Cannabinoid Use to Reduce Pain
By Hannah P. How do we feel pain? When we feel pain sensory receptors in our skin send a message via nerve fibres, A-delta fibres and C fibres, to the spinal c...
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Adenosine’s effect on sleep
Overview of the circadian rhythm The circadian rhythm regulation plays a crucial role in people’s healthy lives affected by factors consisting of cosmic events ...
Marijuana’s long-term effect on the brain
Cannabinoids in the brain Cannabinoids are popular in both recreational and medical use. The primary active constituent of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa is del...
The Endocannabinoid System and Mood
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is responsible for regulating one’s sleep, mood, memory, and appetite. AN indidivual’s reporduction and fertility c...
My Concussion Experience
Story Time: I have never experienced a concussion, nor have I ever seen someone I’m close to get a concussion. This statement would’ve been true a year ago, but...
The US Obesity Epidemic
Image 1 Image 2 The obesity rate within America during 2017-2018 sat at a staggering 42.4%. If that wasn’t bad enough, 73.6% of Americans are now consider...
Ideal Diet
The ideal diet for humans contains high-quality food that is not processed such as veggies, fruits, whole grains, healthy fats, and protein. (1) The ideal diet ...
Obesity: FAD diets, Keto Diets
FAD diets and Leptin: FAD diets promise quick weight loss, but they involve unhealthy and unbalanced eating plans. When proper food is brought back into someone...
The role of leptin in eating disorders and obesity
Am I hungry or not? Leptin is a hormone that decreases your appetite while ghrelin increases it. These hormones aid in determining an individuals weight. Howev...
Let’s talk about Obesity: a fast growing global epidemic
Obesity is now considered as a an epidemic that the public health is currently facing globally than malnutrition/ undernutrition. According to WHO in 2016, 2 bi...