Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, located throughout the body, are part of the endocannabinoid system, which is involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite, pain-sensation, mood, memory and more! The main reason that cannabis provides psychoactive effects as well as therapeutic benefits is because the cannabinoids in the plant interact with the receptors, […]
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The Amazing Endocannabinoid System
Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, located throughout the body, are part of the endocannabinoid system, which is involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite, pain-sensation, mood, memory and more! The main reason that cannabis provides psychoactive effects as well as therapeutic benefits is because the cannabinoids in the plant interact with the receptors, […]
CBD +THC the Perfect Partnership for Most Therapeutic Benefits?
When CBD and THC are combined, they create the entourage effect. That means they play off each other, forming a synergistic partnership, improving the desirable health benefits of each. Several studies underscore the therapeutic advantages for combining CBD and THC—particularly for treating peripheral neuropathy, a painful condition associated with cancer, multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes, arthritis, and […]
Our Amazing Endocannabinod System
Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, located throughout the body, are part of the endocannabinoid system, which is involved in a variety of physiological processes. The Endocannabinoid system helps regulate appetite, energy balance, metabolism, stress responses, immune functions, the autonomic nervous system, thermo-regulation, sleep and many other important body systems. The main reason that cannabis provides […]
The Amazing Benefits of CBD Oil
WHAT IS CBD? CBD stands for cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis. CBD doesn’t create a “high” like THC. But it provides many therapeutic benefits by working on different receptors within the body. It goes a lot deeper than the fact that it’s just not THC. There’s a lot that goes on in the body. […]
Wellness Wednesday
Here’s to our Amazing endocannabinoid Systems helping to keep us healthy and our bodies in homeostasis 🙂 For articles on our Knowledge base about the amazing endocannabinoid system click here
The Importance of Whole Plant Medicine
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Studies are Showing Whole plant Medicine may be more Therapeutically Beneficial.
Instrumental in this area of science is Ethan Russo, M.D., a neurologist who has long studied cannabis compounds and their role in the body. In his study “Taming THC: potential cannabis synergy and phytocannabinoid-terpenoid entourage effects,” he details how cannabis compounds influence each other’s mechanisms. We aren’t just talking about THC and CBD here – […]
Cannabinoid Therapy
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays key modulatory roles during synaptic plasticity and homeostatic processes in the brain. Based on anecdotal evidence obtained from cannabis use, laboratory studies, and from emerging clinical work, modulation of the ECS has been proposed as a promising therapeutic target to treat numerous central nervous system (CNS) disorders including neurodegenerative diseases, […]
Our Amazing Endocannabinoid System
Once cannabis is ingested, it is broken down and cannabinoids are released into the body. The human body has an endocannabinoid system, which helps regulate appetite, energy balance, metabolism, stress responses, immune functions, the autonomic nervous system, thermo-regulation, sleep and many other important body systems.
Our Amazing Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
Did you know that everything in your body is homeostatically regulated by our Endocannabinoid System? Homeostasis is the scientific term that loosely describes a state of optimum balance. In the human body, the endocannabinoid system promotes homeostasis by helping both the body and brain perceive change and respond appropriately. Sometimes described as a “bridge between […]
How Cannabis Re-balances Body Systems…
The “simplest” accurate description of the effects of Cannabis in humans is that it modulates the regulation of homeostasis. According to Biology on line… “Homeostasis refers to the ability of the body or a cell to seek and maintain a condition of equilibrium or stability within its internal environment when dealing with external changes. It […]
Endocannabinoid System: an Essential Part of Life and Adaptation to Environmental Changes.
The ECS is perhaps the most important physiologic system involved in establishing and maintaining human health. Endocannabinoids and their receptors are found throughout the body: in the brain, organs, connective tissues, glands, and immune cells. In each tissue, the cannabinoid system performs different tasks, but the goal is always the same: homeostasis, the maintenance of […]
How can Medicinal Cannabis can Treat so Many Health Conditions?
According to Greenflower article The Endocannabinoid System ( ECS) is why medicinal cannabis can treat so many health conditions and why it is such a powerful healing tool. It can be viewed as a station master for cellular communication in the body. This system consists of at least two distinct cell receptors (CB1 and CB2). […]
Endocannabinoid System: One of the Greatest Health Discoveries!
The Endocannabinoid system (ECS) was discovered by Dr Raphael Mechoulam, considered to be the father of cannabis based medicines. What’s most amazing is that the ECS is now considered to be the largest network of receptors in the human body. The discovery of the Endocannabinoid system (ECS)is arguably the greatest health discovery of modern times. […]
Some Progress in Science…
Interestingly enough my son who is working towards his bachelor of Science and wants to eventually apply to med school is learning about the endocannabinoid system in his BioChem class. We have had some great conversations about this lately. 🙂 For more articles on our Amazing Endocannabinoid System click here
Your Health and its connection to the Endocannabinoid System
The endocannabinoid system is a group of specialized lipids, their receptors, and the enzymes that produce and degrade them. Through direct and indirect actions, endocannabinoids are known to modulate and influence a variety of physiological systems, including appetite, pain, inflammation, thermoregulation, intra-ocular pressure, sensation, muscle control, energy balance, metabolism, sleep health, stress responses, motivation/reward, mood, […]
