Podcasts about athletes for care

On episode 90 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang interviews Riley Cote (www.rileycote.com; IG: @rileycote32) a creative entrepreneur, Yoga teacher & mindfulness coach who's played 8 years of professional hockey, including 4 years as an NHL enforcer with the Philadelphia Flyers. He's a co-founder of Bodychek Wellness (IG: @bodychekwellness), who specialize in organically grown hemp-derived CBD extracts and functional mushroom blends. He's also the co-host of the Nasty Knuckles Podcast (IG: @nastyknucklespod) and founder of Cote Culture where he incorporates Yoga, plant medicine & mindfulness to help others optimize their self-care and heal. Lastly, he's involved with WAKE (IG: @wake.well), a global leader in psilocybin and medicinal mushroom supplements and research and Athletes For Care a non-Profit for athletes, by athletes (IG: @athletes4care). Here are some of the subjects we touched on: - What he loves about his world right now. - The mission that guides him in all that he does. - Attending to one's mental health. - Spiritual wellness. - Human optimization. - The foundational pieces that keep him well mentally, spiritually and physically. - The importance of Yoga in this healing journey. - What opened his eyes to Yoga and the Yoga philosophy. - Overcoming addiction. - What life means to him today. - How he overcomes resistance. - The medicinal properties of plant medicine. - A discussion of Body Check Wellness' organically grown Hemp-derived CBD l and functional mushroom blends. - Cannabis. - What cannabinoids can do for brain - promote neurogenesis. - Psilocybin mushrooms. - How he helps athletes with his non-profit Athletes 4 Care. - The biggest life lesson he has learnt on his path thus far. - Embracing the beauty this life experience, if we choose. I hope you guys enjoy this podcast as much as we did. We are all on the same path, The Hero's Journey, just at different points along the way. Thank you so much for listening! Connect with us on Instagram: WTTWC Podcast: @wttwc Derek Pang - @pangyoga https://www.welcometothewinnerscircle.com

Join us for S5:EP3 of the #SportsPhilanthropy #Podcast as Anna Valent, Executive Director of Athletes for CARE sits down with our host Roy Kessel.

Athletes For CARE (A4C) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating a community where athletes can find support, opportunity and purpose in life after a career in sports. We are an organization founded by a group of pro athletes who are uniting as one voice to advocate for research, education, and compassion when addressing important health issues facing athletes and the public at large. Our goals include: Providing resources that support a better quality of life for athletes before, during and after a career in sports. Educate the general public about health and safety matters affecting athletes of all ages. Advocate for responsible solutions to important health issues impacting millions of people, athletes and non-athletes alike, such as opioid addiction, chronic pain, and poor mental health. Fund and expand research efforts that have a direct impact on health and safety in sports. Our team includes athletes from a variety of high impact sports. Despite the different experiences we each had while competing at the highest level, we share a common passion for helping the greater good. Athletes For Care is the first of its kind: a global advocacy and support organization created by athletes for athletes, designed to raise awareness for critical health and safety issues that impact athletes of all ages and promoting solutions that lead to a better quality of life for our team and yours. Learn more at www.athletesforcare.org and on social media @athletes4care Thanks for tuning in! Check out the full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/4TvyhekNXh8 Order my new book, "Thrive After Sports" here! http://www.thriveaftersportsbook.com/ Connect with me at https://www.tajdashaun.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tajdashaun/ Instagram: @tajdashaun Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachtajdashaun YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQgi_hDXaP5-6OtX_Nyf4A #NCAA #life #career #entrepreneurship #transformation #passion #mindfulness #purpose #sports #football #basketball #business #coaching #transition #lifeaftersports #thriveaftersports #student #athlete #mentalhealth #adapt #identity #formerathlete

