09/29/2023
Fun Fact Friday 💥 Endocannabinoid System
The endocannabinoid system, discovered in 1990s, is a complex cell-signaling system with receptors densely packed throughout the brain and body. This system regulates and controls many of our most critical bodily functions including learning and memory, emotional processing, sleep, temperature control, pain control, inflammatory and immune responses as well as eating, nausea and vomiting control, blood pressure, energy balance, liver function, appetite stimulation and even reproduction. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) exists and is active in every mammal, even if you don't use canna-bis.🌿
Different cannabinoids (CBD, CBG, CBC, CBN, T H C, etc.) and endocannabinoids (molecules made by your body) help regulate the ECS and keep your internal function running smoothly. They bind to the ECS receptors (CB1 and CB2) which can be found all over the body. Endocannabinoids can bind to either receptor. Depending where that receptor is located and which endocannabinoid binds to it will determine the effects and result. For example, endocannabinoids might target CB1 receptors in a spinal nerve to relieve pain. Others might bind to a CB2 receptor in your immune cells to signal that your body’s experiencing inflammation, a common sign of autoimmune disorders.
🌱Experts believe that the primary role of the ECS is to maintain homeostasis in the body. Science is still researching and developing a better understanding of the ECS, but we believe it may hold the key to treating several different conditions.