Hydrolife Canada February/March 2017
It is amazing how an event from almost 20 years ago can remain fresh in the mind. It certainly doesn’t seem that long ago that Canadian Ross Rebagliati rocketed down Nagano’s Olympic giant slalom snowboard course, ripping through the finish line to claim the first-ever Olympic men’s snowboarding gold medal despite starting the final run in eighth position. Since then, Rebagliati has become a cultural phenomenon and advocate of marijuana
use, and it is no coincidence that since that foggy day on Mount Yakebitai near Nagano, how we perceive the use of marijuana in society has changed for the better. Hydrolife recently caught up with Rebagliati to talk about Nagano, his thoughts on marijuana, and the launch of Ross’ Gold.
It is amazing how an event from almost 20 years ago can remain fresh in the mind. It certainly doesn’t seem that long ago that Canadian Ross Rebagliati rocketed down Nagano’s Olympic giant slalom snowboard course, ripping through the finish line to claim the first-ever Olympic men’s snowboarding gold medal despite starting the final run in eighth position. Since then, Rebagliati has become a cultural phenomenon and advocate of marijuana
use, and it is no coincidence that since that foggy day on Mount Yakebitai near Nagano, how we perceive the use of marijuana in society has changed for the better. Hydrolife recently caught up with Rebagliati to talk about Nagano, his thoughts on marijuana, and the launch of Ross’ Gold.
heal by August Dunning Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: It Might be Time for a Detox Several US states have reported seeing chronic marijuana users walking into emergency rooms with abdominal pain and intense vomiting, though medical professionals are mystified as to why. August Dunning examines the factors contributing to this phenomenon and what can be done about it. Let’s be honest, unless you are growing your own weed, there is a high risk that toxic chemicals have contaminated your marijuana. High demand, little oversight, toxic fungicides, and greed have created a situation that immediately needs to be addressed. Several states in the US have seen chronic marijuana users coming into emergency rooms complaining of abdominal pain and cyclic vomiting, a condition that has been labeled as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS). Hyperemesis means “prolonged vomiting”, while syndrome means “a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.” One study in Colorado reported that emergency room diagnoses for CHS have doubled since 2009, when the government allowed medical marijuana. Doctors have a theory that CHS occurs due to regular, long-term use of marijuana. But is it? The clue may be in the vomiting. “Vomiting is a natural reflex that often occurs as a form of protection,” says Dr. Joe Mercola in an article on his website. “In the event you consume something that is contaminated or poisonous, vomiting is your body’s way of getting rid of it.” When we compare the doctors’ theories about chronic cannabis users and what vomiting indicates, it sounds like CHS is the body’s attempt to try and rid itself of something contaminated or poisonous. So, are cannabinoids in the marijuana (which are noted for being non-toxic) the problem, or is it something else tagging along for the ride? 44 grow. heal. live. enjoy. myhydrolife.ca
“The most likely cause is that people using marijuana frequently and in high doses have changes in the receptors in their body, and those receptors become dysregulated in some way, and it starts causing pain,” says Dr. Kennon Heard, co-author of the study and a physician at the University of Colorado Hospital. In other words, doctors have no idea why this is occurring. The condition is treated with hot showers and baths, but most medical professionals also suggest reducing or eliminating the intake of marijuana. However, I disagree with this theory. Missing from these scenarios is a trend that has seen a dramatic increase in liver disease in the human population. Broken agricultural methods have led to a decrease in calcium and sulphur in the food supply. With this, comes a subsequent inability to conjugate toxins in the phase one and phase two detox pathways. The liver is designed to bind toxins to compounds, to neutralize them for elimination in the bowel. It can only do this if it has the necessary ingredients to perform this function. Over the years, calcium—one of the most important parts of the phase one detox functionality—has been drastically reduced in the world’s vegetable supply, and along with the advent of processed food, it has been almost eliminated from the modern human diet. This depletion of calcium coincides with an increase in liver disease. With this insight in mind, CHS may be exacerbated by both the condition of an increased toxic load in commercially grown cannabis, with all its pesticide residue, and toxins in the food supply as well. Unable to be removed by a non-functioning liver, toxins overload the body and lead to vomiting. There are two problems occurring