How CBD heals the body

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Cannabidiol reacts naturally to the body’s own internal systems

For thousands of years, societies knew that cannabis helped the body, even if they didn’t truly understand how or why. Those points were irrelevant; the fact that a headache went away from consuming cannabis was good enough. When science began studying the human body in greater detail, which didn’t happen until the early 1900s, something was uncovered that amazed everyone – and may have frightened more than just a few. Compounds such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) in cannabis were actually working with – not against – the body.

Scientists learned that there is a mechanism in the body that controls a lot of its functions. The mechanism was ultimately dubbed the endocannabinoid system (ECS), which was given its name from the plant (cannabis) that led to its discovery.

We know now that the ECS is responsible for a lot of the body’s activities – regulating pain receptors and serotonin levels, controlling neurotransmitters and receptors and helping the central nervous system perform its job properly. An ECS that is not performing as it should can lead to epilepsy, cancer and a long list of other diseases.

CBD, a natural cannabinoid found in cannabis, actually helps to improve the ECS. It binds with receptors in the body that control the brain, the central nervous and cardiovascular systems and the liver as well as peripheral systems, and can not only put the ECS system in a stable state, but the cannabinoid can help the system function better than it ever had before.

Some cannabis opponents aren’t going to like to hear it, but the body produces natural cannabinoids. These “endogenous cannabinoids” interact with the ECS through anandamide and 2-AG, which are produced by the body and interact with the receptors to keep the body functioning. Including external cannabinoids, such as CBD, in a system that is faltering can help improve the ECS and replace the missing endogenous cannabinoids.

There may still be a need to have additional research, but the science already exists to define what cannabinoids are and how they interact with the body. Put simply, the human body is genetically predisposed to interact positively with cannabis.