Hemp, Stress, Disease and Healing

I was just having a chat online with a colleague about hemp, regarding a post about hemp being used to cure cancer… This was my response to a comment.  I thought it was worth sharing: .. I think “cancer”  is a mufti-faceted issue.. that can be “cured”… but also, the body needs to be treated, for toxins, for imbalances etc.. even mainstream medicine understands cancer as a “failure ( or breakdown) of the immune system” to recognise and remove cancerous cells, before they can establish themselves and get out of control.

Also the original posting was about treating autism– and, from what I understand ( and I do not have an autistic child, so I do not have the direct, first-hand experiences of someone who lives with this), you don’t-can’t cure autism.. and you DEF can’t treat autism without addressing the underlying issues of GUT imbalance and body-systems, CNS etc.

One thing hemp/ hemp oil probably contributes, one mechanism, is that when the body is in stress-mode.. it cannot, will not go into healing mode.  The body is very capable of healing itself. it is more effective than any doctor, any pharmacologist etc, at producing what it needs.

The question that needs to be asked.. and addressed: is why has the normal routine body-system ceased doing its job…

One element of this, is stress.  the human body has the flight-fright-freeze mechanism for survival- and when it is in stress-mode, be it from Life, illness, emotional or mental components, and even dietary stress.. the body-system stays locked in fight-flight.  And when the body is in that “mode,”  it does not do anything else, well.  it is saving and conserving all of its resources for a potential life-threatening situation, fighting, or fleeing… When in imminent danger, the functions of the immune system are secondary.

Telling the body- in every way and via every pathway, that it is now “safe,” is essential, in order for it to say.. ooh, okay.. breathe, relax: think, digest, heal… secondary functions.

This necessitates removing stressors, detoxing, repairing-rebuildung the GUT, working at both the CNS and muscular levels, internally-externally, via stretching, exercise, yoga, massage, etc.. and in this aspect, I will guess that cannabis is a major contributor.. allowing the entire system to RELAX…

And while industrial hemp does not have the THC that recreational marijuana does.. it does have huge nutrients, and a LOT of other healthy things.. I am a HUGE fan of HEMP, industrial hemp, as it is now termed.  and yes- we need a better delineation than Industrial Hemp…to differentiate it from marijuana-hemp…

I sincerely hope that hemp finds commercial use and legal agricultural availability! It makes a food crop, paper, clothes/fibre, medical-health aspects, protein-food source,  hemp oil hugely healthy, this list goes on and on… I’d love to hear other uses and stories about how you have used Hemp, and perhaps cannabis, in holistic health and health-related issues… share in the comments…

 

 

I am an Education Specialist, Health Coach and Author. I work with aspects of the teachings I have learned from Andean shamanic and cosmology, to health, nutrition and education.  Everything is energy. Energy must flow. Like water, when it does not flow, it stagnates and is not healthy. These techniques help your life to flow. I have been initiated into many of the ancient lineages and learned ceremonies, rites of passage and healing techniques.  I have worked as a healer and done workshops and taught some of these aspects – passing the teachings on.

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Dancing in Your Bubble : ancient teaching, modern healing
Natural Support for Alzheimer’s
Getting a Handle on Happy : find and fix causes of stress and depression
The Naturally Smarter Kid : a parent’s guide to helping kids succeed in school and life
Cafe of the Hungry Ghosts : behind the veil of ordinary – a paranormal-ish fiction book