Former Philadelphia Flyers enforcer, Riley Cote, opens up about the anxiety he felt during his hockey career, and how he has turned his growth into a post-NHL retirement wellness career and passion project. Riley drops lots of knowledge in this one. Don't miss it! Subscribe, Listen, and Share! #UpTalkSeason5 #OwnYourGrowth #MoreLoveLessJudgementGuest LinksBodyChek Wellness - https://www.bodychekwellness.com/Athletes For CARE - https://athletesforcare.org/Hemp Heals Foundation - http://hemphealsfoundation.com/Podcast LinksRecorded and Produced by BNV Media. Proud to be a BNV Original Podcast!https://www.bnvmedia.ca/Presented by Wayfound Mental Health Grouphttps://wayfound.ca/FB - https://wayfound.ca/IG - https://www.instagram.com/wayfoundmhg/Twitter - https://twitter.com/wayfoundmhgLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wayfound-mental-health-group/Sponsored by We Are Warriors Magazinehttps://wawmagazine.ca/Ambassador for Clear Float Spahttps://clearfloat.ca/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UpTalkPodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/uptalkpodcast/Twitter - https://twitter.com/UpTalkPodcastMHNRN - https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/uptalkpodcast/Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/uptalk-podcast/id1076465971Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4rWG3ge2SwNYazgEGThxwzPodbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/2gf8i-771b7/UpTalk-PodcastSpreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/uptalk-podcas

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This was a FANTASTIC show with Philadelphia Eagles fan favorites Lito Sheppard, Trent Cole, and Super Bowl Champ Jason Kelce hopping on the mic!!! Clint Johnson, from "ATHLETES FOR CARE," also joins us to talk about setting up former players for life after sports!! Honestly, one of the best "GET TANQED EPISODES" we have ever had!!Thank you all for listening! Please subscribe, rate, and review the show, we appreciate it! Stream every show live at GreenLegionRadio.com and make sure to follow The Green Legion for all our shows, events, and roadtrips!

Bob and Eric sit down with the Director of Development of Athletes For Care, Clint Johnson to discuss the inspiring work of how the organization helps current and former athletes seek alternative treatment options, the turning tide of how professional sports organizations are treating cannabis, and his predictions for Super Bowl LV.    Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a broader perspective on cannabis, hemp, and marijuana international markets.        Contact Hoban Law Group for all your cannabusiness legal needs. 

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Emily Paxhia, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Poseidon Asset Management, talks with Montel about the business of raising capital and investing in the cannabis industry.  Emily is also a board member for the cannabis industry organizations, Athletes For Care, Marijuana Policy Project and The Initiative. https://www.poseidonassetmanagement.com https://www.mpp.org https://athletesforcare.org https://intheinitiative.com This episode brought to you by MyBookie. Invest in your intuition. Use promo code BEBLUNT and double your first deposit. New players get up to $1,000 in free play - designed to add more excitement to the sports you love and the games you bet. https://bit.ly/MB_BEBLUNT Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Riley Cote joined Sports Cannabis for a conversation on his career, training regiments, healing modalities, Athletes For Care as well as his work to advocate and promote awareness of Hemp - Derived CBD. Athletes, pro athletes as well as now sporting leagues are looking to Cannabis in one way or another. For years pro athletes haven't been able to access a plant that could alleviate the pressures of a rigorous #training schedule, demanding hours, and injuries. The traditional methods consisted of a cocktail of remedies that had both short term and long term side effects that are proven to be detrimental to these athletes and their careers. Riley Cote played four seasons with the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers known around the league as The Enforcer. Once retiring from the Philadelphia Flyers Riley founded the Hemp Heals Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cannabis/hemp as a viable renewable resource. Riley Cote also is the NHL League Ambassador for Athletes For Care.

Eben Britton is a truth teller.  His article exposing the reality of prescription drug use in the NFL went viral  He featured in a Netflix documentary called "Take Your Pills"  He continues to advocate for cannabis via Athletes For Care  AND he's the co-host of Hotboxin with Mike Tyson. On top of that - Eben is a gifted writer.... In this impactful, in-your-face episode of the OPP we cover:  •The compartmentalization of our current world consciousness •From idolizing the warrior archetype and thriving in the NFL to seeing through the system that shape us •Adderall addiction, prescription drugs in the NFL •The price of playing in the NFL - Link to story •The importance of putting in self work to be prepared for hard times •Who you are, what your life is all about •Work with psychedelics showing you yourself. •The power of cannabis for the brain and the body •Perspectives of a free thinker and father •The Fear menachinsms around death and the virus •The serious problem with being told we can’t touch each other!!! •The massive benefits of cannabis, and a short history of the importance of cannabis •Clarity on the individuals involved in the handling the covid situation •How Deep Are you Willing To Take Ownership Of Your Life  

