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Unlocking Wellness: The Journey with Fort Lauderdale Marijuana Card

In an era where holistic health solutions are gaining momentum, the significance of medical marijuana cannot be overstated. For individuals seeking alternative therapies, obtaining a Fort Lauderdale marijuana card can be a pivotal step toward improved well-being. Let's embark on a journey to explore the transformative potential of medical marijuana, guided by the expertise of a medical marijuana doctor in West Palm Beach.

Embracing Alternative Medicine: The Rise of Medical Marijuana

The conventional approach to healthcare is evolving, with a growing recognition of the therapeutic benefits offered by medical marijuana. From alleviating chronic pain to managing anxiety disorders, the versatile properties of cannabis have garnered attention worldwide. With a Fort Lauderdale marijuana card, individuals gain access to a natural remedy that complements traditional treatments.

Navigating the Path to Healing: Consultation with a Medical Marijuana Doctor

The journey towards wellness begins with a consultation with a medical marijuana doctor west palm beach. These professionals, equipped with expertise in cannabis medicine, guide patients through the process of obtaining a marijuana card. Through personalized assessments, they tailor treatment plans to address specific health concerns, ensuring optimal outcomes for their patients.

Empowering Wellness Choices: Benefits of a Fort Lauderdale Marijuana Card

Obtaining a Fort Lauderdale marijuana card opens doors to a plethora of health benefits. Patients gain access to high-quality cannabis products meticulously crafted to suit their individual needs. From potent strains to precisely dosed edibles, medical marijuana offers a diverse range of options for symptom management. Moreover, with the legal protections provided by a marijuana card, patients can procure cannabis products safely and confidently.

Cultivating Holistic Well-being: Integrating Medical Marijuana into Daily Life

Integrating medical marijuana into one's wellness routine involves more than just consumption; it requires a holistic approach to well-being. Patients are encouraged to explore complementary practices such as mindfulness meditation, yoga, and dietary adjustments to enhance the therapeutic effects of cannabis. By fostering a holistic lifestyle, individuals can maximize the benefits of their Fort Lauderdale marijuana card and embark on a journey toward comprehensive wellness.

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Join us as we slow the fuck down with Angela Angel (and her plants!) in our 3rd interview in the “What Is Healing for Asian Americans?” series:

sumi: You are a gardener, artist, medium, and ceremonialist. As a young traditional healing practitioner, your work is a continuation of your indigenous lineage– the Bontoc and Ibaloi tribes (the Igorot) of the Philippines. What does living out your purpose and traditional healing practices look like in Oakland, CA (your current home)?

Angela: Aside from when I’m with students or clients, I spend most of my time interacting with the plants, the earth, and my ancestors. I’m really talking to them and returning back to my ancestors’ ways of animism.

I spend my time cultivating my relationship back to our earth, because we have broken lines. This isn’t this glamorous thing. I’m in a big process of decolonization and a big part of my spirituality is decolonization. What that looks like is diving deep into ancestral work. I spend a lot of time sitting at my altar and working there. Making medicine and being in the garden. This requires a lot of spaciousness – to slow down and connect with the earth.

Unfortunately, this process of rematriation sometimes feels like a privilege to me because most of my friends, family, and the public are very much in the grind. When I’m in my home and garden space, I feel like I’m just playing. Which is beautiful to me, but if you contrast it with most of the world, it feels like a privilege. But that’s the only way at this point.

sumi: What is a medium?

Angela: A translator of languages, frequencies, vibrations, colors. An empath, but in a way that we are able to control that sensitivity and use it to support clarity and healing for others. A deep connection with the earth and the elements. An avatar, being in tune so deeply and authentically that you’re able to work with the elements around you.

sumi: The dominant Western worldview does a tremendous job of separating us [humans] from nature. Similarly, trusting your psychic visions in a culture which doesn’t honor your feelings and sensations as real information, is no small thing. How did you learn to trust your visions and the land?

Angela: That’s pretty much what it means to be Indigenous– to have full trust and deep connection with the earth. It’s our way of life.

I feel hopeful because we are in a time of decolonization. Our dominant culture doesn’t allow for us to trust in the earth and in things that are unseen. Religion, colonialism, internalized colonialism, and capitalism have all violently impressed upon us not to trust in our Mother, Our Earth. When you’re severed from the earth, you completely forget her. We’ve been in that great forgetting for a while now.

For me, I feel blessed that I was raised that way. Next to the earth, my mama was my first teacher and I learned to take care of the land from her. Nature is what should feel natural because it’s our inheritance and it’s our inherent-ness. As human beings, we have a long way to go with rebuilding that trust.

sumi: For folks who didn’t grow up with someone who taught us this value of trusting earth, or seeing the earth as our mother – where’s a place to start?

Angela: I think it’s both subtle and also a product of assimilation that people didn’t grow up with that direct connection. For the most part, it’s always been there.

THE SUBTLETY COMES FROM ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP TO NATURE, THE SAME WAY YOU WOULD ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP WITH A NEW FRIEND.

