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5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by Nobody: 11:50pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
Anti-drug activists think that a few puffs on a joint will turn you into a red-eyed, unemployed psychopath – probably for life. But is marijuana actually that bad for you? With several American states having decriminalised the herb for personal use, scientists have suddenly had the chance to see what cannabis actually does on a mass scale. And guess what? Cannabis actually has some VERY surprising health benefits. Here’s a few. |
Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by Nobody: 11:51pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
1) Smoking weed makes you thinner – or at least less likely to be obese You might not think it after you’ve watched a munchie-struck stoner devour an entire KFC family bucket in one go, but dope smokers are less likely to be obese. A study in the journal Obesity found that regular weed smokers are less likely to be obese than non-smokers. The researchers from Conference of Quebec University Health Centers looked at 700 adults aged 18-74 – and found that cannabis users tend to have low body mass index scores (often taken as a sign of good health). People with low BMIs tend to have less body fats and tend to be at lower risk for diabetes. |
Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by finalboss1(m): 11:53pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
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Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by Nobody: 11:53pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
2) Marijuana can actually improve lung function Smoking weed isn’t actually that bad for your lungs, and smokers actually have improved lung function when compared to both cigarette smokers – and people who have never smoked either. The researchers, writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, say that the big drags taken by weed smokers may actually ‘train’ lungs to be more efficient. |
Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by Nobody: 11:54pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
3) It can increase creativity A 2012 study in Consciousness and Cognition found that marijuana made people more creative – at least in terms of how well they used language. The researchers said, ‘We investigated the effects of cannabis smoked naturalistically on schizotypy and divergent thinking, a measure of creativity. ‘One hundred and sixty cannabis users were tested on 1 day when sober and another day when intoxicated with cannabis. ‘Cannabis increased verbal fluency in low creatives to the same level as that of high creatives.’ 1 Like |
Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by busterr(m): 11:56pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
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Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by Nobody: 11:56pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
4) Weed can help athletes perform better Gordy Megroz of Outside conducted his own study after noting the number of athletes who credit marijuana use for increased performance and recovery. And however unscientific you deem his little self-experiment to be, he found that he performed better on the treadmill and was less sore after a heavy squat session. ‘I do a heavy squat session while high, which would normally leave me sore for two days, but I’m surprisingly fresh 24 hours later,’ he wrote. ‘Even when not stoned, other aches and pains seem to dissipate, too. Why so miserable? Blobfish crowned the world's ugliest animal after public votePosing with fish you’ve killed makes you hotter on Tinder, apparently ‘Studies have shown that the drug has an anti-inflammatory effect, which is one reason why medical marijuana is so prevalent.’ Because of marijuana’s illegality in most places, hard research is still hard to come by. |
Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by Nobody: 11:57pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
5) Cannabis can kill cancer cells In what could be a key moment for advocates of legal cannabis, the U.S. government has admitted that the drug can shrink cancer cells. In a page of official government advice, the U.S. government now says,, ‘Cannabis has been shown to kill cancer cells in the laboratory.’ The site says that the effect has so far been seen in rodent studies, and cautions, ‘At this time, there is not enough evidence to recommend that patients inhale or ingest Cannabis as a treatment for cancer-related symptoms or side effects of cancer therapy.’ Cancer Research UK warns patients that so far, there is no evidence that cannabis extracts can be used as a treatment. 1 Like |
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Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by Khutie: 12:32am On Oct 18, 2016 |
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Re: 5 Really Surprising Health Benefits From Smoking Cannabis by d33types: 12:53am On Oct 18, 2016 |
Op kindly drop the links to the studies Number 2 paragraph 2 was a comparative cross sectional study done to compare the positive and negative effect on lung function. It was concluded that the only major positive was the increased Vital capacity ( the air you can draw out in one breath). The negatives are just too much to mention. Its like 2% advantage and 98% disadvantages. I just had to write this because I know must Nairalanders will live their lives based on OP's topic |
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