Sports Cannabis presented by Treehouse Solution is a platform for Sports, Athletes and Cannabis to co-exist.  We had the absolute pleasure and opportunity to speak with Elias Theodorou to discuss his MMA Career, work with Athletes For Care and of course take a deep dive into his latest achievement, becomings the first Professional MMA Fighter to receive a therapeutic use exemption for medical cannabis. www.treehousesolution.com

Sports Cannabis presented by Treehouse Solution is a platform for Sports, Athletes and Cannabis to co-exist. We had the absolute pleasure and opportunity to speak with Dr.Mike Hart to discuss his ReadyToGo Clinic, work with Athletes For Care and of course take a deep dive into his career and Cannabis. www.treehousesolution.com

Riley Cote joins us on this week’s episode of the podcast. Riley played in the NHL for 4 years and was mainly known as an enforcer. We will talk about his experience as an enforcer, what it was like for him and the toll it took on him. Upon retiring from the NHL, he founded the Hemp Heals Foundation which is a non-profit organization that provides cannabis as a viable resource that can help increase the quality of lives of people. Riley is also a founder of Athletes For Care which is a non-profit organization created to help athletes find support, opportunity, and purpose in life after a career in sports. Riley is currently launching a product called Body Check Wellness which is a line of hemp based personal care products whose mission is to optimize everyday performance and challenge individuals to rethink the healing process. In this podcast, we discuss what life was like growing up (5:20), the values his parents passed down to them (9:10), his religious framework (11:40), his experience with ayahuasca (15:10), where his curiosity comes from (21:00), what it was like playing juniors (24:05), if he was into education at an early age (27:00), his progression working his way into the NHL (29:50), his options if he didn’t go into the NHL (32:20), what he’d do to get himself ready to fight (34:40), his perspective on guys overdosing from his role in the NHL (40:30), head trauma and concussions (45:20), if he believes fighting should be part of the game (51:30), what he’s been up to since he stopped playing hockey (56:50), and his meditation practice (1:03:50). Thank you to Riley for coming on the podcast. We encourage you to find him on Instagram @RileeCoyote32, Facebook @RileyCote, and Twitter @RileeCoyote. He is soon to be launching Cote Culture which is the umbrella website and business for all the things he’s involved in. Lastly, if you liked this episode and/or any others, please follow me on Twitter: @brianlevenson or Instagram: @Intentional_Performers. Thanks for listening. -Brian

Marvin Washington & The NFL's Marijuana Policy: Everything You Need to Know About the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) GUEST: Retired NFL DE & Super Bowl Champion Marvin Washington, Co-Founder Iso-Sport Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwash52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwash52/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-washington-9a559b108/ Show Notes: https://www.sbnation.com/2020/2/22/21148124/nfl-players-strike-2020-cba-vote-nflpa-owners-lockout Isodiol: https://isodiol.com/ Iso-Sport: https://iso-sport.com/ Athletes For Care: https://athletesforcare.org/ Host: Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/ The Talking Hedge: Your cannabis business podcast covering cannabis products, business news, investments & events. https://www.theTalkingHedgepodcast.com Music Info: Song: Dark Trap Beats Hard Rap Instrumental | Gang | 2018Artist: LuxrayBeats --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkinghedge/support

Marvin Washington & The NFL's Marijuana Policy: Everything You Need to Know About the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) GUEST: Retired NFL DE & Super Bowl Champion Marvin Washington, Co-Founder Iso-Sport Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwash52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwash52/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-washington-9a559b108/ Show Notes: https://www.sbnation.com/2020/2/22/21148124/nfl-players-strike-2020-cba-vote-nflpa-owners-lockout Isodiol: https://isodiol.com/ Iso-Sport: https://iso-sport.com/ Athletes For Care: https://athletesforcare.org/ Host: Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/ The Talking Hedge: Your cannabis business podcast covering cannabis products, business news, investments & events. https://www.theTalkingHedgepodcast.com Music Info: Song: Dark Trap Beats Hard Rap Instrumental | Gang | 2018Artist: LuxrayBeats

