Learn about the amazing health benefits of juicing raw cannabis (marijuana) leaves
by Ethan A.
(NaturalNews) Contrary to popular belief, the marijuana plant is a whole lot more than just a psychoactive drug that “stoners” use to get high. In raw form, marijuana leaves and buds are actually loaded with a non-psychoactive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrient compound known as cannabidiol (CBD) that is proving to be a miracle “superfood” capable of preventing and reversing a host of chronic illnesses.
Though you may not have heard much about it, the CBD found in the marijuana plant — marijuana is technically just a vegetable, by the way — is a highly medicinal substance with unique immune-regulating capabilities. Since the human body already contains a built-in endogenous cannabinoid system, complete with cannabinoid receptors, inputting CBD from marijuana can help normalize the body’s functional systems, including cell communication and proper immune function.
The way CBDs work is that they bridge the gap of neurotransmission in the central nervous system, including in the brain, by providing a two-way system of communication that completes a positive “feedback loop,” according to Dr. William Courtney, a medical marijuana expert and founder of Cannabis International. As opposed to a one-way transmission, which can promote chronic inflammation of healthy tissue, the unique two-way transmission system engaged by marijuana CBDs mimics the body’s own natural two-way communications system.
So individuals whose systems are compromised by autoimmune disorders, cellular dysfunction, chronic inflammation, cancer cells, and various other illnesses can derive a wide range of health-promoting benefits simply by consuming CBDs. And one of the best ways to obtain CBDs is to juice raw marijuana leaves and buds, according to Dr. Courtney, who currently runs a clinic in Luxembourg that provides raw cannabis medicinal services to patients in need.
“CBD works on receptors, and as it turns out, we have cannabinoids in our bodies, endogenous cannabinoids, that turn out to be very effective at regulating immune functions, nerve functions, bone functions,” says Dr. Ethan Russo, a Seattle, Wash.-area physician who is also a senior advisor to GW Pharmaceuticals, a British drug company that is utilizing CBDs in a new marijuana mouth spray known as Sativex.
“There’s a tendency to discount claims when something appears to be good for everything, but there’s a reason this is the case. The endogenous cannabinoid system acts as a modulator in fine-tuning a lot of these systems, and if something is deranged biochemically in a person’s body, it may well be that a cannabinoid system can bring things back into balance.”
Be sure to check out these amazing videos from Cannabis International that explain more about how raw cannabis, and specifically the CBDs found inside the plant, work to promote health and reverse disease:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0nLdVJiIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ4QR2NqgWU
As long as marijuana remains a Schedule 1 drug with ‘no currently accepted medical use,’ most Americans will never realize its benefits
While some U.S. states like California and Colorado are beginning to recognize and accept that marijuana has legitimate therapeutic value, the federal government continues to classify marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug with “no currently accepted medical use.” And as long as it remains classified in this way, most Americans will never have the opportunity to experience the healing potential of this vital superfood.
But Cannabis International and other groups are continuing to educate the public about why marijuana is a food essential, and how legalizing it could change the world. To learn more, be sure to visit:
http://www.cannabisinternational.org/
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Jan 17, 2013 @ 19:02:58
good info
Jan 17, 2013 @ 19:31:56
Very informative
Jan 17, 2013 @ 20:20:02
It's unfortunate that people are too ignorant to open up their minds and accept ts benefits.
Jan 29, 2013 @ 23:37:45
i'd totally be open to trying it as an alternative to psych meds. i have Bi-polar disorder as well as PTSD. i'm on 1 med for depression, 1 for "mood stabilization" and lithium for bi-polar. now while they do help with the psych part, the side effects they have on my body is flat out ridiculous. I have heard that marijuana can help with treating depression/bi-polar disorder. too bad getting a card in the state of NV costs around $300-500. i don't have that kind of money. i would much rather it be prescribed to me.
