my medical marijuana journey: an experimental series: volume three

UPDATED | June 2017

it has now been several years since i documented this initial treatment journey and on a daily basis it still receives many hits as well as many emails from readers whom are seeking insight, clarity and guidance on this subject, and to that end i have made some important updates, additions, elaborations and clarifications. i will be going through each and every volume of this series and providing updates and additional knowledge and insights wherever possible. In the interim, i extend to anyone who is currently dealing with a health issue or seeking support in reaching optimal wellness, an invitation to connect with us directly, if there is something we can do to support you, especially if you have landed here by way of seeking out information on alternative cancer treatments- or if you are a woman who is undergoing hormonal issues or reproductive challenges, please reach out if you feel it is right for you. There is so much holistic wisdom to discover and, as it is our duty to serve the awakening and empowering of humanity, our goal is to empower you become a Nourished Warrior – and help you build an arsenal for thriving.

original story in italics | updates in green

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It’s been 16 days since i began this journey, and having made the move from the capsules i articulated previously, directly to an oil version of this treatment- i have noticed a considerable difference in my need for sleep, it’s as if the plant is re-stacking my DNA from a cellular level, eradicating anything unnatural or cultivated from synthetic means- in the entirety of my system…

Last wednesday i went for an ultrasound: i posted a video on the results here.

It was pretty shocking to say the least- to walk into the sonographer’s office and see that the view of my insides from the ultrasound machine- was completely CLEAR! … how could i have had an entire reproductive system, riddled with fibroids and follicles and an unidentified mass that was potentially cancerous- just 10 short days before that??? The ultrasound technician, in fact, was so impressed by the health of my uterus she complimented me on the photos in such a way that it seemed she might want to keep them as evidence of what natural medicine is capable of- I shared with her my experiment although not the nature of the medicine, and she was slightly shocked but definitely delighted to hear of another case in which a patient had cured themselves through natural means…During the ultrasound she seemed incredibly confused as to why i was even in her office at all, she quite literally could only see a view of a very healthy uterus, showing no signs of PCOS, no signs of a cyst, no signs of any abnormalities whatsoever, and i left her office with a sense of disbelief and profound relief- even while i still need to visit the specialist again on the 9th in order to receive the biopsy results, but from an ovarian and uterine standpoint i seem to be nothing if not vital, well, healthy and perfectly normal for a 32 year old woman.

This put a little bit of an unexpected twist on my plans to continue this series, and documenting the progression of healing which we originally thought would at least be as long as the wait until my next appointment as high-quality medicinal cannabis can typically take up to one month to build a cumulative effect in the body and build momentum enough to begin the eradication of cancer cells. 

as a vital sidebar here, it needs to be said, that all of this ( i.e the statements speaking to the success of cannabis use to treat disease  )  is subjective statement which is wholly dependant upon the individual, one’s holistic health status, the type of diagnosis, the stage and duration of disease in one’s body and whether or not one has been subject to any type of conventional treatment models- i.e chemotherapy, radiation, invasive surgeries and procedures and the host of other so-called traditional oncological ‘treatment’ protocols, ( which for critically ill patients unfortunately is more of a death sentence than a life saving prescription) cannabis can certainly improve the quality of life for all patients in all stages, immediately relieving some of the vicious symptoms resulting from the aforementioned side-effects of western medicine but for those who are undertaking a serious and time-sensitive, alternative approach to ‘cancer’ specifically-  the action of Cannabis and its ability to heal the body is categorically reliant upon 3 fundamental things 1- the current state of health 2- the timing of treatment and 3- the quality of the medicine*  ( *see updates below for additional information on this as well as more to follow in separate articles )

Having said that- at this juncture, there are currently alot of unanswered questions for me, were the doctors wrong? was there ever any suspected cancer to begin with? did they read the first ultrasound wrong? was he mistaken in thinking i had a giant cyst?       ( not even mentioning the immediate question- which is why a Dr. would even bring up the word ‘cancer’ without any diagnostic evidence to back it up..?

