi nf ourweek sAa r on’ sbr a i n t umor sha ds hr unkby55%!T hi swa st hi sf a mi l y’ sr s t goodnewsi nav er yl ongt i me . T hi sMRIwa si nmi dNov ember , hi sne x tMRI i si nJ a nua r y , a f t ert hehol i da y s . Ac oupl eofmont hsa go,y our ea der smetJ es s i c aa nd Nor a . Nor ai sa l s omypa t i ent . Nor aha sBa t t ensDi s ea s e , i s a l s ot r ea t eda t T uf t sa ndi sav er ys i c kl i t t l egi r l . WhenI met J es s i c a , s hewa sus i ngs omet hi ngs hewa s n’ ts ur eofwi t h Nor a , get t i ngoi l f r oma noutof s t a t es uppl i er . WhenI s a w wha ts hewa sus i ngI wa ss hoc k ed, i twa sagl y c er i nt i nc t ur ea ndnotc a nna bi soi lbutbei ngt ol di twa s .Mom di dn’ tk now, whys houl ds he?S hedoes n’ tus eCa nna bi s buts hei st r y i ngt os a v ehert er mi na lda ught er ’ sl i f ea ny wa ys hec a n. I don’ tt hi nkt hes uppl i erwa st r y i ngt ohur t orf oola ny one .It hi nks omegoodpeopl edon’ tha v e enougheduc a t i onorj us tdon’ tk now enough.S omy poi nti s , Is t a r t edAa r ononF E COa ndga v eNor aAa r on’ s hi ghCBDCha r l ot t e ’ sWebt ous ea l ongwi t hs omet hi ng el s eIma de . T her ei snoa dequa t eorba s i ci nf or ma t i on outt her ee x pl a i ni ngt hi st opeopl e .

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wenow k new t ha tc a nna bi swoul dwor k .Wemov edt o Ma i ne ,obt a i nedl ega lpa per s ,a nds t a r t edourl ega ll egof t hec a nna bi sj our ney . E a r l yon, ac a r egi v erpr ov i dedmedi c i net ous .I ta c t ua l l yma deherwor s e ,a ndt ha tpr ov i ded goodda t af ort hec a r egi v er ’ sr es ea r c h, buti tdi dnotma k e mea nyha ppi er . Wewer ei npa t i enta tt hi spoi nt . I s t opped u s i n g a n y me d s f r o m t h i s c a r e g i v e r a t t h a t p o i n t . A n ot her bySus a nMe e ha n c a r egi v erhel ped us i mpl ement Da v e Ma pes E ps i l on E s s ent i a l sT HCA met hods ,a nd ma de s ome T HCA f or Cy ndi ma e . Cy ndi ma ewa sa l s oonCBDder i v edf r om ACDC Cy ndi ma e . . . L et ' ss ee , weha v eoﬃc i a l l ybeenon i nMa i ne . T HCAnea r l yi ns t a nt l ys t oppedCy ndi ma e ’ smy oc t hi sj our neyf ora bout1. 2y ea r s , unoﬃc i a l l y , s i nc ema y be l oni cj er k s .S hewa ss t i l lha v i ng1t o4gener a l i z edt oni c ea r l y2013. . . I ha t et oi ns t a nt l yr ef ery out oa not hergr oup, c l oni cs ei z ur esada y . Dur i nga not herhos pi t a la dmi s s i on7 butherf bgr oupc ont a i nst heNOVE L , a ndI ha t et or epea t mont hsl a t er–ar ec or dbet weenhos pi t a la dmi s s i onsf or t hewhol et hi ngher e . . . Iwi l l T RYt obebr i ef , buti ti snot Cy ndi ma ewhous ua l l ys penta tl ea s taweekamont hi n mys t r ongpoi nt ! PI CU–wec ons ul t edwi t hDa v eMa pesa ndBenReedt ot r y t odev el opac a nna bi sba s edr es c uemed. I nt heE Rf ort hi s Cy ndi ma ewa sbor ni nAugus t2002.Her r s t hos pi t a la dmi s s i on,Cy ndi ma ewenti nt oc a r di a ca r r es tf or s ei z ur ewa s27hour spos tv a c c i na t i ona t10mont hsol d t he4t ht i mei nherl i f e , t hes ec ondt i mei nt woweek s , f r om on 6/ 28/ 2003.Her r s tr es pi r a t or ya r r es t wa s on t hepower f ul a edr es c uemed, Ver s ed( Mi da z ol a m) . Weha d 7/ 21/ 2003.S heha sadi a