You pay attention, you make acknowledgements, you give them a gift, you listen to them, you respect them, you establish consent, you make a meal for them, you tell them you love them.

All of that is the same when you are working with the plants: you observe, you become quiet, you become still, you pay attention to the way they grow, you offer them water, you ask permission to take from them, you also greet them, and tell them you love them. The same reverence we give to our human loved ones is the same reverence I carry with the earth.

sumi: Healing historical and ancestral trauma is central to your work as a practitioner. Why is this so important? And are ancestors more than just our blood family?

Angela: Yes. We are connected to so much rich history that is within our blood lineage, but if you go further back, we are connected to so much more. We’re connected to the animals, the plants, and to what is known as the unseen. There’s multiple worlds that we’re connected to that I would consider our ancestors.

We’ve been on this planet as a peoples and as our lineages for a very long time. When people describe themselves as an old soul, I sometimes laugh at that. At this point, everybody is an old soul! If you look at it generationally and spiritually, we have our grandmothers that are being reborn into this planet. We’re very, very old. We’ve accumulated thousands of years of trauma and repeating history in a cyclical, destructive way.

ONCE YOU’VE GOTTEN TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF YOUR HEALING WORK, YOU’LL HIT A TENSION THAT EITHER YOU NEED TO CONFRONT, OR IT’S GONNA CONTINUE AS THIS PATTERN IN DIFFERENT WAYS. THAT IS ANCESTRAL WORK.

In order to change our world, we have to get into the deep inner work, coupled with all the other things which we may already be doing, like organizing and taking care of our daily needs. It’s vital to our systems, especially in our partnerships and families.

[Often] we get so enthusiastic and ready to change the world in this very external way. It’s what I would describe as hypermasculine. I definitely think this needs to continue happening and it has its role. But if we’re having all this turmoil in ourselves and families and we just keep running away from that – either because it’s too hard or we don’t wanna deal with it – that extends into the rest of our work. We can’t just change things from the outside in, we need to do it both ways.

sumi: What does ceremony mean to you?

Angela: I would describe my life as ceremony. That’s how our ancestors lived and continue to do so.

CEREMONY IS A LIFESTYLE. NOT LIKE, “I’M GONNA DO YOGA BECAUSE IT’S TRENDING,” BUT A LIFESTYLE WHERE YOU HAVE TO WALK IN SUCH A WAY WHERE YOU ARE REALLY IN TUNE AND PAYING ATTENTION TO THINGS.

It’s a mothering way of being. For me, ceremony could be as small as daily rituals like waking up in the morning and stretching, or it could be much more formal and intentional.

To talk about ceremony is to talk about why we even need it. It’s at a level where language feels very limiting. It’s a way of us mirroring the natural order of the universe. When we mirror that, we become in tune with the sacredness of all and the natural cycles of things.

Ritual is a way of continuously birthing yourself into existence. Specifically, rites of passage rituals are so important. We barely have that today, perhaps only in the form of weddings or giving birth.

In our ancestors’ time, people were initiated often. For example, when a child is stepping into a certain level of their maturity or when you’re becoming an elder. We honor different stages of life and death.

We used to have these rituals to understand our role as members of our community. What we’re seeing now is when we’re not formally initiated, we get initiated a different way. Either it becomes a disaster, we become ungrounded from it all, or we find our way. For example, when there’s a shocking death in the family. If people don’t honor it, if they don’t create a ceremony around it, the soul and the family becomes lost.

When we do ceremonies, we’re creating space for people to come into themselves and into the reality that their loved one has now graduated from life. We’ve lost a lot of that, or we have diluted versions of it which are based on pressures to look and be a certain way– like weddings.

sumi: What is the gift of an imperfect ancestor?

Angela: It means working with all the different lines within us. We have a history that is violent and full of terror and trauma and that exists within us.

WE HAVE ANCESTORS THAT ARE OUR COLONIZERS. BUT IT IS ALSO A GIFT BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT THAT TO CONTINUE.

By doing ancestral work we’re able to see our imperfect ancestors through compassion, through their original innocence.

sumi: What do plants want us to know?

Angela: To learn their song.

#healing justice #asian american #filipinx #indigenous #philippines #healer #decolonize

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2021 and the Rise of Shopping BIPOC, LGBTQI+, Small, and Womxn-Owned

Now more than ever, a collective way of life has been prioritized: shopping from small businesses, particularly those owned by the marginalized. The reason? A mix of a few things, like that of the coronavirus pandemic putting small businesses in every industry in an increasingly vulnerable spot, the rising importance of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the collective awareness of how capitalism has contributed to the downfall of so many communities.

When the pandemic hit, a lot of folks were down on their luck financially. They needed whatever avenue of income they could find to help keep them on their feet, which resulted in them opening small businesses selling their art, jewelry, and more. Shopping small and dining locally was also one of the main efforts done by the collective to ensure community staples wouldn’t have to shut down due to the lack of revenue and financial support throughout the pandemic. 