here. The first is that the liver is unable to detox due to mineral malnutrition, creating the inability of the liver to perform glucuronidation. Glucuronidation is the body’s major phase two detoxification pathway in which hormones, foreign substances, and toxic chemicals— especially pesticides—are made harmless and eliminated. Many of these chemicals are potential carcinogens. The second problem is that some gut bacteria produce an enzyme called ß-glucuronidase that destroys the bond of toxins conjugated out of a functioning liver while in the bowel, which allows the toxin to be re-absorbed through the intestinal wall back into the blood stream. This means that even if the liver was working, ß-glucuronidase prevents toxins from being eliminated. In a non-functioning liver, some toxins never get eliminated, which leads to toxic overload, which leads to vomiting. My theory is that it’s not the cannabis itself that causes a person to vomit; it’s the toxic chemicals used to grow weed, the chronic toxicity of the modern world, and the depleted nutritional content of our food supply. In the late 1990s, Dr. Walazek, a Polish doctor working on cancer treatments with calcium salts, found that a derivative of broccoli and apples can suppress the enzyme ß-glucuronidase: calcium d-glucarate. This is a critical part of a larger solution to CHS. The first step is to get the liver working again, which requires calcium and sulphur to get toxins in a molecularly bonded, neutralized form for elimination. Growing plants with gypsum or added minerals, such as a multi-mineral complex from ocean water raises the calcium and sulphur levels in the food. Eating this high-sulphur and high-calcium food is then the fastest and easiest way to get the liver detox pathways working. Organically grown yellow onions (the ones that make you tear when you cut them) provide sulphur, and kale and spinach can provide calcium. The second step is to use the calcium d- glucarate to suppress the enzyme so you can start getting rid of stored toxins. The suggested solution by the doctors show that they do not know these parts of the puzzle. They say to reduce or eliminate marijuana. This may not be possible if you are using cannabis for medical reasons, but it will tend to reduce some levels of toxic accumulation. Experts also suggest taking hot baths, which may cause an increase in blood flow and elimination of toxins by the kidneys to bypass the liver to reduce toxic levels. CHS is an important condition to resolve. While I can’t prescribe anything specific, I have never “ In the event you consume something that is contaminated or poisonous, vomiting is your body’s way of getting rid of it.” personally experienced this problem, even with years of chronic cannabis use, because I go on a course of calcium d-glucarate once a year—60 capsules of 200 milligrams each evening at bedtime and in the morning for 30 days. Calcium d-glucarate is proven to get rid of pesticides, aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and agricultural chemicals. It also reduces reactive oxygen species because it prevents gut bacteria from producing the bond-cutting enzyme, allowing toxins sent out of the liver the leave the body. Calcium d-glucarate breaks down to glucaric acid. Apples are one of the best sources of glucaric acid. Here’s another way to look at it—an apple a day keeps the oncologist away. Augustus Dunning is the CEO of Eco Organics and is a physicist, chemist and inventor. He is the former systems ops designer for the International Space Station and a former regional manager of liquid, solid, and electric propulsion systems for Pratt and Whitney space propulsion, Edwards AFB, NAWC, and JPL. myhydrolife.ca grow. heal. live. enjoy. 45
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“The most likely cause is that people<br />
using marijuana frequently and in high<br />
doses have changes in the receptors in<br />
their body, and those receptors become<br />
dysregulated in some way, and it starts<br />
causing pain,” says Dr. Kennon Heard,<br />
co-author of the study and a physician<br />
at the University of Colorado Hospital.<br />
In other words, doctors have no idea<br />
why this is occurring. The condition is<br />
treated with hot showers and baths,<br />
but most medical professionals also<br />
suggest reducing or eliminating the<br />
intake of marijuana. However,<br />
I disagree with this theory.<br />
Missing from these scenarios is a trend<br />
that has seen a dramatic increase in liver<br />
disease in the human population. Broken<br />
agricultural methods have led to a decrease<br />
in calcium and sulphur in the food<br />
supply. With this, comes a subsequent<br />
inability to conjugate toxins in the phase<br />
one and phase two detox pathways. The<br />
liver is designed to bind toxins to compounds,<br />
to neutralize them for elimination<br />
in the bowel. It can only do this if it has<br />
the necessary ingredients to perform this<br />
function. Over the years, calcium—one of<br />
the most important parts of the phase one<br />
