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Chronic Pain and the Endocannabinoid System
How the endocannabinoid system and chronic pain connect: CB1 and CB2, anandamide, 2-AG, and an honest nurse-led read of what the CBD evidence really shows.
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Health magazine · San Francisco Bay Area
Plain-language articles from Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES — living well with chronic conditions, diabetes education, and integrative wellness. Written for people in the San Francisco Bay Area and anyone seeking judgment-free coaching guidance online.
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How the endocannabinoid system and chronic pain connect: CB1 and CB2, anandamide, 2-AG, and an honest nurse-led read of what the CBD evidence really shows.
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Wondering about the signs you need a health coach? These 7 warm, relatable signs help you recognize when a coach, not another appointment, is what you need.
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A nurse's complete menopause guide: perimenopause, symptoms, midlife metabolic shift, and evidence-based ways to feel like yourself again. Book a free call.
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Living with chronic illness is easier with a whole-person plan: gentle movement, sleep, food, nervous-system calm, connection, and pacing. A nurse's guide.
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Wondering why am I always tired? A nurse explains 7 real, often-missed reasons for fatigue, a quick sign for each, and gentle first steps to feel better.
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Weight and chronic illness are tangled by hormones, meds, sleep, and stress, not willpower. A kind, science-based look at what actually helps you feel better.
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Health anxiety with chronic illness is common and understandable. A nurse shares gentle, evidence-based ways to calm the worry and find steadier ground.
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How chronic stress affects the body: cortisol, heart, immune, gut, sleep, and mood, plus gentle, nurse-led ways to calm your system and feel steadier.
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Living with fibromyalgia is easier with gentle movement, better sleep, and pacing. A nurse's warm, practical, evidence-based guide to feeling like you.
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Perimenopause symptoms explained plainly by a nurse: irregular periods, hot flashes, brain fog, sleep and mood changes, when it starts, and what helps.
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Meditation for Parkinson's will not cure the disease, but it can ease the anxiety, low mood, and broken sleep that ride alongside it. A gentle nurse's guide.
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Parkinson's cognitive symptoms like slower thinking or word-finding are real. See what brain games can and cannot do, and what supports your focus even more.