Health Wonders Of Cannabis

IMPORTANT HEALTH BENEFITS OF CANNABIS

 

With Canada being the latest country to legalize medical cannabis, some states in the US has already legalized cannabis as a of fighting cancer and some other diseases. cannabis is a plant with a lot of health benefits.
The best-supported medicinal use of marijuana is as a treatment for chronic pain. A recent report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said there was definitive evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids (which are found in the marijuana plant) can be an effective treatment for chronic pain. The report said that is "by far the most common" reason people request medical marijuana. Some research works, has also highlighted strong evidence medical cannabis can help with muscle spasms and It doesn't seem to harm lung capacity, and may even improve it.

Health benefits of weed

From promoting appetite in chemo patients to potentially protecting the brain from trauma caused by a concussion, there are plenty of medical marijuana uses which includes:

• It Fights Cancer. This is the big one that everybody’s been talking about. Both scientists and the federal government have released a good amount of evidence showing that cannabinoids fight certain types of cancer. It doesn’t get much more substantial than that

• Marijuana users tend to be less obese and have a better response to eating sugar. A study published in the American Journal Of Medicine suggested that pot smokers are skinnier than the average person and have healthier metabolism and reaction to sugars, even though they do end up eating more calories. 

• It Can Help Depression. Using compounds derived from cannabis — marijuana — to restore normalendocannabinoid function could potentially help stabilize moods and ease depression,” said Samir Haj-Dahmane, who is spearheading the research at Buffalo University – research that is only just now beginning to ramp up.

• There's also strong evidence medical cannabis can help with muscle spasms.

• It Helps Regulate Seizures. Using medical cannabis to regulate seizures is another one of the more high-profile findings coming out of medical science. For folks with disorders like Epilepsy, cannabis is showing immense promise

• It doesn't seem to harm lung capacity, and may even improve it.

• It Helps Anxiety. Fact: cannabis can actually cause anxiety but there are ways to potentially avoid that. And it’s also true that for many people, cannabis can help alleviate anxiety disorders.

• THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), one of the active compounds in cannabis may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

• It Can Help Regulate Your Metabolism. We touched on how cannabis helps your body process and deal with food, and obesity. This plays into how it also helps maintain and regulate your metabolism. That not only means sticking to an ideal weight level but generally being healthier and happier!

• It’s Effective for Treating Nausea. Next up on our list of marijuana facts: nausea. This is a relatively common feeling, and one that is brought on by any number of things. Some people live with constant bouts on a daily basis, and as you can imagine, it can be debilitating. How does cannabis come into the picture? Chemical compounds in cannabis react with brain receptors to regulate feelings of nausea. This is a particular boon for chemotherapy patients.

• It Can Treat Certain STDs. It’s true – cannabis has been found to be at least somewhat effective in the treatment of a handful of sexually transmitted diseases, including herpes and chlamydia. 

• It seems to lessen side effects from treating hepatitis C and increase treatment effectiveness.

• Marijuana may help with inflammatory bowel diseases. Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis could benefit from marijuana use, studies suggest.

• Cannabis soothes tremors for people with Parkinson's disease. Research from Israel shows that smoking marijuana significantly reduces pain and tremors and improves sleep for Parkinson's disease patients. Particularly impressive was the improved fine motor skills among patients.

• It Can Improve Skin Conditions. Who would’ve thought that cannabis could be a viable treatment option for skin conditions like eczema? The only issue? Smoking won’t do much good, as smoking actually harms your skin. A quality cannabis topical, on the other hand, can do wonders.

• It’ll Calm Your Panic Attacks. As mentioned, calming anxiety is one of cannabis’s more sought-after effects. As a result, it can help people control panic attacks. Of course, it’ll depend on several physical factors, and what specific strains you use.