BACK TO NATURE

Back to Nature at Harvard CBD Health Center

by Shanna Warner

What happens when a pharma- extensive experience in reiki, polarity ceutical rep retires and has a therapy, reflexology, quantum touch, deep transformational moment? She tissue massage, energy healing and spirirediscovers her roots—her connection to tual counseling. All of these modalities are nature—and shares it with an investigative available at Harvard CBD Health Center to committee on Capitol Hill. help clients’ healing journeys, and the team

Dana McMurchy, the owner of Tulsa’s can share many stories of lives changed Harvard CBD Health Center, was just from activation of the body’s ECS—the looking to enjoy her early retirement. She endocannabinoid system. took yoga classes; focused on nutrition, McMurchy is passionate about sharnatural foods and plants; and got back in ing ECS information. The former pharmatouch with nature as she began working to ceutical rep knew that traditional medicine reclaim her health. Her life focus switched has a top-down formula, where drug comfrom pharmaceutical drugs to natural solu- panies and doctors recommend drugs to tions. She turned from a driven Type-A consumers. But she found that nature is the personality focused on corporate success to opposite: Natural solutions provide relief in a focus on natural healing and self-care. a broad, accessible way for everyone, from

It all began with her practice of yoga. the bottom up. By focusing on education McMurchy discovered how uncertainty let and learning everything she could about her become fully in tune with each moment natural solutions, she became a champion of her life. That process of letting go of of plants, especially cannabis. As an acworry and embracing life was a big change cidental activist for plant medicine, she has for her driven personality. The transforma- contributed to the law-making process on tion really took hold when she was intro- both the federal and state levels. She stood duced to natural cannabis products. Her and passionately testified before Congress anxiety decreased, focus increased and her on Capitol Hill about the benefits of cannasleep improved. She wanted to share these bis. Her work in public relations and as an positive experiences and help others find educational consultant on the board of the their own healing moments. nonprofit Oklahomans for Health helped

McMurchy opened Harvard CBD with the passage of Oklahoma State QuesHealth Center as a small, cozy shop that tion 788, the Medical Marijuana Legalizais professional and yet relaxed, staffed by tion Initiative that allowed healthy, natural a crew dedicated to helping others. Jacki cannabis products in Oklahoma. Funk is usually there to greet clients when Visits with a traditional physician are they walk in the door. Funk has her own often fast and furious; they move patients transformational story about cannabis in and out as quickly as possible. At Harproducts and positive health outcomes. vard CBD Health Center, the staff slows Marta Riggin is a registered nurse with down and focuses on the individual. They listen, focus and then listen again. Their training in “active listening” helps them understand and find the right solutions for each unique need. The small staff has extensive product training and experience.

The health center is a welcoming space where anyone can come and seek plant-based health solutions, even for those without a medical marijuana card. They sell organically derived CBD products, including THC-free items. They offer plant solutions that can bring physical, emotional and psychological relief to many without the negative side-effects that many want to avoid in THC-laden items.

Active research is continuing throughout Oklahoma and our nation on the many healthy properties of the active ingredients in cannabis—and there are hundreds of active substances in this wonder plant. Those substances are being investigated in the hope of helping with stroke, trauma and a whole host of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. For many people, right now is the right time to discover the myriad properties of this plant.

When McMurchy talks about the evolution of the human body and the need for plant products, her passion truly comes through. She wants to bring positive, uplifting information about this plant into the light of day. She explains, “I can talk to clients about patents, antioxidants and neuroprotectants. But what I want them to know most is that cannabis products can help the body regulate itself. The endocannabinoid system is like the body’s thermostat—it can help balance out the immune and nervous systems. All anyone needs to activate it is the right cannabis product, and a trained staff can help them find it.”

Location: 4775 S. Harvard Ave., Ste. D, Tulsa. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 918-992-5520 or visit HarvardCBD.com. See ad, page 21.