As medical director for medical cannabis of southern california I am amazed at the amount of patients who have difficulty falling asleep or wake up throughout the night.   One of my 10 commandments when it comes to perfect health is “Thou shall get sleep.  As your sleep goes so does your health.” You can eat perfectly and exercise all day but if you are getting adequate rest you will be prone to illness mostly secondary to a compromised immune system.

On a very basic level all of cells require glucose (nutrition) oxygen and a method of removing waste (lymphatic system).   Our body rests, cleanses and rejuvinates when we get sound sleep.

I won’t go into detail of the various stages of sleep and the brain waves that we can measure.  But what I will do is make it very simple and break this down BARNEY STYLE.

CANNABIS HELPS YOU FALL ASLEEP, STAY ASLEEP AND WAKE UP FEELING RESTED.

Unlike many sleeping aids such as Ambien (which is similar to a benzodiazepene ie. valium) which makes patients feel extremely groggy and tired the next morning, cannabis generally has little to no associated morning grogginess.

I can not tell you how many patients are using cannabis to treat acute and chronic insomnia!  I am glad that I can help improve the quality of their lives!

If you would like to find out if cannabis can improve the quality of your life please feel free to call my staff at 877-721-0047 and schedule an appointment to come to my Irvine or Long Beach office.

Respectfully,

Dr. Sean Breen

mcsocal@me.com