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Can CBD help with COVID-19 Cytokine Storm?

Can CBD help with COVID-19 Cytokine Storm?

“Coconut oil, CBD oil, intranasal light therapy and Qigong are the best immune system boosters to ward off COVID-19. There are better safer therapies than vaccines to treat COVID-19.” – Ricardo B Serrano

Can CBD help with Coronavirus Cytokine Storm? In inflammatory states (such as coronavirus cytokine storm), CBD (Cannabidiol) in the form of CBD oil can calm inflammation. Moreover, CBD, but not THC, up-regulates the activation of the STAT3 transcription factor, an element of homeostatic mechanism(s) inducing anti-inflammatory events.

CBD may be very effective for covid-19 for several reasons.

Enhancing the endocannabinoid system and regulating ACE2.
Inhibiting inflammatory cytokines. (IL-6, TNFa, NF-kB) promoting IL10 (anti-inflammatory)
Preventing cellular oxidative stress. inhibiting reactive oxygen and reactive nitrosative species. Promoting Glutathione & superoxide dismutase enzyme production.
Inhibiting TLR4 (an intracellular signaling pathway NF-kB and inflammatory cytokine production which is responsible for activating the innate immune system).
Inhibiting adenosine A2A receptor that regulates glutamate and dopamine release.
Preventing hypoxic injury of brain, lung, and cardiac tissue.
Compliment antibiotic therapy by preventing bacterial resistance.
Stabilize permeability of membranes in lung.
Inhibit immune cell migration into lung.
Inhibiting exosome/microvesicle release of virions from infected cells (seen in cancer) and activation of virion proteins through anti-oxidation pathways.
Inhibits 5HT(1A) stress response influencing the survival and death of WBC, migration and platelet aggregation.

Recent warnings about the use of anti-inflammatory drugs including corticosteroids in common viral disease is appropriate. Inflammation and fever are normal responses that stimulate healing. But in some patients the inflammation cannot be controlled and leads to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) through acute lung injury (ALI). Inflammation reduction is only one aspect of multiple ways that CBD has to limit Covid-19 illness. Cannabinoids may inhibit attachments points for virus (SARS-angiotensin II Receptors), immuno-regulate mast cell, induce TH2 shifts (resolving inflammation), reduce numbers of macrophage/monocytes, inhibit inflammatory cell migration, inhibit inflammatory cytokines (IL-1,2,6,17), inhibit oxidative stress (intracellular), shift into repair mode anabolic (vs breakdown mode catabolic metabolism) and stimulate mitochondria regeneration, energy production and proliferation (doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109371), block acute lung injury TLR4 receptors (doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.043) and A(2A) adenosine receptors (doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.12.043), relax smooth muscles of respiratory airways, inhibit apoptosis of respiratory cells. All of this occurs with the side benefits of pain control without reparatory depression (as seen with opioids). – Dr. Philip Blair

*To avoid adverse effects, CBD oil should not be taken together with intranasal light therapy. Intranasal light therapy like X-Plus is applied by itself every two days or with CBD oil taken in-between. – Ricardo B Serrano

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Medical cannabis has no public health risks

The WHO has declared medical cannabis is beneficial for cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases
The organization found the drug is not addictive and holds no public health risks

The World Health Organization has declared that CBD – the relaxant property of cannabis used in medical cannabis – should not be a scheduled drug.

As legalization of cannabis has spread rapidly across the United States, Canada and around the world, health officials have cautioned that we do not have enough research to rule out any down sides.

But today, after months of deliberation and investigation, the WHO has concluded that cannabidiol (CBD) is a useful treatment for epilepsy and palliative care, and does not carry any addiction risks.

While the organization is set to run a fuller review of cannabis next year, assessing all cannabis-related substances, physicians and the cannabis industry have been poised awaiting this decision to deny scheduling for months.

Had the WHO chosen to schedule the drug, it could have hamstrung physicians from prescribing medical cannabis globally.

The WHO has declared medical cannabis is beneficial for cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases, and does not carry an addiction risk.

The report, published today, also recommended imposing the strong restrictions available on fentanyl, a synthetic opioid which has killed thousands of people in America’s drug addiction epidemic.

‘There is increased interest from Member States in the use of cannabis for medical indications including for palliative care,’ the report said.

‘Responding to that interest and increase in use, WHO has in recent years gathered more robust scientific evidence on therapeutic use and side effects of cannabis and cannabis components.’

In conclusion, the authors wrote: ‘Recent evidence from animal and human studies shows that its use could have some therapeutic value for seizures due to epilepsy and related conditions.’

They added that ‘current information does not justify scheduling of cannabidiol’, and declared that taking medical marijuana will not lead to addiction to THC, the psychoactive property of cannabis that induces a ‘high’.

Speaking to Daily Mail Online, Raul Elizalde, the Mexican father who became an unlikely face for cannabis as he fought to get his epileptic daughter treatment, said he was overcome with emotion.

He is responsible for driving the Mexican government to legalize medical cannabis so his first-born daughter Grace, who once suffered hundreds of seizures a day, could access CBD. Now, she suffers a few seizures a day.

