12/07/2019
Alternative Solution for Lupus Warriors;
Right now, over 1.5 million people have lupus. If you were to line them all up side by side, they would be able to hold hands all the way through Colorado. The treatment options for lupus are extreme because the disease is so extreme so many people are starting to look into CBD oil for treatment. Cannabis oil has some of the same healing potentials the harsher drugs have without the harmful side effects. Could CBD oil be the treatment that helps lupus patients get back to their pain-free lives?
Lupus is hard enough to deal with; you don’t need to add on the risk of infection, cancer, or organ damage. It is also incurable, so people will have to take medication their whole lives which can cause a problem with some methods.
This is why many people are choosing to use CBD instead of traditional treatments. It can be just as effective in reducing symptoms without the extremely harmful risks you would find elsewhere.
What Is CBD?
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical that we find in the cannabis plant. It is commonly extracted from the h**p plant because of legality status, though there are high CBD strains of ma*****na available in legalized locations.
Unlike THC, this cannabinoid doesn’t get you high. It has a multitude of healing benefits without the fuzzy euphoria you might get from smoking w**d. Because it doesn’t get the user high, CBD oil has been under substantial research for medicinal use.
How Does CBD Work?
You might have heard once or twice about how CBD can heal almost anything. This is an exaggeration, but CBD does have a broad scope of capability. CBD has access practically all over the body because it interacts with our endocannabinoid system which is in charge of regulation, also known as homeostasis.
Endocannabinoids are what our brains make to control the action going on in our brains. Metabolic enzymes make sure all of our cells are healthy and get rid of any debris that could be floating around. And finally, there are cannabinoid receptors, which help the endocannabinoid system mediate the immune and neurological system.
When you take CBD, the chemical indirectly interacts with the cannabinoid receptors, elevating and inhibiting compounds as needed. When your neurons are overactive, the endocannabinoids will calm them down. When your neurons aren’t doing their job, endocannabinoids help them get back to work.
The reason it seems as though CBD is a “cure all” is because it helps control our brain function. Everything we do consciously or our body does for us is run by the brain. Many issues stem from poor brain functionality, which is why CBD is so often the solution.
How Does CBD Help With Lupus?
CBD oil is not a cure for lupus. There is no cure yet. Scientists and researchers are working on finding a way to eliminate this heinous disease, but the best we can do for now is make the symptoms less apparent.
Inflammation
We know that lupus is an autoimmune disease that makes the body destroy itself. It’s painful and can seem to happen for no reason at all at the worst times. Inflammation is one of CBD’s specialties, which is why it is being used by so many people with arthritis, injuries, as well as chronic illnesses like lupus.
When CBD elevates the endocannabinoid 2-AG, it binds to the CB2 receptor. This receptor is what is connected to your immune system, and we find them all over the body. They are in your skin tissue, organs, bones, and your brain. When your immune system is overactive, the 2-AG endocannabinoid will inform the CB2 receptor that the party is over and to stop sending so many immune cells to the area significantly reducing inflammation.
Pain
When you are severely wounded, you rarely feel the pain that your body is experiencing. Your brain sends out chemicals that make the pain less severe, or you might even pass out if it’s bad enough. These substances also come in handy when you are working out, helping your body tough through the exercise. One of these substances that helps with your pain sensitivity is anandamide, which is an endocannabinoid.
Depression
When you are in constant pain all of the time, you might get depressed. It’s just biology. The link between pain and depression is so deep seeded; one usually begets the other. While CBD is reducing your pain and inflammation, it is also boosting your mood. The endocannabinoid anandamide being in so much control over your neurological functions is also in control of your mood. Though CBD doesn’t get you high the same way THC does, it can make you feel the clean runners high you get after a good work out.
It’s the worst when you have a disease that can’t be cured. It might seem like you can’t have hope when your future is covered in pain. If you are tired and exhausted of hurting all of the time, CBD oil could be the soothing therapy that makes live livable again.
