Cannabis Leaf and Spirulina Smoothie recipe / nutritional benefits

ADD SUN DRIED SPIRULINA TO

YOUR CANNABIS LEAF SMOOTHIES

FOR AWESOME GOODNESS

you can get it here:

http://www.healthyeats.nl/spirulina/p-1a/

This week I was given a bag of raw cannabis leaves. For those of you who know how much I like to eat the color green, I have been using them in everything from smoothies to salads.

One important thing to know about eating cannabis (and any leafy green vegetable, actually) is that you will get a bigger nutritional payback when you eat it raw. When you cook a green most of the nutrients are destroyed that were there to work synergi  with each other in your body. If you are new to eating raw leafy greens, it’s ok.  The more you get accustomed to them and the better you get at preparing them, the more appealing they become. At least that is how it has been for me and most people I know.

When you are eating raw cannabis it is worth your time to completely chew the leaves down before swallowing. This allows the enzymes in your saliva to mix with the food, start the digestive process, and sets you up for better nutrient absorption.  I actually suggest this for everything that you eat. Take your time, chew, breathe.

Of course, if you put your green leaves into a blender as part of your smoothie you don’t have to worry about cooking it or chewing it! The smoothie recipe that follows was my breakfast one day this week. It gave me energy and filled me up without any psychoactive effects from the cannabis. And it came out the prettiest color of green.

Raw Cannabis and Spirulina Smoothie

6 cannabis leaves

1 blood orange

1 banana

1T hemp seed

1T spirulina

1C coconut milk

1/4C fresh coconut (totally optional)

1) Blend.

2) Enjoy.

So much good from a beautiful green plant. 

Until next time…Eat Your Greens!

Contrary to popular belief, the marijuana plant is a whole lot more than just a psychoactive drug that "stoners" use to get high. In raw form, marijuana leaves and buds are actually loaded with a non-psychoactive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrient compound known as cannabidiol (CBD) that is proving to be a miracle "superfood" capable of preventing and reversing a host of chronic illnesses.

Though you may not have heard much about it, the CBD found in the marijuana plant -- marijuana is technically just a vegetable, by the way -- is a highly medicinal substance with unique immune-regulating capabilities. Since the human body already contains a built-in endogenous cannabinoid system, complete with cannabinoid receptors, inputting CBD from marijuana can help normalize the body's functional systems, including cell communication and proper immune function.

The way CBDs work is that they bridge the gap of neurotransmission in the central nervous system, including in the brain, by providing a two-way system of communication that completes a positive "feedback loop," according to Dr. William Courtney, a medical marijuana expert and founder of Cannabis International. As opposed to a one-way transmission, which can promote chronic inflammation of healthy tissue, the unique two-way transmission system engaged by marijuana CBDs mimics the body's own natural two-way communications system.

So individuals whose systems are compromised by autoimmune disorders, cellular dysfunction, chronic inflammation, cancer cells, and various other illnesses can derive a wide range of health-promoting benefits simply by consuming CBDs. And one of the best ways to obtain CBDs is to juice raw marijuana leaves and buds, according to Dr. Courtney, who currently runs a clinic in Luxembourg that provides raw cannabis medicinal services to patients in need.

"CBD works on receptors, and as it turns out, we have cannabinoids in our bodies, endogenous cannabinoids, that turn out to be very effective at regulating immune functions, nerve functions, bone functions," says Dr. Ethan Russo, a Seattle, Wash.-area physician who is also a senior advisor to GW Pharmaceuticals, a British drug company that is utilizing CBDs in a new marijuana mouth spray known as Sativex.

"There's a tendency to discount claims when something appears to be good for everything, but there's a reason this is the case. The endogenous cannabinoid system acts as a modulator in fine-tuning a lot of these systems, and if something is deranged biochemically in a person's body, it may well be that a cannabinoid system can bring things back into balance."

Be sure to check out these amazing videos from Cannabis International that explain more about how raw cannabis, and specifically the CBDs found inside the plant, work to promote health and reverse disease:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0nLdVJiIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ4QR2NqgWU


Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035759_cannabis_juicing_health.html#ixzz2gjx7Dc8H