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Animals Prove We All Need Cannabis! by Dr Allen Miller, DC, DACBSP
We have seen a dramatic change in how animals negotiate their environment. In the wild animals eat from food sources we both manage and derived from the landscape. We are seeing an uptick in Cancers, Autoimmune Disorders, Tumors, viruses as well as numerous other diseases that were rare or nonexistent not 10 years earlier. Mice are the most commonly used vertebrate species, popular because of their availability, size, low cost, ease of handling, and fast reproduction rate. (D. Mahdi, personal communication, 2007)] Another reason rodents are used as models in medical testing is that they’re genetic, biological and behavior characteristics closely resemble those of humans, and many symptoms of human conditions can be replicated in mice and rats. However, we have animals such as, dogs, cats, horses and even deer that are showing effects of disease outside the lab that are acting and reproducing lab results. Recently my cat a Maine Coon started showing symptomology consistent with Stomatitis Dentalis, which WebMD defines stomatitis, a condition caused by canker sores, cold sores and other irritations in the mouth. In the regards to my cat, this is a virus that is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the dentin in the teeth, causing inflammation and pain. The conventional treatment for this condition is extracting all the teeth or a lifetime of anti-inflammatory drugs like steroids or animal herbs. This was rare to non-existent just a few years ago but is rapidly rising in numbers. Additionally we're seeing this condition even though non-transmittable in children once their teeth come in. Now we are seeing deer in the Midwest presenting with Tumors caused by a variety of viruses and inflammatory disorders.
Coincidently a 2012 study was published, “Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize” by a group of French scientists led by Gilles-Eric Séralini, claims that a Monsanto herbicide-tolerant GM corn and Roundup, Monsanto’s brand name for the herbicide, caused severe diseases and tumor growths in rats. (Seralini, 06/24/2014, p. 2) Roundup is a common outdoors herbicide used everywhere to kill weeds, insects etc.
There is no non-GMO corn in the United States and it is grown and proliferated in the Midwest. As I stated, animals such as deer are suffering from Tumors from unexplained reasons, however, the Tumors are similar to the Tumors seen in rats from the Monsanto study. But taking this premise further, consistent with the article I wrote on Inflation. Our bodies have an immune system that protects us from foreign invaders that can cause disease and infection; however, if you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system attacks itself by mistake, causing illness. ("VCA Animal Hospital," 2014, p. 2)
What is an autoimmune disease? (2014). Retrieved from vcahospitals.com. The immune cells fail to distinguish the body's normal healthy cells from
foreign cells and thus try to destroy the normal tissues. The cause of this "mistake" is not well understood. Autoimmune disease can affect a single system or multiple body systems. Autoimmune diseases can affect the skin, connective tissue, nerves, muscles, the endocrine system (the system that controls hormones and other chemicals), and the digestive system. What we are seeing are multiple factors of our environment, our food, our, water and our air that contains particles of substances that are causing these diseases in our pets, food sources, and ourselves. Many industrialized nations such as Canada are outlawing GMO Foods for this very reason attempting to keep their population and food sources healthy.
What we are seeing is a bombardment of these factors on animals effectively showing the results as if they were in a lab experiment. But there not in a lab there in the same environment that our dogs play in, our cats’ encounter, and our cattle and wildlife eat and live in. We are seeing the same factors as we've seen in the lab but on a larger wider scale. It is almost impossible to protect yourself from encountering these environmental factors in everyday life. Everything and everyone is affected by the environment they live in and now we're seeing supporting evidence that proves the cascading health problems we are experiencing have a direct correlation to GMO Foods, toxic water, food, and air and plants. It is difficult and expensive for humans to buy non-GMO Foods. However, animal products contain GMO based fillers for the food supply for dogs and cats as well as most animals. The literature suggests that all these factors are leading to the rise in viruses and autoimmune disorders within our pets. In earlier articles, I referenced numerous studies utilizing high CBD cannabis related supplements to act as both a preventative, treatment and cure for these problems in humans. Animals being similar in anatomy and physiology should see the same benefit. However, the component Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) the psychoactive component in MMJ is toxic to pets. Some people think that if they enjoy something, their pets will, too. Or we think it’s funny to blow pot smoke in a cat’s face and watch her get crazy. But did you know that marijuana could be toxic to pets? Veterinarians report that they are encountering more incidents of marijuana poisoning in pets, mostly dog. (Smith, 2011, p. 1) It’s usually an accident when an animal ingests marijuana in edibles; some bud dropped on the floor or even discarded trimmings. Now we're seeing high CBD treats for dogs and cats from extracted from hemp products. Numerous articles and journals are reporting positive results from using hemp based CBD's treating autoimmune disorders, Tumors, cancers in our pets. As more people are trying these avenues as both a treatment and a preventative to diseases. Pets have taken a very large step become beloved companions and family members. It's this author’s opinion and experience these products work and I both them for myself and my pets to protect them from environmental toxins and disease. One caution is to read the label and do your due diligence to see what fillers were used in making the pet food and confirm no GMO products were included in the recipe. This way the pets will not be ingesting the problem and cure at the same time. There are several veterinarians that recommend these products and support their use. Searching the web will no doubt give you several veterinarians to consult.
