How can hemp, or hemp cannabinoids, seeds, proteins, fibers... help us overcome the chaos of today and create a quality tomorrow?

Many people already know what kind of future we are heading into. I believe that you, who are reading these lines, also know. Self-sufficiency in all areas (food, health, clothing, construction, etc.) will very quickly become an invaluable value in the eyes of aware people with good intentions. Let's refresh ourselves on where hemp can support us all and you will see that it was not called a sacred plant for nothing.

Our younger generations in particular do not know that hemp has been used for various purposes for thousands of years. It is said that man discovered it 15,000 years ago! The oldest known fabric was made from hemp, and this was 8,000 years BC. In the past, we even had wars because of hemp. Napoleon attacked Russia in 1812 because of their hemp. In short, hemp has been used almost all over the world since ancient times. Among the major producers of hemp was also our Yugoslavia, and Hungary ...

From 1,000 BC to 1883 AD, hemp was the largest agricultural crop in the world and also the most important raw material for the production of thousands of different products – it was used for paper, rope, fabric, as a building material, oil for lamps, food, medicine for humans and animals, etc. For about 200 years, it could even be used to pay taxes. Between 1631 and 1800, hemp was legal tender, as this encouraged farmers to grow it even more. Several American states even legalized the cultivation of hemp. The first such law, which dictated that farmers had to grow hemp, was enacted in Virginia in 1619. What's more, those who opposed its cultivation during a time of shortage of hemp on the market were punished with imprisonment!

With everything that hemp gives us, it is also one of the most important renewable and clean resources on Earth. It is a fast-growing plant and undemanding to the soil - it grows everywhere. It is not bothered by weeds, as it suppresses them itself. At the same time, it cleans poisoned soil, loosens it and enriches it. It is not sensitive to insects, so it does not need a variety of toxic chemicals for growth, nor later for processing into various products. It provides an abundance of oxygen ...

Scientists today estimate that if we were to restore the use of cannabis around the world, we could save our planet and population from fossil fuels, their harmful derivatives, and general pollution.

You can read in the book What happened that made us fear and persecute such a useful and useful plant at every step? Jack Herer. Similar to how we experience the imposition of a problem and the offering of only one solution today, in the past the story of the problem and the offered solutions were established through the system to the detriment of cannabis. Through manipulation and lies, cannabis was banned in 1937. Of course, only the industries competing with cannabis benefited from the ban, not people, animals, or the planet.

Hemp fibers (or its stems)

When our grandparents passed away, the truth about why hemp cultivation was banned in the past was lost with them. Unfortunately, one of the important reasons is that its fibers can be used to make many useful things. And I don't just mean... ropes, textiles, paper or today increasingly appreciated building materials for houses, but the fact that its fibers can even be used to make car. So, it was banned because, among other things, it represented serious competition, especially to the industry that processed oil into various substances that we now know are highly toxic, and from which the planet will not be cleansed for centuries (nylon, plastic, etc.). The cotton industry also got rid of a serious competitor. The increase in cotton production brought a lot of pollution with chemicals (pesticides, etc.) and many other evils. Of all the chemicals used in agriculture, as much as 50 % are said to be used to produce cotton. The dirty production of paper from wood also took off. 90 % of paper was made from hemp until the ban. This share was then quickly replaced by paper from wood. This further increased pollution, as the production of paper from wood is 7 times dirtier. Deforestation also destroys the habitat of many animals and plants. All of this would not be the case if hemp was still used for paper. Moreover, hemp paper is also 50 to 100 times more durable than paper from wood!

Those who tell us how we need to take care of the health of the planet are actually doing the least for it, and we can only hope that people's awareness will grow stronger, so that we can prevent further destruction of nature and ourselves by increasing the use of hemp products.

Hemp flowers, seeds, oil, protein

It is well known how beneficial the omega-3 fats found in hemp seed oil are. Since anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats maintain a balance in the body with inflammatory omega-6 fats, their decline can lead to many health problems. Naturopaths know that many patients have an imbalance in their body fat. This is also evidenced by research, which warns that a lack of omega-3 and an excess of omega-6 in the diet can lead to various diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

We also know that the composition of hemp protein is ideal for human nutrition. It contains a set of all the necessary amino acids for, for example, muscle recovery, regulation of the nervous system and brain functions. It is therefore an excellent substitute for animal protein.

