Cannabis (eBook, ePUB)

A Clinician's Guide
Redaktion: Wedman-St. Louis, Betty

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents information to healthcare professionals on cannabis with focus on medical cannabis. It is a science-based overview including dosing needs for practitioners to advise patients appropriately. Attention is given to regulatory status, limits to research, and pathogenic issues needed to provide a safe, therapeutic product.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351398039
• Artikelnr.: 54188547

Autorenporträt

Dr. Betty Wedman-St Louis is a licensed nutritionist specializing in digestive diseases, bariatric surgery, cancer and multiple chemical sensitivity who has been in practice for over 40 years. Her B.S. in foods and nutrition from the University of Minnesota introduced her to how the food industry influences eating habits. She completed her M.S. in nutrition at Northern Illinois University where she studied the relationship between weightlessness and prolonged bed rest on potassium requirements in adults. Dr. Wedman-St Louis practiced at the Hinsdale Medical Center, Hinsdale, Illinois, before completing her Ph.D. in nutrition and environmental health from The Union Institute in Cincinnati. She is the author of numerous published articles on current nutrition topics and authored columns for the Hinsdale Doings, Chicago Sun Times, Columbian Missourian, and the Tampa Bay Times along with teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on nutrition

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Editor
Origins and history of cannabis
Contributors
Section I: Cannabis Science
Chapter 1 Cannabis 101
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 2 Endocannabinoid system: Master of homeostasis, pain control, & so
much more
Jordan Tishler and Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 3 Endocannabinoid system: Regulatory function in health & disease
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 4 Cannabinoid medications for treatment of neurological disorders
Juan Sanchez-Ramos and Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 5 Cannabinoids and the entourage effect
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 6 Terpenes
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 7 Cannabis and pain
Michelle Simon and Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 8 Cannabis and mindfulness: A method of harm reduction
Amanda Reiman
Chapter 9 Cannabis and addiction
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Section II: Clinical Practice
Chapter 10 What should we tell our patients about marijuana?
Joseph Pizzorno
Chapter 11 What is a medical marijuana program?
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 12 The clinical use of cannabinoid therapies in oncology patients
Paul J. Daeninck and Vincent Maida
Chapter 13 Clinical rationale for CBD in cardiovascular, brain, and liver
function and optimal aging
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 14 Clinical rationale for CBD use on mood, depression, anxiety,
brain function, and optimal aging
Chris D. Meletis and Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 15 Cannabis in palliative care
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 16 What to expect at the cannabis dispensary
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 17 Cannabis nutrition
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 18 Clinical recommendations and dosing guidelines for cannabis
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Section III: Regulations & Standards
Chapter 19 Cannabis identification, cultivation, analysis, and quality
control
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 20 Commercial cultivation of cannabis
Ashley Vogel
Chapter 21 Quality assurance in the cannabis industry
Robert W. Martin
Chapter 22 Cannabis microbiome: Bacteria, fungi, and pesticides
Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Chapter 23 Cannabis testing: Taking a closer look
Scott Kuzdzal, Robert Clifford, Paul Winkler, and Will Bankert
Chapter 24 Legal aspects of cannabis
Vijay S. Choksi and Betty Wedman-St. Louis
Appendix A:
Glossary....................................................................................
259
Appendix B:
Recipes.......................................................................................
265
Index