161: How to Heal Chronic Pain and Improve Your Libido with Medical Marijuana

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

It's hard to believe today, but up until 1937, marijuana was available over the counter in every pharmacy in the country. But for various political and business reasons, this ancient remedy was vilified, demonized, and marginalized. It's now classed by the government as a Schedule 1 substance, putting it in the same category as heroin. Thankfully, the tide is shifting once more to recognizing the marijuana's medical potential. Working in ER, Dr. Rachna Patel would see many patients come in suffering as a result of accidental or intentional opioid overdose. She also witnessed patients become addicted to these pharmaceutical painkillers. Marijuana had never been mentioned in medical school, but when Rachna came across a study that showed marijuana could reduce patients' dependence on opioids, she knew it was time to change direction. In 2012, Dr. Rachna Patel opened up her own clinic. She now helps patients in the Bay area California to safely use medical marijuana to treat a range of conditions from chronic pain to anxiety and insomnia. "It's a very real medicine," she says, and compared to pharmaceuticals, which are responsible for thousands of deaths each year, medical marijuana is a safe and natural solution. If you have any questions, check out Dr. Rachna's YouTube channel or Facebook page. Being hailed as "Sex and the City for Food," The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Food Heels Podcast, episode 161.
0:03.6	From a physician's perspective, marijuana shouldn't be classified as a class one substance.
0:09.0	It does have medical value.
0:10.3	It's not highly addictive.
0:11.8	So it's definitely misclassified.
0:14.3	Holistic Voice presents the Food Heels podcast with your hosts, Alison Melody and Susie Hardy.
0:23.5	Join the Food Heels Nation and learn the secrets to go from feeling unwell to healing yourself warning side effects of this podcast may include
0:29.1	increased health and vitality thoughts of living longer an increase in sexual activity feelings of joy
0:33.1	cravings for kale and kinawa and a spike in tinder matches in rare cases people have have experienced a strong desire to put in their Lulu lemons and take a yoga class while drinking a green
0:41.1	juice. If you experience any of these symptoms, text your priest immediately. All right, welcome,
0:45.5	Food Heels Nation. Thanks for joining us. I'm Allison Melody. And I'm Susie Hardy. Today we're
0:49.7	delving into a topic we're super excited about medical marijuana. We've often mentioned it on our show,
0:55.7	and now we're excited to dedicate an entire episode on the topic. Our guest is Dr. Rachna Patel.
1:01.8	Rechna has been practicing in the field of medical marijuana since 2012.
1:06.2	Rechna completed her medical studies at Toro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Northwestern
1:11.7	University in Illinois. She walks her patients through how to safely and effectively use medical
1:16.6	marijuana for their specific medical conditions without getting high from it, without getting
1:21.0	addicted to it, and without smoking it. So next up, our interview with Dr. Rachna Patel.
1:26.5	The Food Hills podcast starts now.
1:30.7	Today we're here with an awesome guest, Dr. Rachna Patel.
1:34.3	Rachna is a medical marijuana expert and has helped thousands of patients improve their
1:38.9	health and just feel better.
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