References
Seralini, G. (06/24/2014). Scientists react to republished Seralini GMO maize rat study. Retrieved from geneticliterarcyproject.org Smith, D. K. (2011). Pets on Pot. Retrieved 08/24/2015, from Compassionatcenter.net
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Coincidently a 2012 study was published, “Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize” by a group of French scientists led by Gilles-Eric Séralini, claims that a Monsanto herbicide-tolerant GM corn and Roundup, Monsanto’s brand name for the herbicide, caused severe diseases and tumor growths in rats. (Seralini, 06/24/2014, p. 2) Roundup is a common outdoors herbicide used everywhere to kill weeds, insects etc.
There is no non-GMO corn in the United States and it is grown and proliferated in the Midwest. As I stated, animals such as deer are suffering from Tumors from unexplained reasons, however, the Tumors are similar to the Tumors seen in rats from the Monsanto study. But taking this premise further, consistent with the article I wrote on Inflation. Our bodies have an immune system that protects us from foreign invaders that can cause disease and infection; however, if you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system attacks itself by mistake, causing illness. ("VCA Animal Hospital," 2014, p. 2)
What is an autoimmune disease? (2014). Retrieved from vcahospitals.com. The immune cells fail to distinguish the body's normal healthy cells from
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What we are seeing is a bombardment of these factors on animals effectively showing the results as if they were in a lab experiment. But there not in a lab there in the same environment that our dogs play in, our cats’ encounter, and our cattle and wildlife eat and live in. We are seeing the same factors as we've seen in the lab but on a larger wider scale. It is almost impossible to protect yourself from encountering these environmental factors in everyday life. Everything and everyone is affected by the environment they live in and now we're seeing supporting evidence that proves the cascading health problems we are experiencing have a direct correlation to GMO Foods, toxic water, food, and air and plants. It is difficult and expensive for humans to buy non-GMO Foods. However, animal products contain GMO based fillers for the food supply for dogs and cats as well as most animals. The literature suggests that all these factors are leading to the rise in viruses and autoimmune disorders within our pets. In earlier articles, I referenced numerous studies utilizing high CBD cannabis related supplements to act as both a preventative, treatment and cure for these problems in humans. Animals being similar in anatomy and physiology should see the same benefit. However, the component Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) the psychoactive component in MMJ is toxic to pets. Some people think that if they enjoy something, their pets will, too. Or we think it’s funny to blow pot smoke in a cat’s face and watch her get crazy. But did you know that marijuana could be toxic to pets? Veterinarians report that they are encountering more incidents of marijuana poisoning in pets, mostly dog. (Smith, 2011, p. 1) It’s usually an accident when an animal ingests marijuana in edibles; some bud dropped on the floor or even discarded trimmings. Now we're seeing high CBD treats for dogs and cats from extracted from hemp products. Numerous articles and journals are reporting positive results from using hemp based CBD's treating autoimmune disorders, Tumors, cancers in our pets. As more people are trying these avenues as both a treatment and a preventative to diseases. Pets have taken a very large step become beloved companions and family members. It's this author’s opinion and experience these products work and I both them for myself and my pets to protect them from environmental toxins and disease. One caution is to read the label and do your due diligence to see what fillers were used in making the pet food and confirm no GMO products were included in the recipe. This way the pets will not be ingesting the problem and cure at the same time. There are several veterinarians that recommend these products and support their use. Searching the web will no doubt give you several veterinarians to consult.
References
Seralini, G. (06/24/2014). Scientists react to republished Seralini GMO maize rat study. Retrieved from geneticliterarcyproject.org Smith, D. K. (2011). Pets on Pot. Retrieved 08/24/2015, from Compassionatcenter.net
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My great-grandfather was mining gold in Hayfork, CA some 120 years ago. I got to meet him in 1963 when I was 8 years old, and he was 97. While working the mine in his younger days, my great-grandfather (GGF) fractured his left hip in a mine accident. He walked with a limp and had the use of a cane for the rest of his life. When my GGF was sidelined after the accident, his wife nursed his injuries, fed him and took care of him, but she also worked the mine the better part of a year until he was able to work again. He recuperated, he let his body heal, he only moved as nature required, and he did what he could do to help his wife. When the pain became unbearable he rested, he let his body heal. There were no opioids at his disposal, just whiskey that he sipped until the day he died at the age of 99. This was the way it was, "back in the day".
Before industrialization, we human beings were self-reliant, healthy, consumed fresh organic vegetables, we were outside and physically active. The food they ate, the water they drank, and the air they breathed was without impurities. Prior to the turn of the 19th-century, cows ate hemp plants in their free-range organic grass fed diets. Ranchers knew Hemp acted as a nutritional uptake catalyst, which enables the cattle to gain lean muscle mass 1. Cannabinoids’ (CBD’s) are passed to human beings through ingestion of the meat and milk. Children were breast fed with CBD rich mothers milk. People performed hard physical labor, slept due to exhaustion and rested on Sunday. If injured or sick, the family took care of them, divided the work between them, life went on; this was the "good life". Then we evolved, Industrialization began, and new jobs were created that took our population to new heights.