( UPDATE: this question that cropped up for me then, now certainly makes a whole lot more sense 4 years later, revising this article with profound knowledge gained around the ‘healthcare’ system as a whole ( from big pharma’s strangle-hold on the entire medical industrial complex to suppression of natural cures and alternative therapies to more nefarious goings-on such as false-diagnosis-for-profit ) the full scope of this truth is staggering ) Particularly revolting is the billion dollar ‘business of cancer’ … ( a highly organized monopoly inclusive of: Pharmaceutical companies, a system of charities who collect money for ‘research’, plus Medical Associations ( AMA etc. ) and a host of Federal agencies ( which vary by country but in the US would include the FDA etc. ) …to take on disclosing this breadth of understanding in entirety, requires several new instalments to this series, which are currently in-production- however; as a prelude, i would offer the following  for your consideration and to serve as a tool to further your own personal research-

1. Cancer doctors have a financial incentive to give you toxic chemotherapy treatments, even if you don’t have cancer {  See this article for information on the unravelling story of US Doctors, who have been facing prosecution for intentional false-diagnosis to push cytotoxic chemotherapy treatments } http://www.naturalnews.com/048394_chemotherapy_cancer_diagnosis_medical_fraud.html

2. The Cancer Industry is too prosperous to allow a cure { the ‘cancer factory’ continues to be a multibillion dollar piggybank filling the pockets of the few, while countless patients suffer needlessly. Please visit this article for historic documentation, scientific facts on treatment, financial statistics and the truth about Physicians and the cancer factory } http://www.naturalnews.com/055697_cancer_industry_big_pharma_natural_cures.html

2b – among the plethora of often buried evidence scientific and otherwise- over the last 30 years alone- here are a few choice quotes around ‘standards of care’

• Top doctors: “Chemotherapy, is one of dozens of procedures shown to ‘give no benefit’ a list was created by 11 top specialists, who were each asked to think of five prominent health-care treatments they felt provided little to no patient benefits; Academy of Medical Royal Colleges ( AMRC) said that “chemotherapy cannot cure terminal cancer, The treatment is ‘by its very nature toxic’ – Therefore, the combination of failing to achieve a response and causing toxicity can ‘do more harm than good.’ 
  http://www.naturalnews.com/055790_cancer_chemotherapy_ineffective_medicine.html
• A 2004 study also found that cytotoxic chemotherapy does very little towards enhancing cancer survivors’ 5-year survival rates. Research, led by scientists from the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Northern Sydney Cancer Centre of the Royal North Shore Hospital, located in Sydney, Australia, raised serious questions about the actual efficacy of curative and adjuvant chemotherapies. What they found was that chemo only contributed 2.3 percent to the 5-year survival rate in adults, and in the U.S., that number dropped to 2.1 percent.
• The AMRC urges doctors and patients to question whether or not particular treatments are necessary and while i am not a medical professional i certainly share the sentiment. The word ‘cure’ is rather a loaded term. Its very definition infers a restoration of health, a healing ‘ making well, whole, or right. ‘ I would pose to any readers whom are currently in the midst of dealing with ‘disease’ whether it is your own, or the illness of a loved one, to examine the current course of action being prescribed to ‘cure’ said illness, consider the statement which is very often made by those who are undergoing allopathic cancer treatment ‘ the cure is worse than the disease‘ – a statement which for those who have been subject to the abuses of the for-profit industry, must ring true. If you are on this page, reading these words, chances are that you are already of the mindset that these conventional methods are not serving the proposed purpose and have opened your mind just enough perhaps to google one of the keywords which led you here, which is the first step on the journey to true healing. In the age in which we live, information is a crucial currency to waking up and taking control over your own destiny. The truth is, that the truth is… terrifying, but beyond that terror is liberation. Beyond the fear that is instilled by every aspect of our programmed reality, is an understanding that your birth right is to thrive.

