Medical Cannabis – CBD Reduces Inflammation, Is Immunomodulatory and The Effect Can be Obtained Without “Getting High”, with Dr. Chris Meletis

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 11 July 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Medicinal marijuana may provide anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and pain reducing benefits. Fortunately, one can obtain this benefit without ‘getting high’. Today we speak with researcher and clinician, Dr. Chris Meletis, on how we can safely and effectively utilize medical cannabis. https://drruscio.com/medical-cannabis-cbd-with-dr-chris-meletis/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Rucho Radio, discussing the cutting edge in health, nutrition, and functional medicine.
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0:23.0	That's DRR-R-U-S-C-I-O.com.
0:27.1	The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat
0:32.2	any disease.
0:33.3	Please do not apply any of this information without first speaking with your doctor.
0:37.2	Now let's head to the show.
0:39.5	Hey, everyone. Welcome to Dr. Rucho Radio.
0:41.5	Today we have a special guest, Dr. Chris Miletus, who is going to help us explore in a cautious and careful way, the world of cannabinoids, or said more bluntly, medicinal marijuana and what benefits it may have,
0:55.7	but also will be cautious to make sure that we discuss the side effects and provide you with
1:00.0	what will hopefully be some very rational and pragmatic recommendations. Chris, welcome to the show,
1:06.5	very excited. Thank you, Dr. Ruchel. Very much. Appreciate your opportunity to visit with everybody.
1:11.6	Well, you know, this is something I'm sure that I'm not alone in hearing more about this,
1:17.5	both through the pings I get from studies published in PubMed, but also patients asking
1:23.8	questions and things that you see more anecdotal reports flying around on the
1:27.9	internet or what have you. And it's certainly something I would like to provide people with a more
1:34.4	experienced clinician's opinion on. And the fact that you're really involved with some of the
1:40.9	research and education regarding cannabinoids makes me excited.
1:45.0	And I guess with that as a prelude, could you tell people briefly about your background and
1:50.1	your involvement in the field?
1:52.0	Well, certainly.
1:52.6	So I'm a naturopathic physician here in Oregon, been doing it for the last 25 years.
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