What Are the Health Benefits of Cannabis?
Many of us consume cannabis for its recreational purposes, but the plant’s popularity actually began with medicinal uses. Cannabis works on the body’s endocannabinoid system, which influences homeostasis. Homeostasis refers to how the body regulates itself for optimal functioning and includes everything from heart rate to temperature to mood. See how cannabis’ effects on these vital systems can provide health benefits for you!
Some of Cannabis’ Main Health Benefits
While cannabis has a virtually unlimited amount of health benefits, there are some that tend to be more well-backed both by science and anecdotal experience. Here are some of cannabis’ main benefits!
Regulate Insulin and Blood Sugar
One of cannabis’ main effects is on the body’s blood-dependent systems, including blood pressure and blood sugar. Cannabis has been closely linked to stabilizing blood sugars, lowering blood pressure, and improving blood circulation for more effective energy management. Cannabis’ influence helps regulate insulin, which is the hormone that regulates sugar in the blood. For this reason, it can help cannabis users lose weight, as well as regulate and even prevent type II diabetes.
Helps Treat Psychological Disorders
You likely already know that cannabis has psychoactive effects, but did you know these effects are often beneficial? Another effect of cannabis is that it can help treat many psychological disorders. For depression, the endocannabinoid compounds help stabilize mood and ease depressive symptoms. Appropriate doses of cannabis can alleviate anxiety, though this dose has to be monitored as cannabis may also cause anxiety in some. For those with PTSD, cannabis can control the fight-or-flight response and prevent it from going into overdrive to reduce flashbacks and similar symptoms. Cannabis can help promote focus in those with ADHD/ADD, improving concentration and cognitive performance in those affected. Lastly, cannabis shows promise as an autism treatment because cannabis can calm users down and lowers the frequency of violent mood swings often associated with the disorder.
Improve Healing
Another huge benefit to cannabis is that it can improve healing, whether that be everyday cuts and scrapes or major wound repair. The cannabidiol (CBD) of cannabis is linked to helping heal broken bones and quickening the recovery process, most specifically. CBD also helps strengthen bones overall during the process of healing, making it less likely to break again in the future.
Reduces Chronic Pain
Cannabis is well known for its ability to reduce chronic pain. Cannabis naturally interferes with the pain receptors and chemicals used for pain signaling. When someone with chronic — or even acute — pain consumes cannabis, the level to which the body perceives pain is greatly reduced. This can help restore the quality of life that those with chronic pain disorders have, allowing them to perform actions and movements that would otherwise not be possible due to the level of pain.
Shop The Kind Center’s Cannabis
At the Kind Center, we only stock products at our dispensary that we would consume ourselves. We know that cannabis has a whole range of medicinal benefits, and our awesome budtenders are always excited to share what we know with you. Stop by today and shop to see which cannabis brands and items are our favorites, and how they might be able to benefit you!