Today Dr. Joseph Feuerstein, M.D., introduces a new topic to the Healthcare Corner. What is it? It is the endocannabinoid system and is quite complex and new to modern-day medicine. Join the conversation to learn about the purpose of this system, which is to get your body back into balance through a physiological point of view. It affects body needs, stress, sleep, metabolism, fertility, cardiovascular health, and much more. Tune in today to learn how you can improve your endocannabinoid system through food intake and lifestyle.
Dr. Feuerstein was born in England and studied medicine at the University of London and Business Management at Cambridge University. He completed a rotating internship in general and trauma surgery at the Tel Aviv University Tel Hashomer Teaching Hospital before serving as a combat physician in two elite units of the Israeli Navy where he is currently a reserve officer, with the rank of captain.In 2002 Dr. Feuerstein moved to the United States and completed an internship and residency in Family Medicine at the Columbia University/Stamford Hospital Family Medicine residency program, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year. He then spent two years studying with Dr. Andrew Weil as part of his fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.For 14 years Dr. Feuerstein served as the Director of Integrative Medicine at Stamford Hospital where he ran an insurance-based consultation service. He used nutrition, hypnosis, acupuncture, botanicals, and stress management to help treat chronic medical problems, such as obesity, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, depression, and anxiety in over 40,000 integrative medicine patients.Dr Feuerstein works as a medical professor and attending physician at Greenwich Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University in New York City. He received certification in Medical Acupuncture from SUNY Downstate and is also certified in clinical hypnosis from a two-year training under the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis. He also holds a license as a homeopathic physician from the State of Connecticut.In his career Dr, Feuerstein has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and poster presentations based upon his research, has won multiple awards for medical research and education, and is a Top Doctor in both the Connecticut and Castle Connelly, New York, magazines. He is the cohost of the Internet show "Condition Kitchen” on Everyday Health, getting 60 million views monthly.Dr. Feuerstein is the author of Dr Joe’s Man Diet, Page Street, Macmillan 2015 and now the co-author of The Cannabinoid Cookbook, Mango Publishing, 2022.
Book Information:
The Cannabinoid Cookbook- Amazon's #6 Best Seller in Herb, Spice & Condiment Cooking
Did you know that you have an endocannabinoid system (ECS) in many places throughout your body? Everyone does; it’s one of the secrets to better overall health.ECS regulates your sleep cycle, mood, memory, appetite, pain sensations, and much more. Further, your ECS is important in memory formation, the reduction of inflammation, and the control of energy balance. Your endocannabinoid system works to keep your internal environment stable. Medical marijuana and CBD are hot topics these days, and there is so much discussion about THC and CBD effects. Do you know that there are foods that have similar effects without the psycho-active effects of marijuana?Enter the world of Cannabinoid-Rich cooking and learn to energize your endocannabinoid system with food!!The Cannabinoid Cookbook provides a ton of healthy recipes using healing herbs and spices that can kick-start your ECS and help you feel better e