5 Astounding Benefits of CBD

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Nothing else has really seemed to help, could CBD possibly help me in my situation?

Does CBD sound too good to be true?

You are not alone in your pain! Nor are you alone in wondering if anything will ever possibly help! Or if you have to live with this the rest of your life!

Maybe you know someone with this kind of ongoing pain…..and it grieves you to watch them always in pain.

Probably you feel helpless in their hopelessness!

Why didn’t we know about CBD years ago? Because the endocannabinoid system (ECS) in our body was only discovered in the ‘90s! Even now scientists are only beginning to research and confirm the amazing benefits of CBD. Most medical professionals are wondering at all the diseases impacted by ECS.

Imagine a city where suddenly all the traffic lights malfunctioned. Some intersections had four green lights and other had four red lights! Other intersections had four yellow lights and still others had no lights! What a mess!

That is a picture of the endocannabinoid system in our body! Read on to find out why CBD is the new miracle drug on the market!

5 Astounding Benefits of CBD

What Actually is CBD?

Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a naturally occurring compound that can be extracted from the Cannabis or hemp plant. Cannabidiol falls under a group of compounds called the cannabinoids which are all Cannabis extracts.

Conditions Cannabis Impacts

  1. Cancer
  2. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohn’s, Indigestion
  3. Chronic Pain
  4. Anxiety and Depression
  5. Opioid Addiction
  6. Epilepsy and Seizures
  7. Inflammation and Joint Pain
  8. Autoimmune Diseases
  9. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

This list may sound impossible, but the reality is the endocannabinoid system really does impact all of these areas. We will take a closer look at some of the amazing research results of Cannabis in helping specific conditions.

  1. CBD Fights Inflammation

One of the most interesting examples of the effectiveness of Cannabidiol on inflammatory processes can be seen through its effect on the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Cannabidiol acts directly on the specific cells that mediate acute and chronic inflammation in the gut. Inflammation in the gut is what causes IBD, Crohn’s, etc.

CBD acts on a particular receptor in the small intestine (PPAR-gamma) which significantly decrease signalling. (neurotropin S100B) This then leads to lesser activation and recruitment of the inflammation mediating cells.

These biochemical actions of CBD on the intestinal tissue thus results in the decrease of intestinal damage that is classic with IBD, Crohn’s, and other diseases!

Triggered Neurotransmitters with Inflammation

When the body fails to operate at its optimum potential, the secretion of these endocannabinoid molecules increases.

In a diseased condition the ECS is activated. The ECS then acts to get the body back on track.

For example at the site of inflammation, several things are triggered.

  1. These endocannabinoid molecules can be found acting on the receptors of the surrounding tissue.
  2. The endocannabinoid molecules decrease the release of inflammatory activators from the injured tissue.
  3. This prevents the pain-carrying nerves to fire excessively.
  4. This in turn minimizes the pain and the inflammation at the site of injury.
  5. The body then mount its own response to heal the injury.

2. Anaesthetic Numbs Pain

Recent research shows that when CBD is administered in the human body it binds with both CB1 and CB2 receptors of the endocannabinoid system. The endocannabinoid system is simply what keeps every aspect of our body in the right zone. Binding with the system causes our body to release a number of chemicals that act as an analgesia, a numbing compound.  Everyone loves an anaesthetic when at the dentist or undergoing surgery because it reduces pain.

Not only this, but CBD also promotes the resolution and healing of the inflammatory process. CBD improves the function of the affected organ or joint that has been inflamed.