Welcome to Paging Dr. Gupta.

This is the place where I tackle the questions you send my way, and the show is really growing.

We're getting a lot of questions about your health, your body, and what it really means to live

well.

So we try and get to as many of them as we can.

Our producer Jennifer is back with us today.

What do we have first?

Okay.

First, we have a great question from Gene calling in from Illinois.

I have a question about microdosing CBD and THC for inflammation.

I have arthritis in my right hip and in my lower back and for some reason it seems to flare

up at night when I go to bed, which keeps me from sleeping.

And I'm wondering if micro-dosing CBD and THC, which is supposed to reduce inflammation, will help and if it's safe.

All right, Gene, great question.

I've done a lot of reporting on cannabis, THC, CBD over the years.

I have a lot of things to say about this.

Microdosing, first of all, that basically means

taking very tiny doses of a substance, and the idea for many people is to get potential

benefits without the noticeable high. And I think what Gene is wondering is whether or not

microdosing CBD and THC, those are well-known compounds in the cannabis plant,

could potentially give her some relief from arthritis and the pain that hits her at night.

So there's a lot in that question.

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