Cannabis: A Clinician's Guide

ISBN-13: 9781138303447 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 290 str.

Betty Wedman-St Louis

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This book presents information to healthcare professionals on cannabis with focus on medical cannabis. It is a science-based overview including dosing needs for practitioners to advise patients appropriately. Attention is given to regulatory status, limits to research, and pathogenic issues needed to provide a safe, therapeutic product.

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Dr. Betty Wedman-St Louis is a licensed nutritionist specializing in digestive diseases, bariatric surgery, cancer and multiple chemical sensitivity who has been in practice for over 40 years. Her B.S. in foods and nutrition from the University of Minnesota introduced her to how the food industry influences eating habits. She completed her M.S. in nutrition at Northern Illinois University where she studied the relationship between weightlessness and prolonged bed rest on potassium requirements in adults. Dr. Wedman-St Louis practiced at the Hinsdale Medical Center, Hinsdale, Illinois, before completing her Ph.D. in nutrition and environmental health from The Union Institute in Cincinnati. She is the author of numerous published articles on current nutrition topics and authored columns for the Hinsdale Doings, Chicago Sun Times, Columbian Missourian, and the Tampa Bay Times along with teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on nutrition