‘I’m ecstatic that these international health leaders agree that CBD is a substance that should not be scheduled and has therapeutic value for a variety of medical conditions,’ Elizalde, founder and president of HempMeds Mexico, told Daily Mail Online on Wednesday.

‘We look forward to continuing our conversation about its many benefits in 2018.’

Speaking last month about his family’s experience venturing into the world of medical cannabis, Elizalde admitted he had never considered the medical benefits of a drug which has caused mayhem and agony in his country.

But after medications and surgeries proved futile for Grace, he and his wife, from Monterrey, a conservative and traditional region in the north of Mexico, decided to try CBS.

‘It has changed our life,’ Elizalde told Daily Mail Online.

‘I never thought I would be doing this, that cannabis would be part of our life. But Grace changed everything. Now I know that just taking CBD is like taking a health supplement. It is not a replacement for her treatment, but it has changed her life.’

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WHO: Marijuana has therapeutic effects, abuse unlikely

The WHO recently published a report, disclosing evidence from animal and human studies.

“There is increased interest from Member States on the use of cannabis for medical indications including for palliative care. Responding to that interest and increase in use, WHO has in recent years gathered more robust scientific evidence on therapeutic use and side effects of cannabis and cannabis components,” the WHO said.

“To that end, the ECDD [Expert Committee on Drug Dependence] did an initial review of a cannabis compound called cannabidiol (CBD). Recent evidence from animal and human studies shows that its use could have some therapeutic value for seizures due to epilepsy and related conditions,” it added.

It was also disclosed that “cannabidiol is not likely to be abused or create dependence as for other cannabinoids such as Tetra Hydro Cannabinol.”

“The ECDD therefore concluded that current information does not justify scheduling of cannabidiol and postponed a fuller review of cannabidiol preparations to May 2018, when the committee will undertake a comprehensive review of cannabis and cannabis related substances,” it further stated.

The recent statement of the World Health Organization (WHO) has given hope to the advocates of medical cannabis in the Philippines who are pushing for the ‘compassionate use’ of the plant which is more popularly known as marijuana.

After four years of fighting for the legalization of medical cannabis, the Philippine Cannabis Compassion Society (PCCS) said it has found a strong ally when the WHO disclosed that medical cannabis is beneficial to patients with cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases.

“Let us listen and respect the views of the real experts. The WHO has already spoken, acknowledging the benefits of medical cannabis,” said PCCS spoeksperson Dr. Donnabel Cunanan.

Cunanan said they see the WHO as the best “Christmas gift.”

“We hope this information will shed light and end the discussion between patients and decision makers. This is the best Christmas gift to us,” she expressed.

“We understand the role that our legislators play in protecting public interest… [but] the WHO already declared that it is not addictive and it is safe and should be given to patients,” she added.

Medical groups in the Philippines

In the Philippines, House Bill No. 180, or the proposed Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act, which seeks to legalize medical marijuana, has been passed by the health committee of the House of Representatives.

The WHO report contradicts the statement on Nov. 7 by 16 medical organizations led by Philippine Medical Association and the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila. The statement said: “We strongly oppose medical cannabis legalization since this will expose our citizenry to unnecessary harm and the risk of poor health outcomes.”

Responding to the medical groups’ statement, Isabela Rep. Rodolfo T. Albano III, principal author of the medical cannabis bill, “called on the authors of the statement not to mislead, confuse and alarm the public by making false, unfounded accusations.”

Albano pointed out that “the bill explicitly provides that the Department of Health, in consultation with the Food and Drug Administration, shall be the principal regulatory agency for the use of medical cannabis.

He also suggested that those opposed to the bill “read it carefully, bearing in mind the interest of the thousands of patients suffering from serious and debilitating conditions who will benefit from the legalization of medical cannabis.”

Albano also reminded them of “the people’s right to affordable, accessible, available quality health care through the development of traditional and alternative health care services and its integration into the national health care delivery system.”

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Let us listen and respect the views of the real experts. The WHO has already spoken, acknowledging the benefits of medical cannabis.

The WHO has declared medical cannabis is beneficial for cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases.

The organization found the drug is not addictive and holds no public health risks.

See Medical marijuana has NO public health risks and should not be withheld from patients, WHO declares after months of deliberation (December 13, 2017)

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Acupuncture vs Opioids for Chronic Pain

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The use and abuse of opioids (prescription pain medications) is now responsible for an astonishing 44 deaths per day in America, surpassing auto accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths in American adults. Despite this fact, sales of opioid medications keep rising as do the number of prescriptions each year.

At the same time, the use of acupuncture has dramatically increased over the last 20 years, with more patients than ever using acupuncture as an adjunct treatment for both acute and chronic pain conditions.

Acupuncture can reduce – or even eliminate – the need for opioids and non-opioid drugs by:

Stimulating the production of the body’s own “endogenous opioids”;
Stimulating the production of the body’s natural anti-inflammatory compounds;
Facilitating the body’s own natural chemistry creating the potential for similar – or sometimes better – benefits than synthetic drugs, without the risks of addiction or side effects.

