Oh my goodness, you are more than welcome. Is your shop a pharmacy and a Christian store?
I'm so sorry to learn this about medical cannabis in Iowa. The plant can do so much good for both people and animals. We so disparately need people who have the knowledge to help people integrate the plant medicine into their lives. One of the hardest pieces is to understand how cannabis will interact with other prescription drugs. We need so much help in this department. No one seems to know or is willing to share what they think. Most times I feel like those folks on multiple meds are left to their own devices when they want to try cannabis.
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It definitely could be a challenge. The pharmacy I started in 1982, and about 2 years ago I just got tired of filling someone's prescription and not even being reimbursed for the cost of the medicine. i.e. Something costs me $100. I fill the script and it runs through the insurance, and the insurance company reimburses me $96 and that doesn't even cover my overhead let alone a profit. It's a big business thing. Really just crony capitalism. So 2 yrs ago I stopped taking insurance and lost about 75% of my customers. I saw the writing on the wall and since pharmacy was my passion I hung on longer than I should have.
Anyhow I totally quit December 31, 2016 went on an extended vacation and we decided to do the Christian gift store/book store/nutritional combo. We have a small town, so not sure how it's gonna go, but if we can make some passive income we will do fine.
Re the cannabis thing, if I wouldn't have to go back to school, I could see going into research, but it is such a political thing. Which is why I feel sorry for you and having to get your grow permit.
Well, I wasn't forced to grow, but wanted to, just so I could have some control over the strains I can ingest and how the plants are cared for.
I was diagnosed with MS in 2004. Never went on any pharmaceuticals. I had a few episodes then found out about cannabis, started eating it, drastically changed my eating lifestyle and I haven't had an attack since.
I suspect an aggressive strain or strains of gut bacteria as the root cause.
I wonder if you could start an on-line cannabis consulting business. There are so many people with multiple prescriptions and no one really knows how cannabis will interact with them. I normally suggest that people should put 4 hours between when they take their prescriptions and use cannabis. There's no guidance being offered. It's the same with other medications for pain. There is no guidance for a person to ween off their pain med cocktails and switch to cannabis. People are just muddling along on their own. This concerns me greatly.
I can see that it would be a concern for many people. The thing that I'd be doing is working for getting rid of as many pharmaceuticals as possible. The other thing is that the pharmaceutical companies have the research dollars and that's probably not a high priority.
So would you say your diet was pretty clean, unprocessed foods. The reason I ask is. Because there is a doctor from Iowa city that got ms and she developed a pretty rigid protocol and was able to Cure her ms. I bought her book to share with a ms customer. I'll have to look it up, it just seemed like such an extremely rigid diet.
Yes. It was fairly clean...I was eating low carb and working to keep my blood sugar levels more consistent but it wasn't until I gave up all grains, rice and a lot of startchy foods that I really felt that my system stabilized. I have been following Dr. Wahls protocol and have read her books.
It is very regimented but my eye sight and my ability to walk are more important to me than being able to eat bread and pasta. ;)
So true.
http://terrywahls.com The wahls protocol. Have you heard of it?
Yes. I have been following her guidance since 2011. Between cannabis and healing my gut lining, plus keeping it healthy by not eating foods that damage it, I've been able to slow down the disease process.
@rebeccaryan, hey that is great. So are you able to do everything she says in her protocol. I just remember when she was on a popular radio show here in Iowa and I ordered her book right away for someone I knew that was diagnosed . I'm not sure if she benefited as she moved from the area.
This is such a big thing these days. The gut micro biome . I tell you that the medical profession has done such a crappy job of promoting wellness. Of course, we don't want you to get well, because then how would we be able to sell you a drug. I've seen this so many times in my 35 yrs of pharmacy. I would like to see a minimal pharmacy. I don't know how many times I talked to patients and recommend that they not get a script filled. It was a tough thing to do, as you never knew when a Doctor would find out about it and turn you in to either Medical or Pharmacy board.
I'm gonna just throw out a couple of things, and more than likely you are aware of them, but if not... or if you are aware of them and you have negatives about them, I'd welcome your thoughts.
Weston Price Foundation
Bone Broth
GAPS Diet
I'm guessing you are taking some kind of probiotic, or fermented whole foods.
Changing subjects, How long have you been a Massage Therapist?
I've got some stories. My mom was a Registered Nurse who towards the end of here nursing career became associated with a chiropractor here in Iowa and started a School of Massage Therapy. She ran it for 3 or 4 years and then regulations started to rear their ugly head. It was NOT a diploma mill type school. She has dozens of students that continue to practice.
Anyhow, thanks for the reply. Sorry for the long reply back.
SDG
Oh, Please never apologize @sighmanjestah! I value your opinions and your knowledge base.
Yes to all those things. Plus for over 6 years, I took probiotics that were derived from health human guts...now I only take them if I feel my digestion isn't working as well as it should.
Dr. Wahls protocol calls for people to eat organ meat.
I will not do this. I just can't bring myself to consume any animals' filtering organs.
Normally, I do a lot of juice blending everyday in order to get the volume of green veg, that I require. This means that I'm eating raw most of the day and then have one cooked meal. I was taking a fair number of supplements, but now, my staples are: magnesium malate, high doses of Vit D. (8,000 iu), Chorella (fresh water plankton for its chelating ability ) and probiotics if I need them. In the past, I have made my own kombucha and sauerkraut. I grow a lot of my own food. I sprout year round and now, I'm growing my own cannabis.
I've been a practicing massage therapist for 26 years. My specialty is in chronic pain management and neurological conditions with considerable strength in holistic nutrition.
I really think you could help a lot of people if you started coaching on-line. I, for one, need help understanding how to safely guide people to make the switch from opioids to cannabis. Also with SSRIs, diabetic meds, and common cancer drugs. These are the 4 most common prescription drugs that I struggle with. There is no help from physicians and I suspect this is because they aren't familiar with cannabis.
vit. D is a good example of things taught/learned in pharmacy school 37 years ago. Its (vit d) has changed quite a bit during those last 37 yrs.
query on Canadian health system. Are you able to get tests easily to monitor your vitamin d level? Have you had yours checked?
You mention chlorella, have you checked or considered spirullina?
Negative of spirullina is iron. Not really remembering about Wahl protocol but wondering if the organ meat has something to do with the iron?
Sprouting, hmm...does anyone do any sprouting with hemp seeds?
I am sure if you are specializing in holistic nutrition, you are way more ahead of the curve than me on some of these things.
I'd love to do something coaching online, but have a lot of catching up knowledge base wise. Research is lacking or at least I should say I am not aware of any journals on this, pharmaceutical to nutritional, what are some trusted journals that you are aware of or accesss?
Oh boy, the opiod to cannabis switch, that's a biggy. SSRI's are one of those pet peeves of mine. The lack of help from MD's, I suspect as you , that they aren't familiar, but are beholding and worshiping at the alter of pharmaceuticals.
Now that we are close to writing a book on this, I have to ask the question, should we be taking this off line in chat? Or is it appropriate on the Blockchain?
And. 1 question what do you know about the mute button and how does it work. Can you point me to anything recent? Seems like a search has not been very helpful to me, or else I'm not searching correctly.