June 04, 2025

Episode 452: From 13 Medications to Full Remission with Cannabis Oil

35 minutes

00:37 – Welcome back Cathy Rogers: recap of her story and diagnoses
02:49 – The turning point: discovering that medications were making her sicker
03:26 – Drug-induced lupus, biologics, and feeling like she was “circling the drain”
04:45 – Discovering cannabis salve, meeting Jack, and learning how to make oil
06:52 – First time using cannabis oil and immediate symptom relief
07:46 – Achieving clinical remission and converting her once-skeptical doctor
08:36 – Life-changing improvements after stopping prednisone
09:15 – Fostering children and the importance of regaining her health
10:03 – Setback from improperly made oil and how high-dose CBD reversed inflammation
11:53 – Rediscovering the power of CBD for pain, sleep, and blood sugar levels
13:00 – Self-tracking data and educating doctors with her findings
14:28 – Confirming the problem: residual alcohol in improperly made oil
14:53 – Current cannabis routine: consistent low-dose THC with CBD
16:46 – Making her own medicine with Green Oil Machine and decarboxylator
17:22 – Advocating for herself despite assumptions of noncompliance
19:13 – Teaching doctors through documentation and real-life outcomes
20:45 – Facing stigma from medical professionals and confronting bias
21:57 – “I’d be in a grave without cannabis oil”—what saved her life
22:48 – Raising the third generation in her foster family as a driving force
24:43 – High-dose CBD protocol (300mg AM + 300mg PM) to reduce inflammation
26:40 – Magnesium, dehydration, and fine-tuning her supplement routine
27:59 – Living with Crohn’s and the pain of her sickest years
28:27 – What she’d tell her past self: “This too shall pass”
30:36 – Her current low-carb, high-protein, anti-inflammatory diet
32:06 – How food choices and fasting impact blood sugar and inflammation
33:36 – Cathy’s closing thoughts on resilience, research, and reclaiming health
34:17 – Episode wrap-up