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Stress, Anxiety, and Sleep ESSENTIAL Naples
Three Mental States That Have a Major Impact on Our Bodies By Stacy Bull
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“Experiencing occasional anxiety is a normal part of life; however, people with anxiety disorders frequently have intense, excessive, and persistent worry, resulting in damaging symptoms.” —Stacy Bull
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annabidiol (CBD) is a naturally occurring compound found in cannabis, both hemp and marijuana. A safe, non-addictive substance, CBD is one of more than a hundred phytocannabinoids, which are unique to cannabis and have significant therapeutic attributes. Another important and widely studied phytocannabinoid is tetrhydrocannainol (THC), the compound that causes the high that marijuana is famous for. Unlike THC, CBD does not make a person feel intoxicated. That is because CBD and THC act in different ways on different receptors in the brain and body, and CBD can actually reduce or suppress the psychoactive effects of THC, depending on how much of each compound is consumed. This matters because now more than ever, many people are seeking alternatives to pharmaceuticals with harsh side effects, and extensive scientific research is being done to highlight CBD’s potential to provide relief for chronic pain, anxiety, inflammation, depression, and other conditions.
endocannabinoid system (ECS), which plays a crucial role in regulating physiological processes that affect our everyday life, our mood, our energy level, how we experience pain, stress, hunger, and more. What happens if the endocannabinoid system doesn’t function properly? One word comes to mind: disease. In the past three years of selling hemp-derived cannabinoid products, I have had more people inquire about the need for better sleep and managing stress. As we know, high stress and anxiety can result in increased blood pressure, neck and shoulder pain, headaches, feelings of depression, and lack of sleep. Experiencing occasional anxiety is a normal part of life; however, people with anxiety disorders frequently have intense, excessive, and persistent worry, resulting in damaging symptoms. In addition, having an anxiety disorder does more than make you worry, it can also lead to or worsen other mental and physical conditions such as trouble sleeping (insomnia), digestive problems, heart disease, and headaches.
Both CBD and THC interact with our bodies by binding with receptors that are part of the
CBD and THC have always been considered the two major cannabinoids found in cannabis. They
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