2c- it’s in the numbers:  

• 17,435,275 = the number of deaths via chemotherapy since January 2000 – BIG PHARMA’S CHEMICAL WARFARE ON HUMANITY DWARFS THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS KILLED BY ALL WORLD WARS AND ACTS OF TERRORISM COMBINED…While drug companies profit billions, people are dying by the millions. For some real perspective on the numbers, visit the Big Pharma Death Clock- developed by the Health Ranger to statistically show the impact of those only concerned by their bottom line… http://www.pharmadeathclock.com
• In America the reality is that 1 in 3 people will have cancer in their lifetime; a crazy number given that in your Grandparents time it was more like 1-15- the sickest part of this ( IMO ) is that patients are actually getting younger and younger.

( a personal experience sidebar: A member of my extended family, was diagnosed with testicular cancer at just 28, just a few years after he was married. He had all the benefits of a universal healthcare system at his disposal ( or rather-whatever poor excuse for care can actually be called ‘benefits’ under the OHIP i.e- the Ontario Health Insurance Program ) and 4 years later, many rounds of chemo and radiation later- he has had both of his testicles removed and i can only imagine the impact that this has had on his young marriage and their dreams for the future, even in a country where we are supposed to be blessed by government subsidized healthcare, even in a time where all of the information on alternative treatments is widely available, he is still now barely into his 30’s and has gone through far more poison and suffering than one should ever have to deal with at such a young age. The thing that shocked me the most is running into his mother the other day in the grocery store, inquiring as to his health- it came about in the conversation that testicular cancer has become ‘a young man’s disease’  equally shocking to me is the notion that this generation is speculated to be the first ever who potentially will be outlived by their parents. How is it that with all of the wisdom, all of the possibility, all of the potential for living a thriving life, that is available to us… We are dying before we reach middle age?! This is baffling and at once incredibly nauseating to me, knowing that for the most part these diseases are not only curable but preventable! Unfortunately, largely this vital knowledge reaches very few people due to a myriad of factors from controlled media perception to misinformation campaigns to disinformation agendas, and the root of much of the suffering and fallout from that traditional cancer ( and disease treatment in general ) is fear. plain and simple- fear. Manufactured fear which is seeded into the collective unconscious like a sleeper cell, awaiting activation- or more accurately in the case of so many patients- awaiting diagnosis. It is this fear which creates perhaps the biggest obstacle to natural healing- which was affirmed by my experience watching this young man turn his back on the cannabis solution that we offered – and instead following the fear-based protocols layed out by bigpharma funded oncologists… sadly this is a story which is all too common in the times in which we live. It is not unique and happens an uncalculable amount of times per day. Still every moment, the agenda washes your brain into believing that you have only the options set before you by those who line their pockets with your illness. The medical industrial complex is a fear factory with cancer as its primary boogey man. And the human side of that is that the so called ‘run for a cure’ has become a ‘run from the cure’

– back to the original documenting of my experience: i was speaking to the many questions which had at this juncture crept up into my consciousness- alongside the initial inquiry as to why the fuck a Dr. would even bring up the word ‘cancer’ during my first visit to him.  ( i understand of course that during an examination in which he discovered a large mass in my ovary- this would be the general course of action for his profession … however there is bedside manner amidst all else, isnt there? )…. And, might i add here- for those women like myself who are seeking answers for any issue related to their reproductive systems- please, please educate yourself prior to any appointments wherein you might face examination that includes a potential biopsy. Because what i went through, on the table that day was literally in the top 3 or so of acute painful experience. I refer to an unprecedented and unplanned for biopsy of my uterine lining, which he swore to me at the time ” wouldnt hurt a bit ”  ( how the fuck he could say that not having a uterus himself is beyond me! ) as he came towards me with 12 inch scissors and the nurse held my hand… what wasnt going to “hurt a bit” had me screaming “NOOOO, MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!” and in immediate sobbing tears from the pain. Little did i know, upon my later-research i discovered that such a procedure is meant to include pain medication &/or anaesthetic of some form, at the very least some lidocaine spray or even some forewarning; because my recollection of that experience will continue to be one of the worst medical experiences of my life. Again- For those ladies out there who are in the process of seeking medical answers for fibroids, PCOS, or any other issue which might garner a biopsy- please, please demand that they offer you something in the form of proper freezing. ) At the time i had been been in alot of pain for months and months and, perhaps showing signs of potential ‘disease’… and my mind was a spinning with questions… perhaps spurned on by the use of the word ‘tumor and cancer’ …

