Endocannabinoid System – Cannabis Health Magazine

Coleen Elliott via Compfight http://www.flickr.com/photos/41134799@N02/4151959501/ You may go ahead and re-read that title now. While it may seem like an obvious response or even rhetorical question to ask, this question has been popping up on forums, in dispensaries and independent, specialty natural…

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Can Cannabinoids Positively Impact Your Body’s Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Health?

by Stuart Tomc October 26, 2015

[headline] There is emerging science paving the way for the application of cannabinoids such as CBD (cannabidiol) in the world of orthopedic joint, tendon, bone, and connective tissue health.[/headline] Musculoskeletal symptoms and orthopedic conditions are the second-most common reason for physician visits…

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Cannabinoids and the Immune System: “Immuno-Cannabinoid Effects”

by Stuart Tomc October 16, 2015

Building on a previous article, Cannabidiol 101: A Peek into Cannabinoid Chemistry, the endocannabinoid system, or ECS, is a remarkably complex signaling network that has widespread effects within the body. In fact, many studies have been published examining the effects of various…

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Cannabinoid Physiology: Influence on Metabolism and Body Fat Regulation

by Stuart Tomc October 14, 2015

[headline]Clinical studies have clearly demonstrated that cannabinoid physiology impairment can have detrimental effects on not just your body composition.[/headline] There is accumulating scientific evidence that the endocannabinoid system plays an important role in how the body regulates energy (calorie) balance, as well as…

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GH Medical Presents A Comprehensive Understanding of the Endocannabinoid System

by Dr. Joost Heeroma, Ph.D October 6, 2015

[headline]The purpose of GH Medical is to collect and provide science-based information about cannabinoids, their biochemical interactions in your body and how cannabinoids could be used to help combat disease.[/headline] Complex life such as ours requires tight control of factors like energy supply, cell division,…

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Cannabidiol 101—A Peek Into Cannabinoid Chemistry

by Stuart Tomc October 6, 2015

[headline]The endocannabinoid system safeguards our biochemical balance[/headline] The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex signaling network within the human body that uses specialized compounds known as cannabinoids to control various bodily processes by interacting with various receptors and regulatory enzymes. Cannabidiol (CBD)…

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The Endocannabinoid System and Cannabidiol’s Role in Stress, Anxiety, and Fear Responses – Part Two

by Stuart Tomc October 1, 2015

In this second of the two-part feature, Cannabis Health contributor Stuart Tomc leads us in understanding the role Cannabidiol (CBD) plays influencing the Endocannabinoid System, in specific regard to common emotional disorders. The biological mechanisms that control mood, anxiety, stress , fear, and…

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Why does Cannabis affect people differently?

by Dr. Darryl Hudson, Ph.D. May 13, 2015

By Dr. Darryl Hudson, PhD. It is common knowledge that Cannabis influences people differently. I often find myself a bit jealous of those who can have just a few tokes and get right loopy. For me, watching this unfold typically brings about the…

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The Body’s Own Cannabinoid System

by Cannabis Health January 9, 2015

This article has been re-posted from the May - June 2005 Cannabis Health Journal. By Dr. Franjo Grotenhermen D9-THC (THC), the main active compound of the cannabis plant, and many other cannabinoids exert most of their actions through binding to cannabinoid receptors in the…