At the same time, medicine was evolving too. The argument can be made that medicine was the new tech of the day. Medical advances after the Civil War included the use of pain medicines, familiarity with prevention and treatment of infectious disease, with anesthetic agents, and with surgical principles that rapidly advanced the overall quality of American medical practice 2. These advances extended our mortality and enabled us to build the transcontinental railroad, work longer hours, and leave the outdoors for factories, and mines.
This was the beginning of the "ease of use" mentality that became the mantra of the day. Now almost 150 years later, we are seeing the clash of these cultures. The outlier, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M Conference) a nonprofit entity that holds two annual World Congresses, each of which hosts 3,000 to 5,000 physicians and healthcare practitioners 3.
They have prioritized integrating natural "remedies" through organic healthy foods, nutraceuticals, bio identical hormones, and YES, Cannabis to fight the adverse effects of our environment and aging 3. Food additives in manufactured foods, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, prescription medications, stress, and our environment have resulted in a plethora of health issues. The Physicians of the A4M conference implement a healthy life style, organic foods, and natural remedies, first when treating chronic disease. These physicians are including CBD based products in their treatment protocol with pharmaceuticals used only as a last resort.
Conversely, the "ease of use" mentality has resulted in both an increase in cancer as well as an increase in the varieties of cancer. We see increased mental health issues 4, a significant rise in genetically-based diseases, autism, and autoimmune disorders, (Auto-immune is the body actually attacking itself), so many issues too numerous to mention. In essence, "ease of use" introduced an ever-increasing fragility to the human condition 5.
We are seeing a resurgence of natural organic based health solutions. This newfound old remedy Cannabis, specifically CBD’s, is the leader in this march back to a healthy lifestyle. Vegetarian diets, elimination of gluten and sugars in the diet, are commonplace and more the rule than the exception in everyday culture.
It has been shown that Cannabis assists and stimulates the body to heal itself. However, it's far from an ease of use alternative;, it takes significant time to reverse the damage that our environment, water, food, and drugs have inflicted on the human body.
Thanks to Cannabis, we are seeing a resurgence of natural holistic alternative health solutions. 25 years ago, we chiropractors were on the forefront of a holistic approach to treating disease. Regardless of the extensive marketing, alternative doctors only treated a fraction of the population in those years. Only a few saw or could afford alternative medicine as a blueprint to a very long healthy life.
Now, instead of organic solutions for a few, it is now the choice of many. People are turning away from organized medicine and pharmaceutical products for the natural alternative. These natural alternatives are in most cases more effective, faster, void of side effects and they cost less. The cost of prescription medications have become fiscally prohibitive to purchase, the side effects untenable, living longer is now commonplace, but to live longer unencumbered by disease is the goal. People are now realizing their quality of life has degraded, and they are looking to Cannabis as a solution while embracing a healthier lifestyle. People and physicians are looking at this combination not only a “cure” for what plagues us but to ensure a longer healthier more active life.
There is no proven downside, negative side effect, nothing to lose implementing natural organic solutions, except time and ease of use. Cannabis works, we know it works, it assists the body in curing cancer, it has been credited with saving children, 5 and has been shown to alleviate diseases that inhibit our quality of life 6.
Not surprisingly, insurance companies and employers are embracing this “medicine” called cannabis as a fiscally prudent to implement. People are taking back control of their health, mothers are saving their children from the horrible consequences of cancer, and grandchildren are giving Cannabis products to their grandparents to stop the on slot of Alzheimer's, senility and dementia. Cannabis is becoming “mainstream” as a way to a healthy future.
We in the insurance industry are seeing the trend and benefits of rewarding the healthy with reduced premiums and other incentives. Companies are spending billions of dollars to increase and maintain the health of their employee culture. Wells Fargo Bank (WFB), Costco, Facebook and Google to name a few, all have programs that support their employees’ use of healthy alternatives. These companies have proven algorithms indicating these attitudes ultimately increase productivity and profits. They see that growth, profitability, and happy stockholders lie in a healthy workforce.
I still perform employment and post injury physicals for Insurance companies. These exams determine a person’s physical strength and ability to perform a certain task safely. This predictive physical testing has saved 100’s of millions of dollars in costs related to workplace injuries. Currently, we perform cardiac, blood and urine testing for insurance eligibility. It won't be long before DNA testing, Blood Analysis, and physical testing are commonplace to enter the workplace. We will see mandatory health baselines employees must follow to continue within the workplace to continue receiving bonuses and other benefits.
In conclusion, the price of admission into the work force will be personal health and wellness. The new culture will be the healthy, and to quote Mr. Spock, a Star Trek icon, people "will live long and prosper" and we have cannabis to thank for it.