“Why are people terrified when they hear the word cancer? Because they know it [conventional cancer treatment] doesn’t work.” (Dr. Julian Whitaker, M.D. Founder, Whitaker Wellness Institute)

post- ultrasound and much introspection i wondered how i had gone from fibroids and giant ovarian masses and biopsies to what would inevitably become a clear pathology. given the general stock-answers on ‘efficacy’ and such, typically given by western medicine doctors’ it was a tough decision as to whether i would share with him the self-treatment regime i’d been undergoing, basing the extent in which i would share- upon his reaction to the ultrasound, and how he intends to account for the things which he told me ( or rather, filled my head with ) at my previous appointment… i truly wish i could take my little iPod into his office and record his explanation of the current state of the union that is my body- and in fact if there is a way to do this on the DL, spy-styles, i believe i will try to do so – even just so i can share the reality of how a western medicine doctor addresses his potential mistakes, or addresses inexplicable healing happening in the body of a patient whom was previously thought to house potential ‘cancerous cells’..

another important addition to this content, is to draw a correlation between ‘cancer’ and women’s issues such as uterine fibroids, PCOS etc. ( all of the above i had been at one time or another been supposedly ‘diagnosed with’ ) to speak to a common misconception about cancer; It is believed & very much portrayed as a ‘genetic’ disease. When it is in fact a metabolic disease. Let me say that clearly: Cancer is not a genetic disease it is a metabolic disease. Furthering the agenda of convincing you that cancer is caused by ‘genetic abnormalities’ is the supposed ‘research’ conducted for the pharmaceutical industry which serves the drug companies bottom line and their narrative very well. They want you to believe that a ‘cure’ needs to be based upon genetics, and thus more and more drugs need to be developed to match each individual’s genetic profile and specific ‘type of cancer’ ( this inaccurate, ill-conceived belief system gets them hard-  excitement around genetics has its roots in knowing that these drugs and medical treatments only make them rich vs. offer up cures to most cancers…a belief system that fuels the sick cycle referred to as ‘ cut poison burn‘ by filmmaker Wayne Chester in the documentary ‘cut poison burn’  ) They want you to stop asking why this poison cut burn protocol is the only approved treatment for cancer. Why is surgery, radiation and chemo the only medically advised avenue? These treatments do not cure cancer. They fuel sickness and fill pockets. The narrative they would have you believe does not involve you asking questions about where the ‘cancer research’ money goes. Why has the 4decadelong, so-called ‘war on cancer’ perpetually failed to produce any cures, let alone any results at all? Why hasn’t there been any new FDA approved therapies in 100 years?  These are the questions they don’t want you to ask, their narrative would have you stand ignorantly and complicit-ly by, never questioning while every single day thousands die.. 

Cancer, like all diseases- ( the very etymology of the word ‘dis’ – ease speaks volumes )  is a disease which is cured by balancing the body. By starving out cancer cells and detoxing any and everything that it depends on, from the body it is ‘cured’ What cancer thrives on is similar to what drives women’s conditions such as PCOS…Above normal levels of insulin in the blood stream can both drive hormonal instability that leads to issues such as PCOS and fibroids and at once it provides the conditions that cancer depends on to thrive. ( Cancer cells depend on glucose to survive and proliferate ) This is just one of the links between Cancer and conditions such as PCOS, fibroids etc. there are many parallels and correlations that can be drawn here, however my intention for this digression was originally to provide a basis for why i focused so much on ‘cancer’ in this article, my story, in actuality is about the journey to uncovering answers for my own reproductive symptoms. perhaps i will focus more on the link between these diseases in the future, for now i hope this has provided even some small measure of insight… )