Marvin Washington & The NFL's Marijuana Policy: Everything You Need to Know About the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) GUEST: Retired NFL DE & Super Bowl Champion Marvin Washington, Co-Founder Iso-Sport Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwash52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwash52/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-washington-9a559b108/ Show Notes: https://www.sbnation.com/2020/2/22/21148124/nfl-players-strike-2020-cba-vote-nflpa-owners-lockout Isodiol: https://isodiol.com/ Iso-Sport: https://iso-sport.com/ Athletes For Care: https://athletesforcare.org/ Host: Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/ The Talking Hedge: Your cannabis business podcast covering cannabis products, business news, investments & events. https://www.theTalkingHedgepodcast.com Music Info: Song: Dark Trap Beats Hard Rap Instrumental | Gang | 2018Artist: LuxrayBeats

Athletes for Care is an advocacy group pushing for more thoughtful policy and practice for athletes and sport governing bodies. Business of Cannabis joined Athletes for Care for their event and caught up with athletes past and present pushing for change. Former NHL-er Riley Cote stopped by the podcast booth to talk about his history with cannabis and how he is pushing for broader change among athletes, but also governing bodies.This podcast was made possible by Strainprint and Jessica Moran joined us to introduce each podcast. Joshua Brooker is the podcast's producer.

Athletes for Care is an advocacy group pushing for more thoughtful policy and practice for athletes and sport governing bodies. Business of Cannabis joined Athletes for Care for their event and caught up with athletes past and present pushing for change.  This podcast features Christina Michael is Director of Canadian Activation for Athletes for Care. Her deep knowledge and passion for the industry and for medical cannabis in Canada comes through in this brief interview.This podcast was made possible by Strainprint and Jessica Moran joined us to introduce each podcast.Joshua Brooker is the podcast's producer. 

Athletes for Care is an advocacy group pushing for more thoughtful policy and practice for athletes and sport governing bodies. Business of Cannabis joined Athletes for Care for their event and caught up with athletes past and present pushing for change. Former NHL-er Ryan VandenBusshe stopped by the podcast booth to talk about his background with cannabis - including his company New Leaf Canada, history with Athletes for Care and why advocacy is so important.This podcast was made possible by Strainprint and Jessica Moran joined us to introduce each podcast.Joshua Brooker is the podcast's producer. 

Athletes for Care is an advocacy group pushing for more thoughtful policy and practice for athletes and sport governing bodies. Business of Cannabis joined Athletes for Care for their event and caught up with athletes past and present pushing for change. In this podcast, Olympic gold medalist Ross Rebagliati joined Jay Rosenthal to talk about his storied history as an athlete who is inextricably linked to cannabis. As well, Rebagliati has launched his own cannabis brands - Legacy. This podcast was made possible by Strainprint and Jessica Moran joined us to introduce each podcast.Joshua Brooker is the podcast's producer. 

Jay Rosenthal from the Business of Cannabis recorded a series of interviews at the Athletes for Care event in Toronto, Ontario in November 2019. This podcast series includes founders and leaders at Athletes for Care, including this session with Dr. Mike Hart, a preeminent Canadian doctor working in medical cannabis. Dr. Hart described his history authorizing medical cannabis for patients as well as what it is like working with athletes and why medical cannabis is a viable option for current and retired athletes. Find out more about Business of Cannabis by visiting our website, on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram - or signing up for our newsletter.

