CBD. It’s Not a Miracle, Just Science.
When we understand all the endocannabinoid system regulates, we get a better understanding of how we can use this complex receptor system to improve our health and wellness.
The problem with our health today is that we have experienced things that negatively affect us slowly over time, leading to chronic conditions. Things like chronic: stress, sleep deprivation, poor diet, and poor lifestyle habits can cause dysfunction within the ECS. Because the ECS is the actual receptor system that the body uses to maintain homeostasis, medical researchers are interested in using it as a potential drug therapy to address various disease processes directly (1). Check this out.
The ECS helps us to maintain a stable internal environment by controlling temperature, mood, energy input & output, and modulating our immune system (which is where we can use this to address chronic conditions) (1). In addition to regulating those processes, studies show that the ECS also “directly influences anxiety, feeding behavior/appetite, emotional behavior, depression, nervous functions, neurogenesis, neuroprotection, reward, cognition, learning, memory, pain sensation, fertility, pregnancy, pre- and postnatal development”, which gives medical professionals much hope for improving the health of mankind. (1).
Another huge plus of using cannabinoids to facing chronic conditions is the fact the ECS is also involved in different diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease (#1 killer in the world), and neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease (PD, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Huntington’s disease), which gives this plant compound (CBD) that much more of a competitive edge when comparing the competition (1).
This plant has so much to offer because it can directly act on the ECS, which we see controls so many different things in the human body. This receptor system gives medical professionals the opportunity to address a condition that may be due to an ECS dysfunction, potentially addressing the root cause of whatever disease is at hand (1).
Taking a pill to address a disease that is due to an imbalance with the ECS is a prime example of how a pharmaceutical is doing nothing more than merely masking a symptom. Instead, medical professionals can use this receptor system using cannabinoids to restore balance that may have led to a chronic condition. This is a prime example of using cannabinoids like CBD to address a condition at the root cause through the ECS. This is a huge win for people because cannabinoids are the only compounds known to directly address ECS dysfunction! Golly, I want to scream this from the mountaintops!!! LoL
Cheers to improving our health, as well as our healthcare system using an amazingly safe and effective herb. Now that's what I call medicine!
Bee Well,
Brandon Farless
References
- Lowe, H., Toyang, N., Steele, B., Bryant, J., & Ngwa, W. (2021). The Endocannabinoid System: A Potential Target for the Treatment of Various Diseases. International journal of molecular sciences, 22(17), 9472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179472
