Meet Your Endocannabinoid System

We’re all familiar with internal biological systems like the respiratory and cardiovascular systems but there’s another, lesser known one: the endocannabinoid system (ECS). It’s responsible for important things like mood, memory and sleep. The ECS plays a homeostatic role in your health, meaning it balances your body’s processes for your overall wellness.

Our bodies naturally produce compounds called cannabinoids, which are key to balancing the ECS. Humans aren’t the only ones with cannabinoids—the hemp and marijuana plants produce phytocannabinoids, which are very similar to the ones our bodies make. These are sometimes simply called cannabinoids. CBD (short for cannabidiol) is one of the phytocannabinoids found in hemp. CBD works alongside your body’s natural cannabinoids to bring synergy to your ECS.

After 35 years of research, scientists have only just begun to understand the importance of the Human Endocannabinoid System (HEcS). The discovery of the HEcS is arguably the most important discovery in human physiology in the late Twentieth Century. Research has revealed that the HEcS is responsible for maintaining and controlling the body’s homeostasis, or balanced regulation of every system in the body. It does that through two known receptors called CB1 & CB2.

While the body produces its own endogenous cannabinoids, many scientists suggest that most people are now suffering from “Cannabinoid Deficiency”. Without enough cannabinoids in our diet, the HEcS operates at less than peak efficiency, resulting in a general decline in overall health. Supplementing our diets with full spectrum phytocannabinoids may be an essential component to achieving optimal health.