During the height of BLM last summer, one of the ways that folks rallied together to give aid and support to different mutual aid funds, bail funds, and BLM funds was by selling homemade items and giving 100% of the proceeds to these different organizations. With this, there have been threads on Twitter and infographics on Instagram sharing different black-owned small businesses so that folks could directly support the black community.

It’s interesting to see how the rise of social media networks helped pave the way for this, too. Instagram and Facebook both have sections where anyone can sell their products - Facebook marketplace has everything from new and used cars, clothing, furniture, jewelry, and so much more. Instagram (though widely criticised) has updated their formatting so that anyone who uses their platform to sell items gets boosted in ads, and their shopping section is easier to find. Instagram is most accessible for businesses because they don’t charge a service fee like other sites (Etsy, Shopify, etc.) - 100% of the profits goes right back to the shop owner.

Social media sites like TikTok and Twitter have assisted this wave as well. “It costs $0 to retweet my art/business” tweets go viral almost daily, and TikTok itself is filled with trends small businesses love to use to help boost their brand on the algorithm. More recently, brands of all kinds started doing “pack an order with me” TikToks to add a more personalized feel to their business, where consumers get excited to see if their order is one of the ones that gets packaged on the ForYouPage.

Shopping small and from the folks who could use the support most is an incredible way of how community works. It directly supports the dreams and efforts of the folks who put their all into what they make. If it is possible for you, I encourage you to try to shop small and from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and more), and womxn-owned spots instead of larger corporations. Aiding in the journeys of the folks who took a chance on themselves and started their small business could change everything for them - every dollar could unlock a world of chance.

For those who are interested, here’s a list of a few small businesses (organized by business type) that you can check out and support!

Lifestyle:

Nguyen Coffee Supply - This Vietnamese coffee company was founded by Sahra Nguyen, a first-generation Vietnamese-American who set out to teach about the true quality and production of coffee beans in Vietnam. Partnering with a fourth-generation farmer in Central Valley back in Vietnam, they provide ethically sourced coffee beans to folks worldwide. To purchase Nguyen Coffee or learn more about their efforts, you can shop at https://nguyencoffeesupply.com/ and visit their social media sites @nguyencoffeesupply.

Hungry Bunny - A black, womxn-owned business, this virtual donut shop started in March 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic by Khloe Hines. All products are vegan and cruelty free, not using any dairy, eggs, or yeast! To place orders visit their website https://www.hungrybunnyict.com/ and support their social media @hungrybunny.

Hood Herbalism - A center for learning, this community herbal education project is perfect for BIPOC folks wanting to learn about the benefits of herbalism and how to incorporate it into their lives. Courses range from the basics of herbalism to herbal medicine works for birth support. They offer online courses with payment plans, accommodations, and scholarship funds to support those in need! This project space is intended for BIPOC folks, as herbal schools are predominantly white. To donate to their project or enroll in classes, visit https://hoodherbalism.com/ and follow their social media at @hoodherbalism.

Indigescuela - This BIPOC-led space is dedicated to teaching womxn and folks about intentional healing through the avenues of holistic sexual health, womb health, and traditional healing. Using the knowledge and practices of herbalism, Mexican folk healing, and Mesoamerican medicine, Panquetzani (also the foundress of Indigemama: Ancestral Healing) leads students to finding the healing answers they need to lead as their best selves. The courses range in topics from lifelong self-womb care and womb wellness. To enroll in the online distance courses, head to https://indigescuela.com/ and support their social media at @indigescuela.

Bookstores:

Nā Mea Hawai’i - Meaning all things to do with Hawai’i, Native Books is a space created to share Hawaiian culture through education. If you are based in Hawai’i, or have the opportunity to visit post-pandemic, this is definitely a place to stop by! They support local artisans of all kinds in efforts to uplift their community and all that the Islands have to offer. They have dedicated their space to sharing this knowledge, education, and experiences to all who stop by, virtually and in-person. Shop their website https://www.nativebookshawaii.org/ and follow them @na_mea_hawaii.

Raven Reads - This bookstore is indigenous and womxn-owned, which began as an effort to share history and inspire folks as a result of what residential schools did to the indegnous communities in Canada, where languages and ways of life were washed away over the years. They offer collection boxes for children and adults, where each season a curated box will be sent to you filled with Indegenous works. To shop, support, and learn more, their website is https://ravenreads.org/ and their social media is @raven_reads.

Strong Nations - The online retailer is centered around idigenous literature and art, where their products range from children’s toys to classroom materials and, of course, literature. They are also a publishing house, offering a range of services for those interested. They also offer a wide variety of bundles in different categories! Each item on their shop has a badge on it to signify if it is indegnous art, a Canadian product, or indegnous text. If you are looking for indenous literature or works of different kinds, materials for your classroom, and more, stop by https://www.strongnations.com/ or @strong_nations.

