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Congratulations to Dr. Elsohly for being awarded the CMCR Pioneer in Medicinal Cannabis Research Award and the CMCR Award for Advancing Cannabis and Cannabinoids as Therapeutics!

Check out our recent collaboration with Devika Toprani to create this visual inspired by research conducted by our very own Dr. Stefan Broselid, President & Founder of ECS.Education and ECS Specialist & Scientific Educator for the Swiss Institute for Medical Cannabis Research. ✨ Check out our Instagram collab → https://lnkd.in/dMDSv8mM and give us a follow while you're there → https://lnkd.in/eBd2Phfp 🩺 ECS.education © 2025 🎨 DoodlesByDevika © 2025 📩 DM Devika Toprani if you’d like to explore a visual-learning collab! #MedicalEducation #VisualLearning #ScienceCommunication #HealthcareInnovation #EndocannabinoidSystem #DoodlesByDevika #ComplexityToClarity

Italy Approves the First Law Recognizing Obesity as a Chronic Disease

🧬 Your dinner plate is programming your body's master signaling network 🍽️ Most people know about the endocannabinoid system (ECS). But here's what they DON'T know: the ECS is just the tip of the iceberg. Meet the endocannabinoidome (eCBome) 🌊 🔬 What makes this different? Your body doesn't just make anandamide and 2-AG It creates an entire FAMILY of lipid signaling molecules These molecules share enzymes, pathways, and cellular targets They respond directly to what you eat 🚨 The modern diet problem: Western diets have shifted dramatically toward omega-6 fats (soybean, corn, sunflower oils). When omega-6 dominates, your eCBome becomes like a kitchen that only cooks with chili peppers—everything comes out inflammatory and "hot" 🌶️ 🦠 Plot twist: Your gut bacteria are co-conspirators Your microbiome doesn't just observe the eCBome—it actively participates by: ✓ Manufacturing endocannabinoid-like compounds ✓ Converting omega-3s into bacterial versions of anandamide ✓ Either buffering OR amplifying dietary imbalances 💡 The solution isn't complex: 🐟 Wild fish, nuts, seeds 🥑 Olive oil, avocados 🥩 Pasture-raised meat ❌ Minimize processed "vegetable" oils Your eCBome thrives on the balanced, natural inputs humans provided it for millennia. Every food choice is a message to this sophisticated network that influences mood, inflammation, pain, and metabolic health 🎯 Ready to dive deeper into how diet rewires your body's master signaling system? 👉 Read our latest blog post:[https://lnkd.in/geNTaqSq] #EndocannabinoidSystem #eCBome #Endocannabinoidome #Nutrition #Omega3 #Microbiome #Inflammation #WholeFoods #MediterraneanDiet #Health #Biochemistry #FunctionalMedicine

The Zolotov et al. consensus definitely represents progress. But we also need to talk about what's missing. While celebrating this JAMA Network Open milestone on medical cannabis competencies, we must address a fundamental flaw: the endocannabinoid system gets relegated to a brief introduction before diving into cannabis pharmacology and policy. This backwards approach perpetuates a critical educational blind spot. The ECS isn't cannabis context. It's a master homeostatic network governing stress, pain, immunity, and metabolic homeostasis. It does this together with our gut-microbiome and its signaling is directly influenced by our diets-, exercise patterns, in-real-life social interactions, mindfulness, and integrative holistic practices like acupuncture and yoga. CB1 receptors are among the brain's most abundant, yet most medical students graduate without understanding retrograde lipid signaling or arachidonic acid homeostasis. Our dietary preferences create microbiomes that can either facilitate ECS balance or actively destroy ECS homeostasis. We're teaching cannabis applications before biological foundations. It's like teaching cardiac medications without cardiovascular physiology. The nomenclature problem runs deeper than education gaps. "Endocannabinoid system" suggests these receptors exist for cannabis, when they evolved hundreds of millions of years before the plant developed psychoactive compounds. We've accidentally named a fundamental homeostatic network after one of its exogenous ligands. Imagine calling the cardiovascular system the "digitalis system" because foxglove affects it. The path forward: ✓ Teach ECS physiology FIRST, applications second ✓ Frame it as retrograde lipid signaling—core biology ✓ Stop treating fundamental homeostasis as drug context The Zolotov competencies are necessary. But until we elevate the ECS to its rightful place alongside nervous and endocrine systems, we're building cannabis literacy on a foundation of physiological illiteracy. Medical education deserves better. Patients deserve clinicians who understand the biological networks they're trying to influence. #EndocannabinoidSystem #MedicalEducation #PhysiologyFirst #ECSEducation #MedicalCannabis #Homeostasis

Honored to serve as a guest lecturer at #LacCourteOreillesOjibweUniversity for NAT-106: Cannabis Science — a pioneering academic course that integrates the scientific, medical, and environmental dimensions of cannabis. My lectures this semester include: • Endocannabinoid System, Pharmacology, & Cannabis Products — Oct 6 • Cannabis Risks & Considerations — Oct 20 • Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain & Multiple Sclerosis — Oct 27 • Medical Cannabis for Epilepsy & Cancer Care — Nov 3 • Medical Cannabis for Mental Wellness — Nov 10 This initiative represents a vital step forward in higher education — where traditional knowledge meets modern science to train the next generation of cannabis professionals and healthcare advocates. #CannabisScience #HigherEducation #MedicalCannabis #IntegrativeMedicine #PublicHealth #LCOOU #DrJosephRosado #LECOM #CannabisEducation #PlantMedicine

📢 FREE webinar addressing ECS education gaps with actionable insights for educational reform from industry expert, Ethan Russo, MD. You do NOT want to miss this one! Register today! Seats are limited!📝 #ECSeducation #ECS #endocannabinoidsystem #doctors #nurses #healthcare #patients

⏰It's time we start asking the 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in our medical education classrooms and conferences! ⏰ Want to know how bad the situation is, how it has been dealth with, and what we can do to 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗚𝗔𝗣? Of course you do! That's why you're here reading this post! Join us in 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 and 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀!  ⚕️📈 #ECSeducation #ECS #endocannabinoids #endocannabinoidsystem #THC #CBD #medicalcannabis #doctors #nurses #pharmacists #nutritionists #medicalstudents #healthcare #patientoutcomes Stefan Broselid Robert Lufkin MD Dr Shiksha Gallow Therese Savithri Silva

We are so proud of Dr Shiksha Gallow, an advisory board member for ECS.Education. Our goal is to advance knowledge of the ECS and its incorporation into medical textbooks. Given that this has been called "𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆" in a video posted by President Trump, it is definitely a Social Impact issue! Congratulations, Dr Gallow! Thank you for your contributions to the medical cannabis community! 🫱🏽🫲🏽🫶🏼🙌🏼 #ECSeduCommunity #endocannabinoidsystem #ECSeducation4HCPs

What does it signal that the President released a pro-cannabis video advocating for hemp derived CBD for seniors. Is it a sign of what's to come? Is the medical community ready to provide the guidance necessary for people to use cannabis and cannabis-derived products safely? We think not. What do you think? We agree with Marijuana Moment that its "notable" that the video says “it’s time to educate doctors on the endocannabinoid system, provide Medicare coverage for CBD and give millions of seniors the support they deserve.” This is something we are deeply committed to and the reason we have partnered with MM411 to put out medical and nursing school-level education and why we are hosting a free webinar on the topic of what is missing in medical school education and how to address it. See comments for a link. #CannabisScienceEducation #CannabisForSeniors https://lnkd.in/gse7Vfkp