MinnBobber
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I've been attending public mtgs on expanding med cannabis here and have found some very interesting information. I don't see any posts on this here????
At these meetings, I've been saying that after reading dozens of clinical studies on med cannabis it appears that it has the ability to prevent/ mitigate/cure a huge number of medical conditions/diseases. It seems like it would be impossible for one medicine to do ALL of this so I've been searching for info on how can this possibly be the case.
http://norml.org/library/item/introduction-to-the-endocannabinoid-system
The body's endocannabinoid system (ECS) is the largest group of receptors in the body and this system allows like cells communicate with each other AND with other groups of cells that perform a different function.
The whole purpose of this ECS is to keep the body/ mind/ emotions in balance---tuned up. When anything gets out of balance, the ECS works with all body elements (respiratory system, nervous system, digestive system, emotional systems, immune system, etc ) to get the body back in balance.
But, many people don't have enough internal natural endo cannabinoids.
Research has shown that small doses of cannabinoids from cannabis can signal the body to make more endocannabinoids and build more cannabinoid receptors.
Other articles indicate that as we age, our ECS produces less endocannabinoids and we are more susceptible to diseases which a healthy, active ECS system catches earlier, when we get out of balance/ before the disease progresses to a critical level.
So, our miraculous herb helps beef up our own internal ECS system which guards against any unhealthy change from "in balance".
That's why it seems to do the impossible---helps with dozens of maladies.
Some of the studies are difficult to totally understand, like all body systems flow one direction (from pre xxx to post XXX) with the exception of endocannabinoids which can flow backwards to give feedback to the area upstream--- for example, an area is firing up the pain nerves like crazy to protect the body from bigger damage but this can then flow backwards to tell the nerves to back it down a little, don't need all that nerve action any more.
Interesting little side bits of info from some studies too. Like, ECS receptors are in almost all cells and systems EXCEPT at the base of the brain which controls basic breathing and this is why it's almost impossible to OD on cannabis as it will not stop your breathing VS opiates which control pain another way by numbing/slowing down everything and too many slow down/stop your breathing.
It is fascinating info----google search for more articles.
I've been attending public mtgs on expanding med cannabis here and have found some very interesting information. I don't see any posts on this here????
At these meetings, I've been saying that after reading dozens of clinical studies on med cannabis it appears that it has the ability to prevent/ mitigate/cure a huge number of medical conditions/diseases. It seems like it would be impossible for one medicine to do ALL of this so I've been searching for info on how can this possibly be the case.
http://norml.org/library/item/introduction-to-the-endocannabinoid-system
The body's endocannabinoid system (ECS) is the largest group of receptors in the body and this system allows like cells communicate with each other AND with other groups of cells that perform a different function.
The whole purpose of this ECS is to keep the body/ mind/ emotions in balance---tuned up. When anything gets out of balance, the ECS works with all body elements (respiratory system, nervous system, digestive system, emotional systems, immune system, etc ) to get the body back in balance.
But, many people don't have enough internal natural endo cannabinoids.
Research has shown that small doses of cannabinoids from cannabis can signal the body to make more endocannabinoids and build more cannabinoid receptors.
Other articles indicate that as we age, our ECS produces less endocannabinoids and we are more susceptible to diseases which a healthy, active ECS system catches earlier, when we get out of balance/ before the disease progresses to a critical level.
So, our miraculous herb helps beef up our own internal ECS system which guards against any unhealthy change from "in balance".
That's why it seems to do the impossible---helps with dozens of maladies.
Some of the studies are difficult to totally understand, like all body systems flow one direction (from pre xxx to post XXX) with the exception of endocannabinoids which can flow backwards to give feedback to the area upstream--- for example, an area is firing up the pain nerves like crazy to protect the body from bigger damage but this can then flow backwards to tell the nerves to back it down a little, don't need all that nerve action any more.
Interesting little side bits of info from some studies too. Like, ECS receptors are in almost all cells and systems EXCEPT at the base of the brain which controls basic breathing and this is why it's almost impossible to OD on cannabis as it will not stop your breathing VS opiates which control pain another way by numbing/slowing down everything and too many slow down/stop your breathing.
It is fascinating info----google search for more articles.