Marcus Books - The first black-owned bookstore in the nation, Marcus Books is filled with history and the desire to educate and make space for black folks and all allies. Their goals of using literature to educate and unite communities has served folks in and around the San Francisco Bay Area (based in Oakland, CA) and nationwide through their online store. They have books for all ages in every genre by an array of black and latinx authors. To support, their website is https://bookshop.org/shop/marcusbooks or visit their social media @marcus.books.

Loving Me Books - A black and womxn-owned shop, Angela Nesbitt created this online bookstore to promote self-love amongst children of all races and backgrounds. Books are available for all age ranges and in a variety of languages! They also sell children’s clothing and accessories. There is a section for adult books, as well! Check out https://www.lovingmebooks.com/ and @lovemebooks for your next book.

Skincare:

Alma Bella - Meaning “beautiful soul” in Spanish, this womxn-owned skincare business is the epitome of self care with a cause. Creator Hannah Bahls, based in Washington state, handmakes this heavenly coco cream and redistributes 100% of the net profit to different BIPOC-led social justice funds. With more products coming soon, they prioritize organic, ethically sourced and traded, and natural ingredients. Each month, she chooses a new organization to give the proceeds to. To learn more about Alma Bella, their product and mission, head over to https://alma-bella.square.site/ or their Instagram @almabellanourish to learn more about how they emphasize self and community care.

HanaHana Beauty - Sustainable, clean beauty that uplifts womxn of color. All products are made with natural ingredients and oils, like fair-trade shea butter. They source their shea butter from the Katariga Women’s Shea Cooperative in Ghana. The black and womxn-owned shop includes body butters, bars, lip balms, and exfoliating cleansers. To buy, head to their site https://hanahanabeauty.com/ and follow at @hanahana_beauty.

BrownSugga Beauty - Black owned, vegan beauty for all skin types. Offering a variety of products from sugar scrubs to oil serums, body butters and soap bars, the New Orleans based online business is your one-stop-shop for healing and maintaining beautiful, healthy skin. Shop now at https://brownsuggabeautycompany.com/ and follow them at @brownsuggabeauty_.

Haípažaža pĥežúta - Meaning “medicine soap” in Lakota, this indegnous-owned skin care from Lakota folks sells soaps and herbal products nationwide. They utilize organic ingredients harvested from the homelands as well as fair-trade ingredients from across the world to create healthy, intentional products. The products range from soaps, shampoos, rubs, perfumes, bath bombs, scrubs, and more. (They even offer refills of some of these products)! To purchase, find them at https://www.haipazazaphezuta.com/ and @haipazaza.

Beauty:

Live Tinted - Founded by Deepica Mutlaya, Live Tinted is a brand dedicated to inclusion and diversity within the beauty industry. They use their platform to highlight multicultural beauty - giving space to voices and stories of those often underrepresented in the industry. Their products range from ethically sourced merchandise, huesticks, and gorgeous illuminators. Take a peek for yourself at https://www.livetinted.com/ and @livetinted on their different social media platforms.

Sahi Cosmetics - This small, family-owned cosmetics company has been taking the beauty industry by storm. Founder Shelly Sahi started Sahi cosmetics as a way to change the beauty standards we have become accustomed to after growing up feeling like her Indian skin wasn’t beautiful enough and always had trouble finding products that matched her complexion. Committed to their clean beauty promise, all of their products are cruelty and paraben free, with vegan friendly ingredients. An array of makeup and innovative products and ideas that will surely leave you obsessed! They also offer some clothing merchandise as well. Check them out at select retailers, their website https://sahicosmetics.com/ and their social media @sahicosmetics.

Queltzin Cosmetics - An indegenous-owned beauty brand specializing in fake lashes, all of their products are named after Aztec gods and goddesses as well as Nahuatl words to honor and educate folks about their indegenous heritage. Aside from lashes and lash tools, they offer some apparel and makeup accessories and tools, as well. Shop at https://queltzincosmetics.com/ and visit them at @queltzincosmetics.

Sweet Street Cosmetics - A Latina/womxn-owned cosmetics company that honors the around-the-way aesthetic. This brand was built by Natalia Durazo and LaLa Romero, who also co-founded the clothing company Bella Doña. their brand honors the beauty strides made by womxn of color and celebrates all the uniqueness and individuality that comes with it. Their products include a highly praised liquid liner, lip duos, eyeshadows, and lashes. Shop now at https://www.sweetstreetcosmetics.com/ and follow them @sweetstreetcosmetics.

Clothing: 

Wasi Clothing - A Quechuan word meaning “hope,” Wasi is a brown-owned Bolivian-American clothing company founded and run completely by Vanessa Acosta. This business is dedicated to ethical and sustainable products and processes, as well as diverse representation in the fashion world. Their products are unique and there truly is something for everyone here, as their shop includes everything from clothing to accessories to accessories and prints! You can shop their website at https://wasiclothing.com/ and follow at @wasiclothing.