detox functionality—has been drastically<br />
reduced in the world’s vegetable supply,<br />
and along with the advent of processed<br />
food, it has been almost eliminated from<br />
the modern human diet. This depletion<br />
of calcium coincides with an increase<br />
in liver disease.<br />
With this insight in mind, CHS may be<br />
exacerbated by both the condition of an<br />
increased toxic load in commercially<br />
grown cannabis, with all its pesticide<br />
residue, and toxins in the food supply<br />
as well. Unable to be removed by a<br />
non-functioning liver, toxins overload<br />
the body and lead to vomiting. There<br />
are two problems occurring here. The<br />
first is that the liver is unable to detox<br />
due to mineral malnutrition, creating<br />
the inability of the liver to perform<br />
glucuronidation. Glucuronidation is the<br />
body’s major phase two detoxification<br />
pathway in which hormones, foreign<br />
substances, and toxic chemicals—<br />
especially pesticides—are made<br />
harmless and eliminated. Many of these<br />
chemicals are potential carcinogens.<br />
The second problem is that some gut<br />
bacteria produce an enzyme called<br />
ß-glucuronidase that destroys the bond<br />
of toxins conjugated out of a functioning<br />
liver while in the bowel, which<br />
allows the toxin to be re-absorbed<br />
through the intestinal wall back into<br />
the blood stream. This means that<br />
even if the liver was working, ß-glucuronidase<br />
prevents toxins from being<br />
eliminated. In a non-functioning liver,<br />
some toxins never get eliminated,<br />
which leads to toxic overload, which<br />
leads to vomiting. My theory is that it’s<br />
not the cannabis itself that causes a<br />
person to vomit; it’s the toxic chemicals<br />
used to grow weed, the chronic toxicity<br />
of the modern world, and the depleted<br />
nutritional content of our food supply.<br />
In the late 1990s, Dr. Walazek, a Polish<br />
doctor working on cancer treatments<br />
with calcium salts, found that a derivative<br />
of broccoli and apples can suppress<br />
the enzyme ß-glucuronidase: calcium<br />
d-glucarate. This is a critical part<br />
of a larger solution to CHS. The<br />
first step is to get the liver working<br />
again, which requires calcium and<br />
sulphur to get toxins in a molecularly<br />
bonded, neutralized form for<br />
elimination. Growing plants with<br />
gypsum or added minerals, such<br />
as a multi-mineral complex from<br />
ocean water raises the calcium and<br />
sulphur levels in the food. Eating this<br />
high-sulphur and high-calcium food is<br />
then the fastest and easiest way to get<br />
the liver detox pathways working.<br />
Organically grown yellow onions<br />
(the ones that make you tear when you<br />
cut them) provide sulphur, and kale<br />
and spinach can provide calcium. The<br />
second step is to use the calcium d-<br />
glucarate to suppress the enzyme so you<br />
can start getting rid of stored toxins. The<br />
suggested solution by the doctors show<br />
that they do not know these parts of the<br />
puzzle. They say to reduce or eliminate<br />
marijuana. This may not be possible<br />
if you are using cannabis for medical<br />
reasons, but it will tend to reduce some<br />
levels of toxic accumulation. Experts<br />
also suggest taking hot baths, which<br />
may cause an increase in blood flow and<br />
elimination of toxins by the kidneys to<br />
bypass the liver to reduce toxic levels.<br />
CHS is an important condition<br />
to resolve. While I can’t prescribe<br />
anything specific, I have never<br />
“<br />
In the event you<br />
consume something<br />
that is contaminated<br />
or poisonous, vomiting<br />
is your body’s way of<br />
getting rid of it.”<br />
personally experienced this<br />
problem, even with years<br />
of chronic cannabis use,<br />
because I go on a course of<br />
calcium d-glucarate once<br />
a year—60 capsules of 200<br />
milligrams each evening at<br />
bedtime and in the morning<br />
for 30 days. Calcium d-glucarate is<br />
proven to get rid of pesticides, aromatic<br />
hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and<br />
agricultural chemicals. It also reduces<br />
reactive oxygen species because it<br />
prevents gut bacteria from producing<br />
the bond-cutting enzyme, allowing<br />
toxins sent out of the liver the leave<br />
the body. Calcium d-glucarate breaks<br />
down to glucaric acid.<br />
Apples are one of the best sources of<br />
glucaric acid. Here’s another way to<br />
look at it—an apple a day keeps the<br />
oncologist away.<br />
Augustus Dunning is the CEO of Eco<br />
Organics and is a physicist, chemist and<br />
inventor. He is the former systems ops<br />
designer for the International Space<br />
Station and a former regional manager<br />
of liquid, solid, and electric propulsion<br />
systems for Pratt and Whitney space<br />
propulsion, Edwards AFB, NAWC, and JPL.<br />
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