gnos i sofDr a v et ,buts hedoes t o ndabet t err es c uemed. notha v et he“ c l a s s i c ” s odi um c ha nnel dev i a t i ons ; howev er ,s hedoesha v eapot a s s i um c ha nnelc l os ur e .S heha s Dur i ngt hi st i mei npa t i ent ,wea l s oc l ea nedup f a i l edev er yAE De x c eptf ort het wowewoul dnott r y Cy ndi ma e ’ sdi eta tac a r egi v er ’ s , Ben’ sa ndDa v e ’ sa dv i c ea nd ( s a br i l a ndf el ba t ol ) . S heha sf a i l edt hek et ogeni cdi eta nd c ons ul t .Nomor eni t r a t es ,pr es er v a t i v es ,s ult es ,a r t ic i a l modiedAt k i nsdi et . S heha saVNS , a ndt ha twa sa c t ua l l y c ol or s ,a r t ic i a la v or s ,gmo’ s …F eedi ngherwhi l ei npa v er ys uc c es s f ul . T heVNSwa spl a c edi nNov ember2012 t i entha dbec omequi t et hec ha l l enge , a ndagoodf r i end, a ndga v eusa90% r educ t i oni ns ei z ur es . F r om 20000t o 40000my oc l oni cj er k s( t ha twoul ddr ophert ot he oor ) perDAY , s hewa sl ef twi t h“ onl y”2000t o4000ada ya f t er t heVNSs et t l edi n. Cy ndi ma eha saf ul l r a ngeofs ei z ur es r om pa r t i a lf oc a l s ,c ompl e xpa r t i a l s ,f ul lgener a l i z ed f t oni cc l oni cs ei z ur esa ndma nymy oc l oni cj er k st ha tma de herl i k es hewa ss neez i nghundr edsoft i mesa nhour .

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a nua r y21s twea l s oa ddedS a l mont oa ddOmega3t o af el l owepi l eps ywa r r i ormombr oughtust onsof or ga ni c OnJ et . Ba c ki nt hehos pi t a l whenwec l ea nedupherdi et , f oods . T ha nky ouAndr ea ! Wema deanewf or mul a t i onf or herdi w e a l s o r e mo v e d a l l s u p p l e me n t s e x c e p t V i t a mi n D d r o p s ar es c uemedf orCy ndi ma e .( Y ouc a ndoal otwi t ht he eaweek–wewa nt eda l lhernut r i t i ona lneedst obe t ool si ny ourhos pi t a lr oom,agr a ms c a l ea ndi ngenui - onc me t b y o r g a n i c , w h o l e f o o d s , h e r t o l e r a n c e f o r c o l d / hot t y …)T hi swa sa na c t i v eT HC r es c uet i nc t ur et ha twe emper a t ur ec ha ngesi sa ma z i ng, s hei sont he oorr ol l i ng pl a nnedt ous ebuc c a l l y( i nCy ndi ma e ’ sguml i nebet ween t c a r s a r o u n d r i g h t n o w – I a m c o mp l e t e l y a ma z e d ! 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S heha damy a t h i n g … S h e i s e a t i n g a ma z i n g l y w e l l , a n d h e r e a r e h er oc l oni cc l us t er nea r l y ev er y mor ni ng,t ha t us ua l l y dos esa dmi ni s t er eda t8a m, 1pma nd8pm. T HCA( MobBos s s t oppedf a s twi t ht heT HCr es c ue . a ndBl ueL a s er ) : 20mg, 20mg, a nd40mga tbed. T HC( Mob s , WMD, Bl ueL a s er ) : 16mg, 8mg, 8mg, a nda sneededf or OnJ a nua r y212015, a f t erc ons ul twi t hherho- Bos a n y s e i z u r e a u r a . C y n d i ma e i s 9 0 p o u n d s . A t t h e s t a r t o f h er meopa t hi cdoc t orDus t i nS ul a k( Ma i ne) , wedi s c ont i nued our neyi nMa i nei nl a t e2013, s hewei ghedonl y65l bsa nd a l lCBD a ddi t i ons .HerT HCAha ss omeCBDA,a ndher j w a s a l mo s t a t t h e g t u b e s t a g e a s s h e w a s n o t e a t i n g. r es c ueT HCha sav er ys ma l l a mountof CBDi ni t( l es st ha n ndi ma ea l wa y sha sa na ur aa ndv er ba l i z es , “ I a m ha v i nga 1mgperdos e) . 