OXDX Clothing - Diné owned label, this indegnous brand offers merchandise to represent Native peoples and honor their experiences. Their mission includes preserving culture to art, clothing, creative content and storytelling. Their shop has unique pieces of clothing, art, and stickers. Shop at https://www.oxdxclothing.com/ and support them at @oxdxclothing.

Ginew - That Native-owned denim line honors the founders’ Ojibwe, Oneida, & Mohican heritage through the materials and concepts utilized to create their products. Their shop ranges from denim products (jackets, jeans, etc.) as well as unique jewelry, bandanas, and more. Shop all things Ginew on their website https://ginewusa.com/ and follow at @ginew_usa.

Art: 

Hafandhaf - This Pakistani-born and Detroit raised artist uses her South Asian and Muslim roots to create art that reflexts her experinces and the life around her. She uses her background studying the Quran and Arabic and incorporates it into her work. She offers commissions, as well as prints. Many of her pieces were turned into other merchandise, like clothing, mugs, stickers, and accessories. To shop, visit https://hafandhaf.com/ and follow their social media @hafandhaf.

Adinas Doodles - Kichwa artist Adina Farinango creates Kichwa diasporic art. In hopes to heal and reclaim her Kichwa roots and her identity as an idigenous womxn, her art is a form of resistance. Her one of a kind art is available in prints, stickers, and on totes! Shop https://www.adinafarinango.com/ and follow @adinasdoodles.

Accessories: 

BRWNGRLZ - The Pinay-owned jewelry company specializes in laser cut pieces that represent and honor Pilipinx heritage and brown pride. These unique, astounding pieces are only found at BRWNGRLZ. This space honors the stories of Pilpinx-identify folks while uplifting the voices of BIPOC folks everywhere. To support and shop, visit www.brwngrlz.com/ and follow at @brwngrlz.

Customized by Angelisa - Polynesian-owned customizable shop that does everything from trays to accessories! This shop is perfect for customized gifts and pieces for your space! Angelisa’s shop has rolling and coffee trays, resin jewelry, keychains, tumblers, and music player plaques. To shop and customize your own pieces, head to https://www.etsy.com/shop/customizedbyangelisa/ and @cbangelisa.

Spirituality:

Stari Agency - Run by Yakari Gabriel, Stari Agency is an Afro-Latina business regarding all things astrology. Yakari offers birth chart readings, transit readings, and follow ups. She aims to help you heal and learn more about you as you navigate your life’s journey. To book and learn more about these services, you can visit https://stariagency.com/ and @stariagency.

The Woke Mystix - Podcasters and authors Ellen and Imani create space for folks to find themselves in astrology, spirituality, and divinity. This WOC-owned business co-wrote Astrology SOS: An astrological survival guide to life, which releases on March 2, 2021. To listen to their podcast and learn more about their work, check out https://www.thewokemystix.com/ and @thewokemystix.

Dian Tala Crystals - This Filipinx-womxn owned crystal shop was created in hopes of offering affordable and accessible means of crystals and their healing properties. In efforts to offer exploration into intuition and personal guidance, this shop holds a variety uniquely cut crystals while teaching followers the properties of each. All funds go directly to the owner’s tuition, as well as direct relief funds to their family’s provinces when the recent typhoon hit the Philippines. To shop and support, follow their Instagram shops @diantalacrystals and @diantalasales.

Farial Eliza (she/her) is a twenty-one year old Bay Area native, occupying unceded Chochenyo Ohlone land. She is a writer, poet, creator, storyteller, self-proclaimed healer and educator to the communities she serves.

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Thank you Oakland for taking the 1st bold steps toward destigmatizing nature. Decriminalize nature Appreciate nature Cultivate nature Rejoice in nature Psilocybin has been in my medical cabinet for more than 10 years. I've believe my life has changed for better after taking the plunge to peer behind the veil of my own narrative. I took a break for a number of years and the lack of personal insight is indelibly etched in my story. I have since righted my boat and continued to paddle down stream. This past February I had a super intense trip that lasted 12 hours (and sans weed as my joints were too far away across the room) and now on the other side of excruciating emotional pain, I am happy to say I'm much stronger and I have much better coping skills. I am speaking at Plant Spirit Medicine conference in Vancouver in November and I know for a fact that my magic little friends will wend their way into my discussion about the vast chasms of fear that keep us separated into personal silos as we tremble considering the idea of tribal ostracization due to varied perceptions and perspectives. Even the plants and fungi know we are in this together. Pictured (grown, nutured, and/or washed by me): Weed: Super Skunk (@geaseeds) 8 x (Panama Red x Dark Desire) (@norstargenetics) Hash: Wrinkly, my FIRST piece of pressed hash (so 4.5 years old) Shrooms: Golden Teacher and Pink Buffalo ___ . . . . ♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕ #MyNicheisHashish. #Cannabis flower fuels my power.  Rolling logs and blowing fog #AllWeedEverything Today is a great day to be awesome. ♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕🌱♕ . . . . ___ #theduchtouch #pressedwithfinesse #solventless #hash #Hashish #fungi #oldschool #funguys #psilocybin #magicmushrooms #hashlovers #beauty #art #capsandstems #lifestyle #shrooms #weedsociety #cannabiscommunity #concentrates #thc #cbd #420  #cannabisindustry #dank #TheDankDuchess (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByV28huBlnO/?igshid=17w5qknokmcgk

