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Release Date: 04/26/2021
10 The Green Heart Club: Women, Weed, and Wellness
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Today we recap our previous nine episodes and take some time to reflect on our journey through this cannabis education endeavor that we've taken on together. Thank you for following along with us in our passion to educate, inspire and nourish the community we've created here. Stay tuned towards the end of this episode. We will share an exciting opportunity about how you can continue to connect and work with us in "The Green Heart Club: Women, Weed, and Wellness".
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09 Cannabis for Pain, Stress, Anxiety, and Common Conditions
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When it comes to personalizing your experience with cannabis, it’s important to remember that there is a full spectrum of compounds that play a role when it comes to whole-plant medicine. This episode speaks about intentional cannabis consumption. Consuming cannabis for things like sleep, anxiety, and pain, might mean that you need to combine different methods of consumption. Listen in as we share our personal experiences, and how we've learned to treat our symptoms with cannabis.
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08 Cannabis Legalization in Canada - The Rules and Regulations and How They Affect the Medical Cannabis Patient
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The Canadian legal cannabis industry's rules and regulations are in place to keep us safe; however, the average cannabis consumer is not aware of the rules and regulations. Are you educated as a cannabis patient or consumer about your rights and the laws when purchasing your cannabis medicine? This episode reviews how and why cannabis became federally legal across Canada and is helpful information to add to your toolkit of cannabis knowledge.
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07 An Introduction to Cannabis Terpenes and Flavonoids
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In this episode, Steph and Stacy introduce us to the world of cannabis terpenes and flavonoids. Terpenes are aromatic compounds found in many plants, though many people associate them with cannabis because cannabis plants contain high concentrations of them. Terpenes bring out the flavours and aromas of the plant and play an essential role in the product's effects on the consumer.
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06 Cannabinoids - What are they?
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CBG and THC and CBD, Oh My! Scientific research confirms that the cannabis plant has many properties that can help alleviate a range of symptoms. Understanding the different types of cannabinoids is fundamental to consuming cannabis as a therapeutic option. In this episode, Stacy and Steph introduce how these naturally occurring chemical compounds can play an essential role in pain relief, anti-inflammation, and antispasmodic for your health.
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05 The Journey of the Cannabis Plant
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Have you ever wondered where the cannabis plant originated from or who named the plant, claiming its species and medicinal properties? Up until the early 1900s, cannabis was a very common pharmaceutical used for many different purposes. So what happened? How did this ancient, helpful plant go from being widely used and accepted for centuries transition to an illegal substance and stigmatized weed? Stacy and Steph break down the history of the cannabis plant, one of humanity's oldest cultivated crops.
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04 The Endocannabinoid System - What is it and how does it work?
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We now know that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) is the master regulator system in our body as it plays a significant role in balancing the immune system, the nervous system, and the endocrine system. Steph and Stacy share their knowledge and insight on how medicinal cannabis and a healthy lifestyle work together to promote a healthy, balanced endocannabinoid system.
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03 Cancer and Cannabis - The Patient Mindset
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In the face of adversity, do you think your mindset matters? If it matters, do you believe that your mindset is a learned behavior, or is it something we're born and raised with due to our surroundings? Or, is it a little bit of both? How do you look at difficult situations? In this episode, Steph and Stacy share their personal stories around the "mindset" they each held during their breast cancer journeys and how cannabis played an essential role in their health.
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02 Patient-Centred Care (Stigma, Cancer, and Cannabis)
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Does stigma stem from a lack of knowledge? In this episode, Stacy and Steph talk about stigma in the healthcare system. Stigma is not helpful to your health or to your recovery. Stigma exists in the cancer world, especially breast cancer when it comes to “body stigma”.
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01 Our Journey to Now
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In this episode, Steph and Stacy talk about how they met at a retreat by ReThink Breast Cancer an organization that supports young breast cancer survivors. They connected thanks to the ability to have a conversation about medical cannabis. They walk us through their journey to learning about the issues they faced while accessing medical cannabis as young breast cancer patients.
info_outlineIn this episode, Steph and Stacy share their personal stories with cannabis as a real therapeutic option for helping them get through breast cancer. Both women were diagnosed young, leaned into cannabis as a medicine and now are living their BEST lives, despite stigma and despite continual health issues related to treatment. As medical patients, Stacy and Steph were left on their own to figure out the HOW of this medicine. Their personal experiences have brought them together to continuously educate those around them, as Certified Cannabis Educators.
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Music composed and performed by Dave Bobak.
Stacy and Steph share their story of accessing medical cannabis as breast cancer patients. As co-founders of EduCanNation, a Canadian nonprofit organization that provides evidence-based cannabis education and supports certified cannabis educators, Steph and Stacy share the knowledge they have learned as certified cannabis educators to help advocate for the patient and the plant. Their stories of staying positive and hopeful despite the hardship of a breast cancer diagnosis, helps to remind us that we are always stronger than we think we are.
*The information contained in this podcast is for educational purposes only, it is not medical advice. We are certified cannabis educators, we are not medical doctors. Steph and I recommend that you speak directly to a medical cannabis educator or a medical healthcare practitioner who is trained in cannabis medicine prior to experimenting with cannabis for medicinal purposes. The topics and statements discussed are based on our research and experience and have not been evaluated by any regulatory body.