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Your endocannabinoid system (ECS) is important for regulating reproduction, fertility, appetite, mood, sleep, and memory. It’s primary function is to regulate every system of the body. You can think of it as the conductor of our bodies systems, ensuring that everything is operating optimally and in harmony together. The system contains endocannabinoids, enzymes, and receptors, and when you consume cannabinoids like CBD, they also function to fuel the system. Endocannabinoids are very similar to cannabinoids, with the exception that your body produces them. Just like our body produces b12 in the gut, we need dietary intake of b12 for optimal levels, such is the case with our endocannabinoid system.

The endocannabinoid receptors are the most essential piece of the ECS for those interested in CBD effects. Your CB1 receptors are mostly in your central nervous system, while your CB2 receptors are primarily in the peripheral nervous system, particularly the immune cells. Cannabinoid receptors are found in every system of the body. Which receptor an endocannabinoid (or cannabinoid) binds to determines its effects. So, one that binds with the CB2 receptors might reduce inflammation, while one that attaches to a CB1 receptor may affect nerve function in the spine. Enzymes, the endocannabinoid system’s final component, break down the endocannabinoids that your body already used.

To date, research on the endocannabinoid system shows that it influences sleep, motor control, memory and learning, mood, inflammation, other responses of the immune system, metabolism, digestion and appetite, the functioning of the cardiovascular system, liver function, the functioning of the reproductive system, the functioning of skin and nerves, stress, muscle formation, remodeling, and growth of bones, and more.

The common theme across these effects is their importance to homeostasis, meaning how stable your body is internally. Experts theorize that this homeostasis is the system’s primary function, but more research is still necessary. As with most things involving the ECS, experts are continuing to discover how CBD interacts with it. One of the ways it works is by modulating an enzyme that destroys Anandamide (AEA), one of our bodies internal cannabinoids. CBD helps the endocannabinoid system to modulate levels of anandamide in the body. Without phytocannabinoid intake including CBD, our bodies can become stuck in a negative loop of insufficient anandamide, also known as endocannabinoid deficiency. Another way CBD acts in the body is by directly binding TVRP-1 receptors also known as capisicum receptors. These receptors modulate pain response and thermoregulation and more. CBD also bonds directly to serotonin receptor 5HT1a. Beyond what we know now, there are several other theories of how it acts. One is that it binds with an undiscovered endocannabinoid receptor. We recently discovered a CB-3 receptor and there will likely be more discovered. Despite not knowing all of the ways CBD interacts in our body, research suggests that CBD interacts closely with the endocannabinoid system and with positive results.

Source:Healthline