[kj] OT - Zealand, Warming, Hemp, and Women.. ;~)

[Brendan Quinn]

Another interesting female writer on the physiologic /  health effects of
Marijuana is Joan Bello, this is one of the most interesting things I've
read about weed, balancing autonomic and parasympathetic nervous system and
the two sides of the brain. Can't testify to its veracity tho:

 

http://www.benefitsofmarijuana.com/benefits.php

 

Normally the body vacillates between the two opposing modes of being. The
effects of the complicated marijuana molecule somehow actually integrate
these two modes, simultaneously, as absolutely nothing else does. (p. 30)

          Although specific effects of marijuana in the body are well known,
each has been taken in isolation without noting that both sides of the
Autonomic Nervous System are conjoined. Instead of a perspective that sees
the whole person and the simple holistic effect of marijuana, a myopic and
reductionistic method of measurement has been employed, and marijuana's
profound meaning for health has been lost. (p. 31) 

          Marijuana, by its effect on the ANS, enhances both sides of the
brain. Through increased Sympathetic action, left brain perception is
heightened, while, at the same time, right brain reception is enhanced. This
is a physiological fact. More blood, and cleaner blood, is sent to the
brain, as in the "fight or flight" reaction. And because of Parasympathetic
dilation of capillaries, which signifies relaxation, the blood supply to the
entire brain is increased. More blood means more oxygen and consequently
clearer and broader thinking. Since marijuana works on both sides of the
brain, the most noticeable effect, in our fast-paced mind set, is one of
slowing down, which blends the thrusting competitive attitude with the
contrasting viewpoint of nurturance to arrive at a more cooperative balance.
This experience is, however, not innate to marijuana, but to the mental set
of the subject. When we are mellow, tired, and relaxed, marijuana is
energizing and affords alertness, determination, and even strength. This
variation in the physiological effects has caused great confusion from an
either/or framework. And the balancing nature of marijuana (both/and) has
not been understood. It both stimulates and relaxes, simultaneously, which
equates to an unpredictable variation in effect that is solely dependent on
the state of its subject. When the system is sluggish, as with natives in
warm climates (Africa, India, South America), marijuana has been used
extensively and for centuries to energize it:

 

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of sade1
Sent: Tuesday, 22 December 2009 7:44 AM
To: gathering
Subject: [kj] OT - Zealand, Warming, Hemp, and Women.. ;~)

 

Hm, NZ to lead the World in stopping Global Warming..? 

(enter p.187 at top of viewer)
http://issuu.com/kushlajune2009/docs/kush_la_web_book1109

...maybe even doing it one woman at a time? http://www.truthout.org/12060901

 

Sounds like a proper 'blueprint' for the mythical KJ Island...

 


 

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[looking at the current state of things..]

 

'Who has the fun.. 

  ..is it always a man with a gun...? 

    Someone must have told him if you work too hard... you can sweat" 

 

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