Selected in the fourth round of the 2005 draft pick out of Saginaw Valley State by the Philadelphia Eagles, Herremans played in 127 regular-season games (124 starts) and eight playoff games (all starts) as an Eagle, spanning the positions of left tackle, left guard, and right tackle. Herremans started four games at left tackle after former Pro Bowler Tra Thomas went down with a back injury late in the 2005 season. The Eagles moved Herremans to left guard in 2006, where he started all 16 games. He signed a five-year contract extension after the season after being part of an offensive line that allowed just 28 sacks in 2006, the fewest for the Eagles since 1981.When Herremans caught his November 2, 2008, touchdown pass against the Seattle Seahawks, he became the first offensive lineman for the Eagles to catch a touchdown pass since 1934, the franchise's second season. A left guard from 2006 to 2010, the Eagles move Herremans to right tackle for the 2011 season, and to right guard in 2013, where he spent his final two years with the Eagles. Herremans played his final season with the Indianapolis Colts in 2015.Herremans had 124 career starts over the course of 10 seasons, which ranks him sixth all-time among Eagles' offensive lineman. He is the only offensive lineman in franchise history to register two touchdown receptions (one-yard pass from QB Donovan McNabb in 2008 and a two-yard pass from Michael Vick in 2010).In 2012, Herremans founded The Herremans Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides resources and help for various charitable organizations, to effect positive change in local, national and global communities.Since retiring from the NFL, Herremans helped co-found Athletes For CARE, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating a community where all athletes can find support, opportunity, and purpose in life following a career in sports. Herremans is an advocate for medicinal cannabis as one of many wellness alternatives to traditional forms of pain management such as opioids, to treat chronic pain and sports-related injuries.

 Join hosts Matt & Al in our Burlington, Ontario studio having a couch side chat with Rob Frid, Executive Director from  Athletes for Care (https://www.athletesforcare.org/athletes/Rob-Frid)  . Matt and Rob catch-up on a 30 year friendship going back to Burlington Central high school where Rob shares his story about his journey leading up to his professional hockey career as an "Enforcer" with the London Knights and his on and off ice relationship with colleague  Riley Cote (https://www.athletesforcare.org/athletes/Riley-Cote)  co-founder at Athletes for Care and NHL Professional hockey player with the Philadelphia Flyers. Rob explains to us how cannabis has helped him deal with his chronic pain and the many challenges he and people in our communities on limited and fixed income face in obtaining access to medical cannabis. Listen in to find out more about Rob's story.  NOW AVAILABLE ON TuneIn (https://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/What-Do-YOU-Do-Podcast-p1226045/) Please Like, Share and Follow The JAM Production company on  LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alain-brunet-71a862a/) . You can also find us online at  TheJAMProductionCompany.ca (https://www.thejamproductioncompany.ca/) You can email Matt & Al and What Do YOU Do? Podcast At

 Join hosts Matt & Al in our Burlington, Ontario studio having a couch side chat with Rob Frid, Executive Director from  Athletes for Care (https://www.athletesforcare.org/athletes/Rob-Frid)  . Matt and Rob catch-up on a 30 year friendship going back to Burlington Central high school where Rob shares his story about his journey leading up to his professional hockey career as an "Enforcer" with the London Knights and his on and off ice relationship with colleague  Riley Cote (https://www.athletesforcare.org/athletes/Riley-Cote)  co-founder at Athletes for Care and NHL Professional hockey player with the Philadelphia Flyers. Rob explains to us how cannabis has helped him deal with his chronic pain and the many challenges he and people in our communities on limited and fixed income face in obtaining access to medical cannabis. Listen in to find out more about Rob's story.  NOW AVAILABLE ON TuneIn (https://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/What-Do-YOU-Do-Podcast-p1226045/) Please Like, Share and Follow The JAM Production company on  LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alain-brunet-71a862a/) . You can also find us online at  TheJAMProductionCompany.ca (https://www.thejamproductioncompany.ca/) You can email Matt & Al and What Do YOU Do? Podcast At

Mr. Sativa attended the 2017 Boston CWCBE and listened to the Athletes for Care Panel. This panel includes athletes like Eben Britton, UFC fighter Frank Shamrock Darren McCarty and Riley Cote. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iamcannabissativapodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iamcannabissativapodcast/support

On this episode, our very own Bob Irving had a chance to speak to back-to-back offensive lineman of the year, Stanley Bryant and long snapper, Chad Rempel at Blue Bomber Training Camp. Also, our resident Bruins fan and Recurring Dad Correspondent, Rob Aumell talks about the slow-approaching Stanley Cup Final. And finally, Executive Director of Athletes For Care, Anna Valent tells us about their petition to get cannabis removed from the banned substance list. Check out The Sports Show every week night at 7 on CJOB!!