Many people know how beneficial it is to drink hemp flower tea or to have aromatherapy with hemp essential oil. However, this is not enough for the authorities to liberalize the use of industrial hemp in home fields and gardens for the benefit of food self-sufficiency and the health of the population. The rules for growing industrial hemp for the purposes of obtaining tea, seeds, oil, hemp protein and flour can be found in the Rules on the conditions for obtaining a permit for growing hemp and poppy (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 40/11, 36/15, 33/18).

Hemp cannabinoids CBD, CBG …

Although cannabinoids (the active ingredients in cannabis flowers) were unknown during the historical heyday of cannabis, the plant was used to great advantage for the treatment of various problems and in all age groups. Its leaves and flower buds (marijuana) were, depending on the culture, the first, second or third most important and most used medicine for two-thirds of the people in the world for at least 3000 years, until the turn of the 20th century. In the period between 1842 and 1890, when cannabis was the number one prescribed treatment by doctors, not a single death was recorded from its use, nor were there any side effects such as mental disorders. And yet, they managed to with shameless deceptionIt is not difficult to determine who has taken its place in the treatment of diseases.

Rarely do we find such a powerful support for our body in one plant as in cannabis. If we take only cannabinoids from all its medicinal ingredients, their use alone is of great help in maintaining the body's balance. They support the proper functioning of the key system of all our body's systems - endocannabinoid system. We know that when an imbalance of body and mind occurs (insomnia, poisoning, inflammation, psychological stress, cancer, etc.), it regulates the functioning of other body systems in a unique way to restore the disrupted balance. However, not all cannabis cannabinoids affect our body in exactly the same way. For example, some support us more effectively when we are struggling with persistent insomnia (e.g. CBG or a combination of CBD+CBG), others support the body more strongly in the fight against cancer (e.g. THC or different ratios of THC and CBD), and still others perfectly support the body in protecting and regenerating the nervous system and brain (e.g. CBD), etc. The latter is especially popular for general body support and managing everyday stressful situations.

To give you a sense of what just one cannabis cannabinoid offers us, I'll summarize the potential of the cannabinoid CBD:

• strengthens and balances the immune system and strengthens and activates the body's self-healing abilities,
• prevents and relieves inflammation,
• improves the course of respiratory diseases,
• is antibacterial (destroys and inhibits the growth of bacteria),
• is antianalgesic (relieves pain),
• is an antidepressant (relaxes, calms the entire organism),
• is an antioxidant (fights neurodegenerative diseases),
• is a neuroprotectant (protects the nervous system from degeneration),
• is an antispasmodic (relaxes muscle spasms),
• is an antidiabetic (lowers blood sugar levels),
• is antiproliferative (inhibits the growth of tumors and cancer cells),
• is a bone stimulant (promotes bone growth),
• is an antiepileptic (inhibits seizures and convulsions),
• It establishes a balanced state of mind and gives the will to live.

It has also proven effective in the treatment of COVID-19. In February 2021, we were delighted news, that CBD was successfully used on more severe Covid patients at a hospital in Klagenfurt. They recovered faster and did not have serious complications, as CBD reduced inflammation and prevented lung and brain damage.

Experience ambassadors safe and effective use of cannabis, Dr. Tanja Bagar, shows that 100 mg of CBD per day is a good support for such diseases.

The positive effects of CBD on respiratory diseases are also evidenced by a recent study. Dr. Melamedeo's study. This showed that CBD can help the lungs recover from severe inflammation or cytokine storm and restore healthier blood oxygen levels. Study details: CBD treatment in mice reduced cytokine and interleukin levels, increased oxygen levels, and lowered temperature. In addition, more detailed lung analyses showed that structural lung damage, such as overgrowth, scarring, and swelling, were fully or partially resolved after CBD administration.

There is a lot of research on the effectiveness of cannabis' medicinal properties, but of course, this isn't a big deal, and for good reason.

Text: Adriana Dolinar, Ph.D.Vet.Med., the president Associations for the Awakening of the Whole Man and an external employee of the information center - Zadravje.net.

Source: https://www.zazdravje.net/zdrava-medicina/konoplja-na-pomoc/