Nicotine and Energy Drinks: Myths and Realities

Continuing the burning hot conversation with Internal medicine physician Dr. Annette Bosworth aka Dr. Boz… about how marijuana and THC affect the brain. 

In part 2, discover how THC levels have literally skyrocketed in the marijuana grown today compared to Woodstock weed 50 years ago. And are CBD oil or gummies safe and truly THC free? 

Learn more about what is happening chemically inside your brain, at your neuronal receptor sites, when you use marijuana or anything containing THC. What does a brain look like after chronic marijuana abuse and how can it heal after quitting marijuana? 

Get past the noise out there spoken by ignorant marijuana users who claim to know it all and listen to an expert who knows what the science says and can speak the truth about marijuana and your brain. 

“The cause of marijuana and its chronic swelling is a different set of mechanics but very measurable… Especially if it was a tag marijuana, it stays on their brain for 3 months but then it’s 6 months after that the swelling must stay out of their brain for things to start growing again.” -- Dr. Boz - Annette Bosworth 

Time Stamps   

01:06 – Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast 

01:30 – Dr. Boz dives deep into how marijuana damages a teenager’s brain 

06:22 – Discover how marijuana has changed over time 

11:48 – Are CBD oil and gummies safe?  

17:17 – What does a brain look like after chronic marijuana abuse and how it repairs / how it fails to repair quitting marijuana? 

20:45 – Functional MRI (fMRI): A look inside the human brain in real-time