Endocannabinoid system – body’s self regulation

 

It’s almost impossible to believe that cannabis can be used for treatment of so many different conditions. How cannabis has so many medical benefits without any dangerous side effects? This question led researchers to discovery of physiology that we all have inside of us, constantly maintaining balance at the cellular level. It was named the endocannabinoid system because it was discovered when we were looking for how does cannabis work.

 

Promoting health and balance physiologically

Now we know that endocannabinoid system is active in everyone, all the time. From even before you were born, to the end of your life, helping promote health and balance physiologically. This system is present all through the body and different tissues, that’s it can help with brain disorders, disorders of various organs, like liver or intestate, it can help with musculoskeletal problems, inflammation and immune issues. Your body is making cannabinoids all the time.

 

These molecules function a lot like cannabinoid found in the plant. Your body self-regulates these, to keep you healthy. Some people need little help, endocannabinoid system support, because it may be not functioning on the optimum level. You can address this by adding in the right dosage of cannabis from the plant.

 

Low dosage of cannabinoids can up-regulate and tonify your system. That means that endocannabinoid system that’s been active within you since before you were born starts acting more efficiently, more optimally, to promote balance. Low dosages of cannabinoids can be used to promote health and to keep people resilient to all bad influences from the environment.

 

 

 

Communicational network of receptors tuning us up

You can understand endocannabinoid system as vast communicational network of receptors and cannabis-like chemicals – which acts like a dimmer switch, subtly increasing or diminishing activity in the body in order to return it to a state of homeostasis again.

 

There are two main endocannabinoid receptors: the CB1 receptor found principally in the brain and central nervous system and the CB2 receptors in the peripheral nervous system, gastrointestinal and immune system. The diversity of receptor locations shows just how important endocannabinoids are for day-to-day bodily function. They help regulate sleep, appetite, digestion, mood, immune functions, fertility, pleasure, memory, thermoregulation, memory. When the ECS is disrupted, any one of these things can fall out of balance. Dysregulation in the ECS is thought to contribute to a wide variety of conditions, including fibromialgia – chronic widespread pain connected with tiredness, sleep problems and trouble with memory.

 

CBD helps body to fight illness

When the body does not produce enough endocannabinoids or cannot regulate them properly, you are more susceptible to illnesses that affect one or several of the functions listed above. That’s why intake of cannabinoids make good conditions for fighting illness. Therefore, CBD products are not pharmaceutical drugs, but they help the body to fight. Psychoactive THC works by mimicking the body’s own endocannabinoids. But, CBD increases the amount of endocannabinoids in your system.

 

Significant part in regulating endocannabinoid system have omega 3 and omega 6 essential fatty acids. The body creates endocannabinoids with the help of fatty acids. Hemp seeds and hemp seed oil are important source of these essential nutrients.

 

 

 

Natural mood-lifter

Enzymes have a crucial role in understanding endocanabinoide system and cannabinoides (THC and CBD). Enzymes acts gobbling up various compounds, changing them, and then spit out the parts. In the ECS, enzymes break down leftover endocannabinoids. While THC interacts with the receptor CB1 directly, CBD acts differently. It interacts with enzyme FAAH, which is responsible for pulling excess anandamide out of circulation. CBD puts a stop to this, so there’s more anandamide in organism. Anandamide, also called ‘bliss molecule’ is neurotransmitter responsible for neural generation of motivation and pleasure, influences sleep patterns, pain relief, influence digestion etc. Higher anandamide levels help treat anxiety and depression. That’s is why CBD is a natural mood-lifter without psychoactive effects.

 

Introducing briefly endocanabinoid system, it’s clear how important is to maintain the balance within our body. Every year new researches show more potential in CBD treatments, and discover more underlying pathways and mechanisms connecting cannabinoids and endocanabinoid system in order to improve our life quality.

 

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