#mynicheishashish #cannabis #allweedeverything #theduchtouch #pressedwithfinesse #solventless #hash #hashish #fungi #oldschool #funguys #psilocybin #magicmushrooms #hashlovers #beauty #art #capsandstems #lifestyle #shrooms #weedsociety #cannabiscommunity #concentrates #thc #cbd #420 #cannabisindustry #dank #thedankduchess

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The Value of Your Own Wellness Staff

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Yet I carried out regularly invite the rear of my thoughts, I do not recognize if you would certainly call it a downhearted or even positive or even whatever sort of mindset you wish to take a look at it as however, I regularly referred to as high as I had the capacity to move folks indeed as well as help them and also boost their lifestyle. I maintained finding and also dealing with concentrating on the number of countless individuals worldwide at this moment, particularly in The United States, that are actually without insurance, that are actually over-dependent on points like harmful medicines as well as the real issues that appeared for me, and also indeed the ideas for composing my manual; which was actually genuinely taking a look at the business economics of individuals getting ill today. I possibly do not need to devote a lot opportunity persuading individuals that the United States is actually gravely endangered, financially and also on a great deal of various other various degrees, entirely just due to the reality that our country invests a bulk of its sources, research studies point out in between 70 and also often 90 per-cent, of our information spending for lifestyle-related, avoidable problems. Treatment that permanently is being invested in disorders there is generally preventable. That is excellent updates as well as the problem. The bright side is as well as our company can do one thing regarding it.

So my co-author, DOCTOR Bob Hoffman, as well as on my met. Our experts discovered this was actually a higher purpose and also objective than residing in daily strategy as well as our team made a decision to indeed make an effort to develop an action around assisting folks to come to be encouraged to positively carry out the many things that they most likely understand they must be actually carrying out anyhow and also may not be. It is indeed not a cutting edge scientific research. It is indeed not some all-new final approach. It is, with any luck, encouraging individuals to act on the sound judgment factors they recognize they must be performing. The truth is you may declare bankruptcy through refraining these points, in every feeling of words, as well as you can, in reality, prosper through carrying out these traits. It is definitely around you to perform, therefore.

Kevin: What is several of the sound judgment points that lots of people that perform a healthy and balanced pathway appear to become missing out on.

PHYSICIAN Deitch: Among all of them is actually to produce your very own wellness staff. What I imply through that is that as a doctor, as well as if that is the majority of individuals that are paying attention today, I am most likely to advise that our team are all relatively bad of determining wellness or even health care through what our experts carry out. Our group usually tend to detail it with our eyes, predominantly via things that our team carry out as well as possibly monetize. The truth is actually that individuals many times require an entire entourage in a manner of speaking, or even a staff of wellness specialists. What our experts discuss in the guide is the form of a transformative version. It is a version reflective of health care design that many people understand. Our team produces the example that many people do not get up eventually and also go, "You understand, I do not experience properly, I reside in some discomfort. Should I visit my specialist, my orthopedist, my psychotherapist, my fitness instructor? Let me assume momentarily. Perhaps I'll inquire my next-door neighbor what they carried out." They truly have actually been actually trained as well as familiarized to claiming, "I am actually most likely to visit the physician," as well as they count on the physician's task to become to assess their ailment, evaluate their targets and also to create suggestions for the items they need to be actually taking, in the health care globe that is actually usually medicines or even some type of surgical treatment, and also what, if any sort of, suggestions might be actually relevant, what professionals might be indeed essential to assist that individual achieve their targets.

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Exploring the Foundations of Functional Medicine: A Holistic Approach to Health and Wellness

Introduction:

Functional Medicine has gained considerable attention in recent years as an innovative and holistic approach to healthcare. Unlike conventional medicine, which often focuses on treating symptoms, Functional Medicine delves deeper into the root causes of health issues. This paradigm shift in healthcare emphasizes personalized, patient-centred care, aiming to restore balance and promote optimal well-being. Find one of the best Functional Medicine Doctors in Oakland CA.

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Full-fledged Perspective: Functional Medicine views the body as an interconnected system, recognizing the intricate relationships between various physiological functions. Rather than isolating symptoms, practitioners seek to understand the underlying imbalances that contribute to health issues.

Patient-Centred Care: Central to Functional Medicine is a personalized approach to patient care. Practitioners spend time understanding a patient's unique health history, genetics, lifestyle, and environment. This complete assessment allows for targeted interventions customized to individual needs.