Traditional Chinese medicine has been using medical cannabis and acupuncture together as part of their wellness and healing modalities for thousands of years.

Medical cannabis has a long history as a natural analgesic and is a powerful adjunct with TCM modalities such as acupuncture, Qigong, herbs and diet for treating addiction, depression, PTSD, anxiety, acute and chronic pain.

– Ricardo B Serrano, R.Ac., registered acupuncturist, certified cannabis specialist and Qigong teacher.

North American Opioid Epidemic Campaign

A primary mission of the Acupuncture Now Foundation (ANF) is to educate not only the public but healthcare providers and health policymakers about the potential of acupuncture. In North America a great deal of concern has been raised over what is being called the “opioid epidemic.” Opioids are a class of pain relieving drugs that include codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and some others under popular prescription names such as Vicodin, Percocet, Naloxone, etc. The use and abuse of these medications is now responsible for 44 deaths per day in America, surpassing auto accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths in American adults.

Considering acupuncture’s stellar safety record and its ability to stimulate the production of the body’s own natural internal opioid chemistry, it is the position of the Acupuncture Now Foundation that acupuncture should be considered as a first choice non-opioid therapy for the treatment of any condition for which acupuncture has been found to be nearly as effective, as effective, or more effective than conventional care.

The ANF has teamed with the American Society of Acupuncturists to form the Joint Acupuncture Opioid Task Force. The Task Force submitted a packet of information including a great deal of research on acupuncture to the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC was soliciting public comments for the development of their new opioid prescribing guidelines and we are advocating for an expanded role for acupuncture in addressing this crisis. Our packet can be found below. Our thanks go to John McDonald for compiling the research and to the ASA’s David Miller and Jennifer Stone for their contributions to the packet.

The ANF also recently gave testimony in two states (California and Minnesota) where officials were calling for input into their policies. Copies of those letters are linked below. In Minnesota, their Health Services Advisory Council, a group of representatives consisting of doctors and health care providers, health insurance company representatives, and other officials, held a series of meetings to consider giving their recommendation to expand acupuncture services. After considering a good deal of information this advisory panel voted to recommend the state cover acupuncture services under their Medicaid system for the conditions listed below. We commend this panel for their willingness to make acupuncture more available to the citizens of their state and encourage drug-free therapy and thank those who presented information to that panel.

In our letter to the California Workers’ Compensation regulators, we detail studies showing acupuncture to be twice as effective as conventional care for treating chronic low back pain and further studies showing that this condition is the most common reason opioids are prescribed. After quoting their current guidelines that only allow for acupuncture to be used after drugs have been tried, the ANF called for these guidelines to be changed to allow acupuncture as a first choice treatment.

Conditions which acupuncture was recommended to be covered by the Minnesota Health Services Advisory Council:

Pain (all pain)
Insomnia
Smoking cessation
Nausea/Vomiting
Restless Legs
Depression
Schizophrenia
Anxiety
PTSD
Xerostomia (under active salivary glands)
Menstrual disorders

Source: North American Opioid Epidemic Campaign

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Medical Cannabis and Acupuncture work together

Traditional Chinese medicine has been using cannabis and acupuncture together as part of their wellness and healing modalities for thousands of years. While this concept is still fairly new to the Western world, holistic medical practice in the East has long been highly advanced. Eastern civilizations, primarily the Chinese, were well-versed in the use of herbs, tinctures, and knowledge of the human body.

It’s no surprise that cannabis and acupuncture has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine; these two, when used together, have shown to have synergistic effects for strengthening the immune system and addressing several different health ailments. In ancient Chinese literature, herbal historians used cannabis to treat more than 100 conditions including hemorrhages, digestive problems, rheumatism, parasitic infections, reproductive disorders in women, cognitive issues caused by age, pain, and much more.

Acupuncture is the ancient technique of inserting needles in key energy points, known as meridians, throughout the body. The objective of inserting needles below the surface of the skin is to remove obstructions in energy, referred to as “qi”. These buildups are believed to contribute to disease, pain, sluggishness, and imbalance manifested through many different symptoms.

Research shows that acupuncture, just like cannabis, works to help heal and regulate the endocannabinoid system and many of the body’s other systems. Not much has been thought about the possible links between acupuncture and cannabis until some researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University discovered it. The findings, which were published by the National Institutes of Health, revealed how electro-acupuncture (an electric form of traditional acupuncture) can increase the cannabinoid activity in the body, thereby making pain more tolerable.

In animal models of arthritis, the researchers discovered that repeated treatment using electro-acupuncture increased cannabinoid receptors in the striatum of the brain which is loaded with dopamine cells. The rat subjects showed signs of less pain after being treated with acupuncture. If cannabinoids are the reason why acupuncture works so well in dulling pain, then combining cannabis and acupuncture can be a possible cost-effective, safe, and natural solution for pain and other ailments.

Source: Cannabis and Acupuncture: Two-In-One Boost For Your Endocannabinoid System

– Cannabis and Acupuncture, page 100, Return to Oneness with Shiva