Jan 30, 2013 @ 06:26:23
James Leslie . try organic juicing, carrots greens such as collard greens , kale, spinach , parsley etc. these are full of live nutricious ingredients to feed the body but in your case the brain. I feel a lot of these problems like you have is because the body is starving for live nutrients. think of the body as an engine and the food you consume as fuel. what is the quality of fuel you consume. I had a severe brain trauma yrs ago. If I went to a regular doctor they would have prescribed all kinds of crap for me. Instead I've gone the natural route and if I don't follow it certain symptoms appear. try it and try and find people who are aware of your condition that can help you naturally. Wish you wellness.
Jan 17, 2013 @ 21:07:57
“There’s a tendency to discount claims when something appears to be good for everything, but there’s a reason this is the case. The endogenous cannabinoid system acts as a modulator in fine-tuning a lot of these systems, and if something is deranged biochemically in a person’s body, it may well be that a cannabinoid system can bring things back into balance.”.
Jan 17, 2013 @ 22:33:36
The MD quoted in the article, Dr. William Courtney worked closely with our company, CannaMin, to produce a Cannabis juice who's efficacy is boosted by the addition of other healthy fruits and veggies. Check it out if you are interested as the reality that CBD is both the cure for myriad diseases and a superfood is old news to those in the MMJ community. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cannamin/508970069134587
Jan 17, 2013 @ 22:46:50
Learn something new everyday
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Jan 18, 2013 @ 05:04:42
I love this, however it's a weed not a vegetable! Sorry, but will still try it! look it up! But try it anyway what's worst that can happen, you raid the fridge! :/
Jan 29, 2013 @ 23:43:29
The term weed is used in a variety of senses, generally centering around a plant that is not desired within a certain context
Jan 30, 2013 @ 02:09:32
"weed" only refers to plants that aren't wanted in a certain area. Carrots could be considered a weed if they were growing where the gardner/farmer wanted somehting else to grow.
Jan 18, 2013 @ 12:17:25
It's illegal because of Rockefeller laws and their petroleum oil products, banning Hemp Oil and all the other goodies. Fuck you asshole Rothschilds!
Feb 22, 2013 @ 01:22:23
Don't forget the other 12 bloodlines
Rockefeller, etc…
Jan 19, 2013 @ 01:24:23
Wow..
Jan 19, 2013 @ 18:19:13
It's not that people are ignorant to how wonderful marijuana is, most people know how awesome it is, but it poses a huge threat to the profits of tobacco & alcohol companies, prisons and the police state, drug cartels & terrorists, oil and plastic companies, the timber industry, and of course we can't forget the biggest victim of them all: pharmaceuticals (oh and also all the banks and insurance companies that intertwine these businesses.) The people will never permit the death of Mary Jane, but this is proving to be a terrible and costly war that we ARE winning.
Jan 19, 2013 @ 20:00:55
DING DING DING! Somebody gets it! *applauds*
Jan 22, 2013 @ 23:43:37
Hmmm . Very interesting , will pass on to my doctors.
Jan 29, 2013 @ 23:56:05
By it's own definition, the Federal Government should classify alcohol and tobacco as Schedule 1 narcotics. I mean, when was the last time your doctor wrote you a prescription for Marlboros and/or Jack Daniels?
Jan 30, 2013 @ 10:09:12
Have never juiced the leaves, but have been a faithful cannabis consumer for 20 years now
. It helped me through my molecular biology studies and calmed me throught he birth of my first daughter recently. We are now a happy family of three. Don't believe the crap people try to sell you about marihuana, it's pretty much all good.
Mar 24, 2013 @ 05:28:11
I've been using a volcano vaporizer for a while and wow what a tool, I was get a lot of bad joints due to finger pain from a heavy rolling schedule, now it is not a problem not only do my fingers feel better but my whole body feels great, especially my lungs, brain and mind. If I where you I'd get, one a bit expensive but lab quality will last years, and no I don't work for the company or have any bias, I just love it.