Root Cause Analysis: Functional Medicine goes beyond merely managing symptoms; it aims to identify and address the root causes of diseases. By addressing these underlying factors, practitioners aim to support the body's natural healing processes and restore balance.

Biochemical Individuality: Each person is biochemically unique, and Functional Medicine recognizes and respects this diversity. Treatment plans are customized based on the individual's specific biochemistry, ensuring a more precise and effective approach to health management.

Principles of Functional Medicine:

Promotion of Health as a Positive Vitality: Rather than merely treating disease, Functional Medicine seeks to enhance overall well-being and vitality. This proactive approach involves optimizing nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle to prevent illness and promote longevity. Functional Medicine Doctor Berkeley CA brings your vitality to your sight.

Integration of Multiple Therapeutic Modalities: Functional Medicine integrates a wide range of therapeutic approaches, including nutrition, exercise, stress management, supplements, and medications when necessary. This complete toolkit allows practitioners to address health issues from various angles.

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13 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Eat a Vegan Diet

First: A vegan lifestyle entails eating a completely plant-based diet Three percent of individuals within us are vegan, consistent with a 2018 Gallup poll. People prefer to go vegan for several different reasons, whether it’s because they advocate for the ethical treatment of animals or because they’re hoping to reap the health benefits of a vegan diet. It’s no secret that boosting your fruit and vegetable intake has major health perks, but that’s as long as you are doing it the proper way. Experts say a healthy vegan diet comes right down to balance, conscientious eating, and food smarts. “Make sure it’s a well-balanced diet that features a big variety of foods,” says Vandana Sheth, RDN, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Anything you eat is often unhealthy counting on how you create it.” These 12 tips will teach you ways to become vegan without missing meat.

You may reduce

Vegans may feel more satiated after eating meals because they consume more nutrient-dense foods full of fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. A 2016 review published within the Journal of General general medicine analyzed 12 different studies comparing people assigned to a vegetarian diet to people on a non-vegetarian diet. The results showed that the vegetarians lost a mean of 4.4 pounds quite the non-vegetarians. “They’re putting more thought into their meals,” Sheth says. “They’re more mindful, so that whole attitude goes to market weight loss.” These are a number of the ten healthiest vegetables you'll eat.

You might make more frequent trips to the toilet

A high-fiber, plant-based diet cleans out your intestines. Insoluble fiber holds more water, which may bulk up waste and help bowel movements pass more smoothly. Translation: You’ll notice bigger, softer stools. “Size matters, as they assert,” says Liz Applegate, Ph.D., director of sports nutrition at the University of California, Davis.

You may feel hungry more often

A growling stomach may mean that you’re overdoing the veggies and ablation essential nutrients like protein in beans or whole grains. One cup of raw vegetables contains 25 to 50 calories (like broccoli), so a bulky, 300-calorie vegan meal might fill you up initially. But confine mind that it doesn’t necessarily mean your body is getting adequate nutrition it must sustain your energy throughout the day. “It’s important to concentrate on the combination of foods in your diet,” Sheth says. “If you've got a bowl of oatmeal, add some nuts, chia seeds, cinnamon, and blueberries. Right there you took that bowl of cereal and made it far more nutrient-dense.” Here are other surprising reasons you would possibly be hungry.

You might feel gassy or bloated initially

When you increase your intake of beans, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, asparagus, and other vegetables, you'll get a bloated tummy or develop a stinky case of gas, especially if you’re eating a lot of raw vegetables, which are difficult for your gastrointestinal system to interrupt down initially. “Any time you increase fiber, do so gradually,” says Michelle Dwyer, a health coach and nutrition consultant based in Oakland, California. “So you give your body time to catch up,” Dwyer suggests lightly steaming your vegetables, chewing food well, and eating blended soups or fermented foods like kimchi and sauerkraut to interrupt down the food better and help your body absorb it easily. inspect these other 11 essential items to feature to a vegan shopping list.

You’ll change the bacteria in your gut

Your gut microbiome is formed from different bacterial populations that live inside your alimentary canal. Researchers are now investigating how these unique gut bacteria can influence your health and risk of disease. Some studies show that your diet can give your intestines a microbiome makeover quite rapidly, one among the advantages of a vegan diet. a little 2014 study published in Nature compared plant-based diets and animal-based diets; researchers discovered a rise in B. Wadsworth, a bacterial microbe linked to inflammatory bowel disease, inside the stomachs of the people that ate animal foods. people that ate meat also had a more fecal steroid in their guts, which may cause gastrointestinal infections. “This shows that our microbiome is elastic and aware of stimuli,” says Carolyn Slupsky, PhD, a nutrition professor at the University of California, Davis. Here are other great, non-dairy options for enhancing “good” gut bacteria.