In addition to that nourishing, inspiring and empowering update, i would also like to briefly share a little as to how i have been feeling during the last week of treatment. We made the executive decision to switch from raw, whole-plant capsules to straight oil(s); the medicine we are using is two-fold, A- a raw supercritical extract which is undecarboxylated, thus preserving the acid molecule of the dominant cannabinoids ( i.e CBDa and THCa ) using indica dominant high-CBD flowers and with a cold-process method, extracting the divine, healing nectar in a way that strives to retain a full spectrum therapeutic effect inclusive of a full entourage of cannabinoids, and critical medicinal terpene profile.  ( not to be confused with Rick Simpson oil which is a different process and produces a different high-THC end-product vs. the high CBD, anti-mutagenic, tumor-fighting product that i am using ) the medicine itself: is the sticky consistency of a highly resinous essential oil. with quite a powerful onset, meaning i begin to feel the effects within minutes of sucking the teeny pinpoint size dab from my finger tip…

perspective: this is an excerpt from a documentary ‘ride with Larry’ a former South Dakota Police Officer and 20 year Parkinson’s Sufferer. Symptoms include severe dyskinesia, tremors, speech loss etc… Aided by A Cannabis advocate and fellow Parkinson’s patient, Larry showcases the raw power of this plant medicine.

It is of vital importance to understand that regardless of the health concern you are facing, if you are seeking optimum medicinal benefit from Cannabis, you should not under any circumstances be smoking it. I have been taking small doses of this oil three times a day, ( as is a family member whom is using high CBD cannabis oil as a substitute for pharmaceutical pain medications…results to come.. ) …in brief discussion with this family member as to how we have been feeling- we both, at the same time, bursted out with the same sentence, ” it’s like it is reprogramming our DNA”… and that is almost precisely how it feels.. it’s as if the energy of the plant medicine, once inside you- embarks on a mission to re-arrange any and everything that is out of organic-order.. i like to think of it as “ physiological feng shui” – at a cellular level, this plant transforms all that is off-kilter, all that is skewed, all that has been rendered out of place by toxins, or free radicals or by years of mal-nourishment… it’s almost difficult to articulate this feeling of being ‘restacked from the inside out’- if i can muster up the words i will post a video describing this; But for those who cannot envision by way of my words, the energetic shift that i am eluding to here:

• SKIN: I have noticed my skin clearing up, with juice cleanses, which i have been doing once or twice a month, for 4 days @ a time )  toxins leave the body by way of urine and by way of dermis- therefore you tend to notice blemishes or imperfections that crop up after sweaty workouts, or steam baths…anything that stimulates detoxification purge..  that said; the cannabis oil seems to be taking swift care of these blemishes, leaving me with a sort of glow that i never had before without makeup, or a post-orgasm flush ) … this discovery sparked what became Bodhi Blends®: the Nourished Warrior’s apothecary. Crafting bespoke alchemies featuring organic, raw, veganic and wildcrafted phyto-fuels.  Custom crafted Bodhi-care, high-vibration elixirs, handcrafted tinctures, antidotes & ambrosias. ( for more info on accessing or inquiring about Bodhi Blends please connect with me via this page )
  