Riley Cote is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played four National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers and was mainly known as an enforcer. Upon retiring from the Philadelphia Flyers Riley founded the Hemp Heals Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization that promotes cannabis/hemp as a viable renewable resource, that can help increase the quality lives of all people. Cote is a co-founder of Athletes For Care, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating a community where athletes can find support, opportunity, and purpose in life after a career in sports. Cote is currently launching a product line – BodyChek Wellness, a line of hemp-based personal care products whose mission is to optimize everyday performance and challenge individuals to rethink the healing process. The line reinforces Cote’s passion to help individuals discover safe nontoxic methods for pain management and self-healing.

High impact sports can be brutal on the body.  Many athletes suffer repeated injuries, concussions, and pain.  While many athletes have resorted to prescription drugs, Riley Cote, a former professional hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers has dedicated his post professional career to educating people on the benefits of hemp and cannabis in sports through his organizations Athletes For Care and The Hemp Heals Foundation.  His company BodyChek Wellness incorporates a variety of natural ingredients to support general wellness and recovery. Resources: https://www.bodychekwellness.com http://hemphealsfoundation.com https://www.athletesforcare.org http://ketsamusic.com 

ITW:S1E17 - Ben & Bubba catch up with former Philadelphia Flyers Left winger and enforcer Riley Cote. Riley discusses life after hockey as an advocate, healer, entrepreneur, his non profit organization Athletes For Care and of course, how he got into the weeds.   

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 Eben and I had a great conversation. I really enjoy the direction this went in. He was very open about how cannabis helped him through his football career and how it enriches his life now. If you dont know Eben is a former NFL Offensive Lineman who played six seasons. There’s a growing movement among former and current NFL players calling for the league to lift its ban on cannabis. He also is Co Founder for Athletes For Care.  Athletes For CARE (A4C) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating a community where athletes can find support, opportunity and purpose in life after a career in sports.  We are an organization founded by a group of pro athletes who are uniting as one voice to advocate for research, education, and compassion when addressing important health issues facing athletes and the public at large. Our goals include: Providing resources that support a better quality of life for athletes before, during and after a career in sports. Educate the general public about health and safety matters affecting athletes of all ages. Advocate for responsible solutions to important health issues impacting millions of people, athletes and non-athletes alike, such as opioid addiction, chronic pain, and poor mental health. Fund and expand research efforts that have a direct impact on health and safety in sports. Our team includes athletes from a variety of high impact sports.  Despite the different experiences we each had while competing at the highest level, we share a common passion for helping the greater good. Athletes For Care is the first of its kind: a global advocacy and support organization created by athletes for athletes, designed to raise awareness for critical health and safety issues that impact athletes of all ages and promoting solutions that lead to a better quality of life for our team and yours.

Jake Plummer, Former Pro Bowl QB, joins Kordell Stewart and Brian Webber to discuss new interactive technology to learn NFL Playbooks, the not for profit organization Athletes For Care and how things will play out between Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch in Denver.

