Element Apothec Blog

What is Delta-8 and Is It Legal?
REPOSTED FROM GOODRXWRITTEN BY DR. SWATHI The short answer is that delta-8 falls into a gray area, meaning its legal status is not entirely clear. However, several states have taken ste...
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Should You Discuss Cannabis Use With Your Healthcare Provider?
REPOSTED FROM GOODRXWRITTEN BY DR. SWATHI Cannabis seems to be everywhere. Sales for cannabidiol (CBD), excluding those associated with medical cannabis, are predicted to exceed $20 billio...
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What’s the Difference? | CBD vs. CBG
WRITTEN BY THY PHAM AND DR. SWATHI There are more than hundreds of components found in the cannabis plant, all of which are being studied and understood more and more everyday. Although we’re becom...
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The Ellementa Show: Human Design: Leading a Life Aligned with Who You Are with Dr. Swathi
How can you bring your life into alignment? Learn how Human Design works to enhance your life and help you navigate through challenges and around obstacles to be the person you are meant to be. “H...
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The Life Group LA Webinar: Botanicals & CBD with Dr. Swathi Varanasi, PharmD
How can we use herbs to help us live our best lives? Join Integrative Health Pharmacist, Dr. Swathi Varanasi, as she presents information on the top eastern and western herbs that can provide us ...
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The Ellementa Show: Bioavailability & Botanical Medicine with Dr. Swathi
In this session with Dr. Swathi, we’ll learn about bioavailability – the ability of a drug or substance to be absorbed and used by the body. How much of your plant medicine are you actually getting...
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What's the Difference? | CBD Isolate, Broad-Spectrum, & Full-Spectrum
WRITTEN BY KAYLA SAXTON AND DR. SWATHI CBD is a big topic of discussion in the medical community. Because it is not part of the core curricula in healthcare practitioner education, many providers u...
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The Ellementa Show: What Are Adaptogens and Why They Matter with Dr. Swathi
Have you heard of adaptogens? As we move into 2021, we really need them in our lives. Adaptogens may seem to be the newest health fad, but we assure you, they are not! There is actual evidence supp...
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Certificate of Analysis | What Is It and Why It Matters
WRITTEN BY DR. SWATHI “How do we know which CBD brands we can trust?” As an Integrative Health Pharmacist, this is without a doubt one of the most popular questions I receive from practitioners and...
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When It Matters | Significant Interactions with Cannabis
WRITTEN BY DR. SWATHI “Does cannabis interact with any of my medications?” This elusive question is much more complicated to answer with the limited clinical studies, analyses and anecdotal evidenc...
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