Health, Wellness & Nutrition

As CBD becomes more popular in the healthcare industry, you should be informed on CBD medical interactions and other safety concerns. Because cannabidiol, or CBD as it’s called for short, has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, many healthcare professionals are beginning to offer their patients products with this particular ingredient as a way to help relieve or resolve a variety of different issues.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) reports that, in the United States alone, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death. Someone, somewhere across the nation takes his or her own life every 12 minutes. Furthermore, and perhaps even more alarming, the AFSP also indicates that, for every suicide that occurs, 25 more people have attempted to take their lives, a majority of which go unreported.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the use of chiropractic, acupuncture and massage therapy increased among uninsured adults between 2002 and 2012. All three of these alternative health approaches fall under the umbrella of CAM.

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Norml) reports that more than 14 million Americans regularly smoke marijuana, making it “the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco).”