October – A Month of Awareness

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer within their lifetime.  Chances are that everyone of us knows someone who has dealt with breast cancer.  There is hope on the horizon.  There are numerous studies showing positive results when cannabis oil is used to treat breast cancer.  Some of the studies conducted include:

• US National Library of Medicine – Researchers concluded that cannabidiol (CBD) inhibits human breast cancer cell proliferation and invasion. They also demonstrated that CBD significantly reduces tumor mass.
• The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics – Researchers determined that determined that THC as well as cannabidiol dramatically reduced breast cancer cell growth. They confirmed the potency and effectiveness of these compounds.
• The Journal Molecular Cancer –  Researchers determined that THC reduced tumor growth and tumour numbers. They determined that cannabinoids inhibit cancer cell proliferation, induce cancer cell apoptosis and impair tumour angiogenesis (all good things). This study provides strong evidence for the use of cannabinoid based therapies for the management of breast cancer.
• National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America – Researches determined that cannabinoids inhibit human breast cancer cell proliferation.

These breakthroughs give me hope for a natural, alternative treatment and remedy for breast cancer.  For those that have known anyone that has had to battle breast cancer or other cancers, then you know that sometimes the cure can make you feel just as bad as the disease, if not worse.  It’s heart wrenching to see those afflicted have to suffer through harsh treatments.  I hope the government will put more of an effort into funding further research into such areas.  For more information on using cannabis oil as an alternate or supplemental treatment to, click here.

Non-Gmo Month

October also marks the second annual Non-Gmo Month, started by the Non-Gmo Project.  Although I do my best to inform folks of the known and unknown dangers of GMO’s as often as possible, it’s helpful to have a month to help further illuminate the topic.  It is my opinion that we as consumers have at the least, a right to know what is being put into our food.  No longer are the major supermarkets shelves lined with real, clean food.  Instead, real food has been replaced with massive quantities of food like products with ingredients that have been created in a lab in such a way that would have never existed outside of nature.  This is all done in the name of feeding the world and producing higher yields, however the evidence indicates the contrary.  Super bugs and pesticide resistant strains are beginning to mutate.  One study was conducted regarding the health effects of GMO’s on pigs and the results were startling.  The study found that GM-fed females had on average a 25% heavier uterus than non-GM-fed females.  For more information on GMO’s and the Non-GMO project, click here. Fore resources on shopping locally and organically in the San Diego county region, click here.