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Your Brain on Fat: Willpower or Biological Force?
When fat hits our taste buds, through a feedback system, our brain produces endocannabinoids, chemicals similar to marijuana.www.fitness-health-wellness.com
Up In Smoke: Musicians That Toke Up
Posted by admin in Entertainment on June 19, 2011
Justin Timberlake may have gotten his start as a Disney star, but today he made waves after he told Playboy about his affection for marijauna. When asked if marijuana was a creativity booster, Timberlake replied, “The only thing pot does for me is it…
Worth Repeating: Cannabis May Help Combat Aging Of Brain – White Widow Incognito
Welcome to Room 420, where your instructor is Mr. Ron Marczyk and your subjects are wellness, disease prevention, self actualization, and chillin’.Worth RepeatingBy Ron Marczyk, R.N.Health Education Teacher (Retired)Can THC along with whole family o…
Study Finds That Exercise Can Decrease Marijuana Use and Cravings
Researchers at the Vanderbilt University are studying heavy users of marijuana. Their mission is to help understand what exercise does for the brain while contributing to a field of research that uses exercise as a modality for prevention and treatment…
Anti Marijuana Crowd is Violent Terrorists
Posted by admin in World News on June 29, 2010
I often find it ironic that those who are against marijuana exhibit traits that they claim marijuana to cause. Here we see brain dead, paranoid people resort to a violent arson attack on law biding business men. This terrorist attack was because the a…
Receptor Triggered by Pot May Lessen Hit From Chronic Stress
Posted by admin in General Sciences on May 4, 2010
The brain produces some chemicals that stimulate the same receptors as the active ingredient in marijuana, and new research implicates them in toning down the body’s response to chronic stress.
Medical marijuana users risk job loss
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on March 24, 2010
When a rare form of cancer invaded Joseph Casias’ nasal cavity and his brain, his doctor prescribed marijuana to help alleviate the daily pain. But his employer, Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, fired him in November 2009 after he failed a drug test. Casias, 29, says he never came to work high. He’s got a medical marijuana card to prove…
How Marijuana Affects the Brain (Graphic)
The graphic shows the effects of Marijuana and how it compares to other substances. The information is a bit bland, but covers some stuff like the altered consciousness, memory impairment, pain reduction, and others.
Human Brains Make Their Own ‘Marijuana’
Scientists have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself. This discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite and preventing marijuana abuse.
Researchers Discover “The Brain’s Own Marijuana”
Apparently your brain makes it own marijuana-like substance, called endocannabinoid, which it uses to lower your stress levels!
Pot May Protect Brain From Booze
Marijuana may protect the brain from some of the damage caused by binge drinking, according to a new study.
Pot Might Blunt Damage of Binge Drinking
Study found those who smoked marijuana showed less damage to brain’s white matter than those who binge drink only.
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