You may feel a pep in your step

Processed fats and sugars deplete your energy, but once you start eating foods rich in healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals, your energy levels will get a boost—and your stress levels could go down. during a 2014 Nutritional Neuroscience study, researchers asked 620 people to require a survey about their diets, psychological state, and lifestyle. The scientists then split the participants into vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore groups supported their diet responses then analyzed the info. Vegans reported less anxiety and stress than omnivores, adding on even more reasons to the list of advantages of a vegan diet. one of the opposite benefits of a vegan diet is that it's going to also prevent blood glucose spikes, Sheth says. “[Vegans] are eating lighter foods,” she says. “Their bodies aren't cursed with all this fat and added sugar.”

On the opposite hand, you'll also gain weight

Don’t let the word “vegan” on a snack or box of frozen “meat” fool you—vegan isn't synonymous with “healthy” or “low in calories.” Vegan bars and processed proteins are loaded with additives, processed sugars, fat, sodium, and calories. for instance, a cup of vegan chili has 120 more calories and 25 more grams of carbohydrates than a little bowl of chili from Wendy’s. “Just because the word ‘vegan’ is on a product doesn’t mean it’s calorie-free,” Applegate says. Processed foods are still processed foods, vegan, or not. Here are 14 things to understand if you’re happening a vegan weight-loss diet.

You may lower your risk of disease

One of the most important benefits of a vegan diet is that it can reduce your risk of cancer, diabetes, and a heart condition, because of phytonutrients, a substance found in fruits and vegetables that gives various sorts of health boosts. “You’ve got that low-calorie intake thereupon high nutritional quality,” Dwyer says. “That’s where you’re optimizing your energy and digestion, and giving your body what it must be healthy.” Scientists conducted a literature review of 27 different studies that checked out people following plant-based diets and located that folks who ate vegetarian or vegan diets combined with nuts, soy, and/or fiber lowered their cholesterol by up to 35 percent. Another literature review discovered that vegans reduced their total cancer risk by about 15 percent and vegetarians decreased their heart condition risk by 25 percent compared to meat-eaters.

You may feel fatigued

Fatigue might be an instantaneous sign of a vitamin B12 deficiency. Humans don't naturally produce vitamin B12, so we must believe animal products for our daily dose. Cows and sheep have bacteria in their stomachs to form B12 for them. What’s more, people are less ready to absorb vitamin B12 from foods as they grow old. Experts recommend taking a vitamin B12 supplement, sprinkling a touch nutritional yeast on popcorn, or consuming B12-fortified foods like soy milk and vegan breakfast cereal. be careful about these other sneaky signs of a vitamin deficiency.

You may get to make an attempt to stop nutrient deficiencies

In addition to vitamin B12, iron, zinc, calcium, and vitamin D are some key nutrients during which your body could also be deficient because some vitamins and minerals from plants are absorbed less well by the body than versions found in animal products. Also, experts say overdoing kale and spinach or beans and seeds that contain phytic acid can compromise the absorption of those essential nutrients. “Any food in excess, out of moderation, out of balance isn't advised,” Applegate says. “You want variety. That’s what it’s all about.” for instance, nutritionists say vitamin C-rich foods help the body absorb three to 6 times the maximum amount of iron from plants because it puts iron into a more bioavailable form. Adding salsa to a rice and beans dish or red bell peppers and citrus dressing to a leafy tossed salad are all ways you'll help your body absorb iron better. As for vitamin D, experts recommend a daily dose of ten minutes within the sun without sunscreen. But if you're worried about carcinoma, drinking vitamin D-fortified soy milk or eating irradiated mushrooms works even as well. concentrate on those nutrients it’s easy to miss on a vegetarian or vegan diet.

You may see a decline in your athletic performance

Studies show that there isn’t truly any difference in physical performance between a vegan and a meat-eater. But like any diet, if you’re not giving your body the nutrients it needs, it could impact your abilities. Iron and zinc deficiencies can have a serious impact on your daily exercise regime. Iron carries oxygen throughout your body, which provides you endurance and stamina. Zinc helps your body heal from exercise wounds. Without these essential minerals in your diet, you'll see a decline in your athleticism.

Your muscles may have longer to get over a workout

Applegate says she’s seen some vegan athletes take the meat off their plate but not supplement it with a healthy alternative that meets a recommendation of 20 to 30 grams of protein per meal, especially in older people. “New research shows that for recovery from exercise we need more protein than a younger version of ourselves,” Applegate says. Your muscles break down during exercise and protein synthesis builds them copy post-workout. Fortunately, both animal and plant protein get the work done, except plant-based protein takes longer. Experts recommend blending up some post-workout protein smoothies to assist your body to absorb the protein faster. the great news is that a high-carb vegan diet is superb for muscle recovery because it helps build copy your storage of glycogen. Add more of the simplest vegan protein sources to your diet.

You might have better bone health

There are conflicting data that debates whether one among the advantages of a vegan diet is stronger bones. But consistent with a 2016 literature review in Switzerland, vegans could also be shielded from a decrease in bone mineral density, because of the low acid load in fruits and vegetables, which decreases bone resorption, a process that breaks down bones and releases minerals from the bone into the blood. Only a little number of studies checked out this low acid content, so future research is required.