Month: May 2019

ABOUT SATIVEX- SATIVEX MS, SATIVEX CANCER (INCLUDING DOSES AND SIDE EFFECTS)

  Intro Sativex: How It Works (Mechanisms Of Action) The effects of THC and CBD (animal studies) Clinical trials on Sativex: Sativex MS, Sativex Cancer And Possible Sativex benefits for Other Conditions Sativex Contraindications Sativex Side Effects. Warnings & Precautions. Does Sativex Get You High? Sativex Dosage How To Get a Sativex Prescription Sativex. I like to see herbal- based prescription drugs like this on the market. They are proving the power of herbs with modern, well design scientific studies. Yes, there are quite a few studies on Sativex and a lot more research in progress.  I also like this format, as a  prescription medicine, and being recommended in a specific dosage. This is how everyone should treat marijuana- as a medicine. You should avoid recreational marijuana, or overusing it in any way.  If you live in one of those 25+ countries where Sativex already got the regulatory approval for MS-related spasticity and cancer-related pain I am sure you want to know more about it. It is currently under FDA evaluation, as well. If Sativex is not available where you live, but you have access to medical marijuana, you can still look at this drug’s profile- simply because you could get its equivalent from a cannabis clinic. Something I noticed…. Even if this drug is available (in a country like Canada, for example), it won’t be easy to get...

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APRIL 2019 MS NEWS : Diet Works, High Dose Biotin Pros And Cons, Robots/AI, Whole Body Vibration & More

  Vitamins/ Herbs/Natural Supplements & Diet For Managing MS Symptoms A new Iranian study reviews herbs that can help manage MS symptoms. According to this study, there is clinical evidence for Cannabis sativa extract, cannabinoids, Ginkgo biloba, beta-phytosterol, and Lippia citriodora extract to improve MS symptoms. These plants and compounds help improve spasticity, muscle spasm, neuropathic pain, and urinary tract complications. Nanocurcumins and pomegranate peel extract showed anti-inflammatory effects in animal models.   Sesame oil may have beneficial effects for MS patients, (technical: via decreasing IFN-γ secretion and anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities ), according to this study that compared the results of using interferon beta-1a versus interferon beta-1a+ sesame oil. Bushen recipe ( a herbal combination used by Traditional Chinses doctors) has a significant curative effect on MS,  can improve clinical symptoms and improve patients’ quality of life, according to this new randomized clinical trial. High dose biotin works in progressive MS and the benefits of this therapy persist over time, according to this new double-blind clinical trial. Patients on high dose biotin showed improvements in disability and some clinical markers (when compared with placebo group)  and these improvements are sustained over time (patient were evaluated again after 2 years). High dose biotin-cautions. This case study shows side effects (myopathy/symptoms affecting the muscles) from using high dose biotin for MS.  My thoughts: high dose biotin should not be used alone...

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