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Doc t or ss houl dbea s k i nga boutpeopl e ’ sdi et Ia ns wermor eques t i onsa bouty ourE ndoc a nna bi noi d notj us tpr es c r i bi ngs omet hi ngf ori t . I ’ l lgi v ey oua ne x -s y s t em a nd t he c hemi c a l si tpr oduc est hen y ourown a mpl e:peopl ewi t hc er t a i ns t oma c hc ondi t i onsa r enot doc t orc a n?Does n' tt ha ts eem l i k eapr obl em?Idi dnot ques t i oneda boutt hei rdi etwhent heygot ot hedoc t or , gr a dua t ef r om c ol l egebuty etIs t i l lobt a i nt her es our c es t heya r es i mpl ygi v enamedi c a t i ont o“ hel p”t hei rc ondi -t ha ti tt a k est ol ea r nt hek nowl edgeofna t ur a lmedi c i nes . t i ona ndt hens entont hei rmer r ywa y .Noques t i ons T hepa t i ent st ha ta r er ec ei v i ngna t ur a l medi c i nesbenets o a s k ed. Butwhya r en’ tt heyques t i oned?I fs omeoneha sa muc hmor et ha npeopl et a k i ngpr es c r i pt i ons . T hi si sr i di c us t oma c hc ondi t i on,butt hei rdi etc ons i s t sma i nl yof l ousa ndi ns oc i et yt oda yt hi si nf or ma t i ons houl dber ec ogov er l ypr oc es s edf oodsa ndf a s tf oods ,t ha tr i ghtt her e ni z ed.Wea sc i t i z ensneedt oc omet oget hera ndbr i ng c oul dbet hel ea di ngc a us eof t hei rc ondi t i on. T hehuma n mor ea wa r enes st ot hes ei s s ues . T hemor epeopl ey ouha v e bodyneedsenz y mest omet a bol i z ea nd br ea kdown ony ours i det hebet t er , a ndi fy ou' r et a l k i nga bouthea l t h f oods . 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Y ous houl dnotbel i mi t ed butt heyl a c kt hena t ur a l enz y mest ha ta r ek eyf a c t or si n t owha tt hepha r ma c eut i c a lc ompa ni ess a yt hebes tt r ea t hel pi ngourbodi esbr ea kf oodsdown.S ot el lme ,i fI ’ m mentopt i oni s . ea t i ngf a s tf oodst ha tha v et hes a mema t er i a l si nt hem t ha ta r eus edt oma k eay ogama t , t henhowc a nmybody It hi nkt ha ta speopl et ha tl i v ei nt heUni t edS t a t esof br ea kt ha tdown?E x a c t l y ,I tCa n’ t ! !S ot henc oul dn’ tmy Amer i c a , whi c hi st hel a ndoft hef r eea ndt hehomeoft he s t oma c hc ondi t i onbeduet omynut r i t i ona ldi et ?OF br a v e ,s houl dbepr es ent edwi t hev er yt y peofpos s i bl e E !Butt henwhywoul dn’ tmydoc t or sa s ka bout t COURS r ea t mentopt i onf ort hei rdi s ea s e ,a i l ment ,c ondi t i on,or mydi et ?Bec a us ei t ’ sea s i ert oj us tpr es c r i beapi l l . I mea n wha t ev eri tma ybe ,a ndbea bl et oc hoos ewha tt y peof i t ’ sa l l a boutaqui c k xr i ght ?Whor ea l l yha st i met opr e- t r ea t mentt heywa ntt ounder go. I don' tbel i ev ei t ’ sr i ghtf or pa r eea c hmea l ?Notma nypeopl e , s ot hene x tbes tt hi ng t hepha r ma c eut i c a l c ompa ni esa ndt hedoc t or si nt hemedi saqui c kmea ls l a ppedt oget herbys odi um,c hemi c a l s ,i c a li ndus t r yt obebi a s eda ga i ns tmedi c a lma r i j ua nabea nd“ f oodl i k epr oduc t s ” .Peopl es houl dl ooki nt ot hes e c a us et hey ' r enoty eteduc a t edenoughonmedi c i na l ma r i i s s uesbec a us et heya r edi r ec t l yr el a t edt ot hei rhea l t h. j ua na . T ha ti sapr obl em. OK, I ’ m get t i ngoﬀt opi cbec a us et henut r i t i oni nAmer i c a i saWHOL Es epa r a t ei s s uet ha twewi l lgeti nt oa not her T hi sneedst oc ha ngei nor derf orpeopl et or ec ei v et he da y . Per ha psi twi l l bei nmyne x ta r t i c l e . 