Photo from Howard Stern.com I remember being a junior in high school and my buddy on the football team had some of us over to hang out one night in the off-season.  After eating some dinner and probably playing some Halo on Xbox, we went to one of his neighbor’s houses to meet up with some other friends.  When we got there I remember a few of the kids bringing out some marijuana to smoke. This was the first time I had ever even seen marijuana or a bong.  After a pretty successful junior campaign, my dream of playing college football was at an all-time high (no pun intended) and I was about as straight-edged as they come.  I was so laser focused and obsessed with this goal that I refused to be put in any situation that might jeopardize the achievement of that goal. So naturally, I called my mom to pick me up.  To my friends credit, they waited to smoke until after I left.  People often ask the question, “where do you think you’ll be in ten years?”  If you told me in the car-ride home from that gathering that I would be attending the World Medical Cannabis Conference (pictures below) in ten years I would have said, “are you f***ing high?!” (Pun intended).  I was significantly influenced by the stigma associated with cannabis from a young age, particularly because of the D.A.R.E. program at school which told us our brain’s were going to turn to mush if we ever smoked marijuana and the only thing we would be great at in life would be collecting Dorito dust on our parent’s couch.  To this day, I have never consumed even an ounce of cannabis (well…maybe some second-hand).  It’s funny how worried I was about what a plant would do to deteriorate my brain and not about what smashing my skull into everything with a different colored jersey was doing to it.  I certainly learned the hard way that running people over and making big hits probably isn’t the best way to conserve brain cells. To be honest, I worry about my brain health as I get older and so are a lot of other former football players and NFLers.  Believe it or not, the very plant that we have been told was going to ruin our lives might be the remedy for preserving brain health and saving the game of football and this week’s guest Eben Britton teaches us why. Eben Speaking at the World Cannabis Conference on the Athlete Panel Street art of one of my favorite players to play the game, Troy Polamalu View from the Convention Center Bong Making Post Interview Photo Op Photo from jaguars.com Eben Britton spent 6 seasons (2009-2016) in the NFL on the offensive line.  The first four seasons were with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the last two with the Chicago Bears.  Prior to the NFL, Eben was an All American at the University of Arizona where he studied creative writing. I drove out to Pittsburgh to meet Eben where he was speaking at the World Medical Cannabis Conference (as mentioned earlier in this post) where he and three other retired NFL players (Todd Herremans, Marvin Washington and Nate Jackson) spoke on behalf of an organization called Athletes For Care. Athletes For Care is a non-profit organization founded by a group of pro athletes who are uniting as one voice to advocate for research, education, and compassion when addressing important health issues facing athletes and the public at large. In the steel city, Eben and the rest of the Athletes For Care team were advocating for the removal of cannabis from the list of banned substances in the NFL.  Each athlete spoke about the ways they have been able to use marijuana to alleviate the pain that inevitably comes when playing football both during and after their career’s.  Many NFL players become addicted to the opiate pain killers they are prescribed when in the league (like previous guest David Vobora) and after attending the conference and listening to Eben’s story, I am a true believer in this cause.  I was blown away by the countless benefits cannabis offers to the world.  After speaking on the Athlete Panel during the conference, Eben generously took time to share his story and teach us about the benefits of cannabis on the podcast. Photo Courtesy of Eben Britton Eben was raised in a family that was holistically minded.  Natural remedies were always the first go-to medicines and he frequently went to yoga classes as a kid.  He didn’t start playing football until he was a freshman in high school and that was after a lot of convincing to his mom who was always terrified he was going to get hurt.  Even before he suited up and walked out on to the field for the first time, he was focused and determined to be the best football player he could possibly be and everything he did went towards achieving that mission. Fortunately, Eben didn’t deal with a lot of injuries in high school or college besides a chronically subluxating shoulder.  However, while playing the Chiefs during his 2nd season in league, his shoulder fully dislocated for the first time. He was also dealing with a herniated disc in his back and was on a handful of medications including Adderall, Toradol and Vicodin. Eben says that he and most of his teammates would get a shot of Toradol before each game, which is extremely destructive on the human body considering an NFL football season can last up to 6 months.  Standard recommendations for Toradol are as follows: “Toradol should not be used for longer than 5 days, including both injection plus tablets. Long-term use of this medicine can damage your kidneys or cause bleeding.”  Eben described how these opiates mask your pain through the central nervous system by basically telling your brain you're not in pain.  However, Eben believes this isn't necessarily a beneficial quality of the drugs because pain serves a purpose.  In addition, Eben talked about some other negative effects of the drugs most frequently prescribed for NFL players which includes an increased frequency of the negative and dark thoughts that would pop up while on injured reserved, along with the mood swings that caused him to be angry and irrational. Not to mention waking up at 3am with the withdrawal symptoms of chills and cold sweats. Juxtapose this experience with the effects of cannabis and the differences are glaring.  