The list of diseases that the drug cannabis can reportedly alleviate or even cure is long: multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic pain - even brain tumors. But has research really documented the effectiveness of medical marijuana?
Because of the way Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is portrayed in the media, most people don't understand what the disorder actually entails, or how common it actually is. In this Patient Spotlight video, you'll meet Encina, who sheds light on her experience living with DID.
A Journey into the healing potential of grounding and connecting to the Earth. Testimonials from people that claim the earthing speeds healing and enhances vitality.
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Isothiocyanates are some of the most important plant compounds you can get in your diet.
While a public debate on legalization is going on in many more countries, in Serbia any possession of marijuana is illegal. Arrests of people with illnesses, as well as their family members, have been made. And yet, more and more people are buying the oil illegally.
In "Last of the Medicine Men," British adventurer Benedict Allen introduces us to the Huichol people of Mexico, where he has the rare privilege of taking part in a ritual ceremony with peyote, the classic hallucinogen-containing (mescaline) cactus, to bring him at last "face-to-face" with the gods.
The medicines wouldn’t come to us, so we brought eight patients TO THEM in our new documentary film, The Sacred Science. After a ton of preparation and research, we decided to bring eight people with eight different illnesses deep into the Amazon Rainforest to work with indigenous healers for 30 days.
João Meirinhos created a compelling and sublime documentary that reaffirms the power of the world's greatest traditional medicine, Ayahuasca. Assembling an impressive cast of traditional practitioners, aficionados and western converts, 'Mirror of the Spirit' bubbles like the brew itself to reveal the essence of the Ayahuasca experience. And, like the Ayahuasca vine, it entwines the viewer with an authentic and compelling message that is hard to resist. Grounded in strong ethnographic roots, 'Mirror of the Spirit' captures the spirit of this eclectic mix of contributors all of whom have been transformed by the power of the medicine in a myriad different ways. Once again we are reminded that the message of Ayahuasca is more relevant today than at any point in our history.
A news crew in Mexico team went to the Sonora desert in search of Bufo alvarius—also known as the Colorado River Toad and the Sonoma Desert Toad—a species that contains a very high dosage of the powerful hallucinogen 5-MEO-DMT in its body.
Excessive talking, fidgeting, or squirming. Often loses things. Difficulty remaining seated, playing quietly, or sustaining attention. Sound like your child? The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) lists these as the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Once diagnosed, these behaviors would make your child a candidate for Ritalin, Prozac, or both. In this investigative documentary, acclaimed public health advocate and filmmaker Gary Null examines the increasingly common practice of prescribing psychotropic drugs for children, including preschoolers as young as age 2 to 4, who have been diagnosed with ADD, or ADHD