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Ma r i j ua nai sof t enr ef er r edt oa sga nj ai na nT oda ywi t hl ega l i z a t i onha ppeni nga ta nev eri nc i entS a ns k r i tt e x t s( t hewr i t t enmedi c a la ndl i f es c i enc e c r ea s i ngr a t ei ti st i met oa ga i ne x pl or et hemedi c i na l c ont e x t sofI ndi ada t i ngba c k50c ent ur i es ) .I tha sal onghi s - nec t i onbet weenAy ur v edaa ndma r i j ua na .Wei nt he el d t or yofus ei nAy ur v edawhi c hi st hes c i enc eofl i f ei n of her ba l i s mk nowt ha tmul t i her bf or mul a sha v eas y ner gy I ndi a . t ha ta l l owsl owerdos esa nd bet t erbenet s .S i mi l a r l y , Ay ur v edi cf or mul a st a k enwi t hmmjc oul doďŹ&#x20AC;eras y ner gy Ay ur v edaha sbeena na l l i nc l us i v el i f es c i enc e t ha twi l l a l l owf orl owerdos esa ndbi ggerbenet s . f ora bout5, 000y ea r sa nddur i ngt ha tper i odi twa swel l doc ument ed.T hos et e x t sc ov er edphy s i c a lt nes s ,y ou Whenl ook i ngf orc ompl ement a r yf or mul a sone ma yk now i ta sy oga ,i ta l s odi s c us s esa gr i c ul t ur e ,l i k e needst obea wa r eoft heener get i c soft hef or mul aa ndof wha twek now a sor ga ni cf a r mi nga ndev enher ba l i s m t hec a nna bi spl a ntt ha tt heyi nt endt ous e .T hi sl i k ea l l medwi t hpha r ma c eut i c a l s t y l edoc ument a t i on. i c a ldec i s i onss houl d be ma de onl ya f t erc ons i der a bl e s t udy . Ma r i j ua nai sment i onedi nma nyoft hea nc i ent t e x t sonAy ur v edabut , t heus eofma r i j ua nai nAy ur v eda t oda yi sv i r t ua l l ynone x i s t ent , bec a us eofl ega l i t yi s s ues i nI ndi a .T het er m bha ngt oda yi sar ef er enc et oama r i j ua nai nf us edmi l ka nds pi c edr i nkt ha ti sc ons umedonc e ay ea rf ormos tpeopl e .T hegov er nments eemst ot ur na bl i ndey et ot hi spr a c t i c ea si tha ss omehi s t or i ca ndr el i gi ousc onnot a t i ons . Mos ts er i ousAy ur v edi c pr a c t i t i oner swoul d c ons i derus i ngma r i j ua nai nt hei rpr a c t i c ei fi ti sl ega l wher et heya r e ,butt heywoul dc ons i deri tma i nl yf or c ondi t i onsr oot eda bov et hes houl der s .T ha ti snott os a y t ha tAy ur v edai t s el fwoul dnote x pa ndt oa c c epta ddi t i ona l us es .Y ous eeAy ur v edai sal i v i nga ndgr owi ngc ol l ec t i v eoft hec ommonc ons c i ous nes s .I fi twer eas t a t i c a nds t a l er el i cofa nc i entI ndi ai twoul dbeofl i t t l ec ons equenc et oda ybutt hes c i enc eofl i f ei st r ul yas c i enc e . T her ei ss omehi s t or i cr ef er enc ef ort her ec r ea t i ona l us e ofma r i j ua nat oo.Bys omea c c ountL or d S hi v a , t hek i ngofHi ndugodswa saf r equents mok erof ma r i j ua na .S omey ogi swi t hhugef ol l owi ngsha v ea l wa y s beenpi c t ur eds mok i ngapi pec a l l edac hi l l um l l edwi t h ma r i j ua na .T hough t he S a ns k r i tt e x t sa nd moder n Ay ur v edi cpr of es s i ona l swa r na ga i ns te x c es s i v eorf r i v ol ousus e .

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