• DIET: as the cannabis re-arranges my homeostasis, and re-programs me from a cellular level, i feel better, i feel stronger,  Also i have been noticing that my hunger seems to be regulating itself, for years i had a very tumultuous relationship with food and with eating ( no doubt in part to the fact that i had an unrecognized eating disorder for most of my life)… but with the plant medicine – i am told that i must eat a hefty portion of protein at least once a day… i perceive this as being a gracious host to my body’s guest, and i have been working to ensure i ingest a significant amount of raw nuts between my protein shakes each day… Coupled with periods of raw juice cleansing and phyto-fuel supplementation- weight loss is supercharged as well. ( If you are seeking to lose weight at the same time as addressing health issues- i would suggest seeking out a holistic view of your overall wellbeing prior to undertaking any strategies. ‘Diets’ are a very complex and stereotype-driven subject, and more often than not, people, women especially find themselves falling into ‘diet-traps’ which unfortunately usually end up causing more harm than good and certainly aren’t something to be considering when dealing with any illness of any kind. ) My suggestion to anyone who is meeting health challenges is always going to be to begin with nutrition. Of course, this topic most certainly requires a novel-length discourse unto itself, but as a prelude, my recco. when considering treatment of any kind, is to begin with your diet. There are so many so-called disease which can be corrected using diet alone as a means to treatment. But, the protocols for this involve a re-education around food. ( as part of the Nourished Warrior’s mission to thriving, is partnering with people to teach ‘food as medicine’ – we are offering consulting and strategy for those seeking healing and more info can be found via this page )
• REST:  I have also been sleeping alot more than usual, there was a time in my life, where i was near insomniac, although i considered it being an ‘intentional insomniac’,  because i had so much fire and so much drive that i would workout 3-4 hours per day at the gym, i would arrive home and spend the next 16 hours or so working – perhaps sleep an average of 3 or 4 hours, and get up to do it all again. I am no longer able to achieve this robotic-method of pushing myself into exhaustion, when the plant energy tells me i need to sleep- i sleep. this weekend i probably slept a total of 22 hours give or take, much more than usual for me- even as i have improved my schedule from years ago- i still strive to keep sleep last on my agenda ( despite being reminded continuously by my close friend who is a complete advocate for sleep as a cure-all medicine in itself )… with this improvement in my rest, i feel my body is better able to perform the transformation that it needs to, without taxing my reserves too much. I feel clearer on what my mission in this life is, and every day i get closer to uncovering some of the answers i have been seeking for so long, whether that’s how to build a sustainable business without compromising my heart or my integrity…or how to live consciously in a world that is imprisoned by suffering and deceit….facing these questions becomes easier. Insight arrives without the anxiety that came alongside truth for most of my life…. and for this gift-  I have to take a moment to thank the medicine for continuing to align me, from the inside out- as it re-organizes my DNA and equalizes my frequency, bringing me to a higher vibration, i evolve without any need for hours of meditation or days and days of fasting, or any other ancient or esoteric tool by way to achieve that higher level.. i simply find these states within. every moment is a blessing as i begin to vibrate higher, and rid myself one by one, of the toxins of my past, and the baggage from my body- the best part about this supplementation process is that  by taking this medicine, in this way, it’s just like another herbal supplement… none of the psychoactive THC-induced effects, it’s all CBD-vibes – which in essence makes me feel as if i am glowing from the inside out.  being fundamentally shifted to a higher frequency- the plant power works its magic and it feels like i am taking a tonic of pure-life… and as a willing co-creator, as a conscious witness to this… my heart heals from its previous- breaks-a plenty-and i am but am a willing co-conspirator, acting as the temple for the battle for optimal wellness. The Nourished Warrior will always prevail.

I have only one real mission here and that is to awaken people to the breadth of potential there is for healing. For taking control of your health. Taking your wellness out of the hands of those who profit from your sickness and becoming a warrior for thriving.

Real cures are out there, within your reach and will not cost you your life, or your life-savings. For those individuals who are seeking out alternative treatments, inclusive of medicinal cannabis and would like more information, you are welcome to connect with us- via this page.

if you are seeking holistic healing and are approved for the ACMPR program in Canada- please contact us for information on a raw, full-spectrum, CBD-rich supplement. 

again i reiterate: 

i extend to anyone who is currently dealing with a health issue or seeking support in reaching optimal wellness, an invitation to connect with us directly, if there is something we can do to support you, especially if you have landed here by way of seeking out information on alternative cancer treatments- or if you are a woman who is undergoing hormonal issues or reproductive challenges, please reach out if you feel it is right for you. There is so much holistic wisdom to discover and, as it is our duty to serve the awakening and empowering of humanity, our goal is to empower you become a Nourished Warrior – and help you build an arsenal for thriving. contact via this page.

 

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