During the interview, Eben discusses the science behind the medicinal herb, cannabis, and how it affects the body naturally. Fortunately, Eben stayed relatively injury free in high school or college so he didn't need to take a whole lot of pain killers.  The first time Eben tried marijuana he was in high school after football season and had an intense experience, but because of that he didn’t use it again until he got to the NFL.  You might be saying to yourself, "but isn't that illegal?" Eben talks about the structure of drug testing in the NFL and how to not got caught.  Cannabis is considered a street drug in the NFL and these drugs are only tested once a year.  The testing for street drugs occurs anytime between the start of OTA’s to the end of training camp. Performance enhancing drug tests are conducted at random throughout the whole year. As mentioned earlier, I have never used cannabis, so I asked Eben what cannabis does to the pain football players and athletes deal with on a regular basis. Eben said that cannabis doesn't kill your pain, it just reframes it. He went on to describe cannabis as a comfort blanket.  Eben said that every football player is so overly adrenalized because they spend all day everyday in a super extreme environment and constantly running on adrenaline and cortisol.  In other words, they are in a constant state of fight or flight.  Cannabis, according to Eben, fosters an environment of healing in your body. Eben also went on the drop some knowledge bombs on some of Dr. Mechoulam's research who is considered the godfather of cannabinoid.  Specifically, mice studies have shown when someone or something gets a concussion, receptors in the brain initiate the healing process by releasing the neurotransmitter glutamate, which is toxic to the brain over a period of time, especially in football players who are constantly knocking heads. Glutamate starts to destroy brain matter over an extended period of time and is thought to be one of the causes of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE. Cannabinoids cross the blood brain barrier and are able to shut off the receptors pumping glutamate, neutralize the glutamate and actually trigger neurogenesis to form new brain cells. Eben also went on to tell me that cannabis is actually a bronchodilator, which means that it actually improves lung function. We finished the episode by talking about Eben's transition to life after football and debunking the stigma associated with cannabis.  NFL is often thought to stand for "Not For Long" by many of the athletes who played in the league, but while you're in it, no one is thinking about their inevitable demise.  Guys who reach the upper echelons of the sport have had to sacrifice a lot to get to that point.  Eben says that his transition to life after football has been one of the biggest struggles of his life, but also one of the most rewarding. He advises that athletes need to be gentle to themselves during their transitions, appreciate the work you have done and have gratitude for that experience. Eben's advice for current athletes is to give yourself some distance from your sport at times.  He believes all athletes have an element of creativity inherently inside them and it is important for them to have an outlet outside of the game.  For Eben, that outlet has often been writing.  Some of his articles have been linked up at the bottom of this post.  Eben is passionate about helping other athletes during their transition to life after sports and has helped start The Athletes Afterlife program through Athletes For Care. This program is intended to serve as a support group for athletes to share their struggle and help translate sports skills to other areas. These groups are for athletes of any level and sport.  I was a guy who fed into the stigma associated with cannabis my whole life.  To be completely honest, I judged guys who used it.  The judgement stemmed from my lack of knowledge about the plant and from living in a society that demonizes it.  Eben says that we need to shift the paradigm of our thinking when it comes to cannabis.  We need to think of the pills that are made in a laboratory as the stuff that we want to stay away from and view the medicine that grows from the earth and is naturally occurring in our bodies as the stuff that will help us.  I hope this episode will help de-stigmatize the drug and prevent athletes from becoming addicted to pain killers in the future. Eben's Articles  First Times: Balancing Football and Cannabis with ex-NFL Lineman Eben Britton What Does It Take To Stay In The NFL? You Don’t Want To Know WHERE CAN YOU FIND Athletes for care? 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Athletes for care with Ryan VandenBussche today on Hempire only on The Cannabis Radio. We appreciate everyone tuning in for another episode of Hempire with Nick DiFrancesco & Pete Bahrenburg. In this episode, we welcome Ryan VandenBussche of Athletes For Care to today's show.As an NHL hockey player, Ryan had the unique pleasure of being a teammate to four of the greatest hockey players in NHL history: Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier during his time as a New York Ranger, and Sydney Crosby and Mario Lemieux as a Pittsburgh Penguin.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

BodyChek Wellness with Riley Cote today on Hempire with Nick D'Franceso only on The Cannabis Radio. Riley is a retired NHL Player, co-founder, and the NHL League Ambassador for Athletes For Care, and Partner at BodyChek Wellness.In the NHL, they test for cannabis but nothing happens if you test positive. Riley has said that at least half the players in the NHL are smoking or consuming cannabis in some way. We discuss what he has learned has been the best way NHL players have been using cannabis.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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