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Marijuana’s Positive Effect on Your Heart: 4 Things to Know

By: Admin Super

We already know that marijuana can help with ailments like chronic pain and anxiety. Now, this incredible plant is making a name for itself in the world of cardiology as more research shows it plays a role in heart health, too.

A quick search of “marijuana” and “heart health” will pull up dozens of warnings about the combination. So what should you believe?

It’s true that smoking marijuana increases your exposure to carcinogens. Fortunately, there are multiple other methods to get the benefits of weed without the harmful side effects.

Those methods are what researchers are focusing on as they continue to study the impact of CBD and THC on the heart. Here are some positive facts that might surprise you.

1. CBD Can Clear Your Arteries

Many cardiovascular conditions are due to a lack of blood flow through clogged arteries. The blood vessels are swollen and inflamed, stressing the heart.

One of the most popular reasons CBD is used is to reduce inflammation. The abundance of antioxidants in the component directly improves swelling, relieving pain, and stimulating blood circulation.

The result? Blood flows through the arteries faster, reducing stress on the heart, and decreasing the potential of heart failure.

2. Marijuana Helps With Weight Control

Picture the world’s most famous stoner, Shaggy of Scooby-Doo fame. He eats and eats and stays skinny as a rail.

It’s a stereotype that has its roots in scientific fact. Marijuana might increase the munchies, but it also provides weight management benefits. Obesity is one of the top contributors to heart failure, causing 11% of the disease in men and 14% in women.

With the proper strain of weed and some basic lifestyle changes, someone prone to cardiac problems can live a long, healthy life.

3. Cannabis Lowers Blood Pressure

The interactions between marijuana and the endocannabinoid system are complex. We’re only just beginning to scratch the surface of what getting a balanced system can do for a body.

What we do know is that cannabis directly lowers blood pressure with as little as one dose. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is deadly, causing damage to the body’s internal organs gradually. Much of the damage is barely noticeable as the pressure in the body adds strain to the blood vessels.

Eventually, it’s possible to develop aneurysms. These bulges are dangerous because if they rupture, the person bleeds internally, which can be fatal.

High blood pressure makes your heart consistently work harder, too, causing it to become enlarged and increasing the risk of a heart attack. The damage to the arteries usually leads to coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure.

When you’re prescribed medication for high blood pressure, it’s often a lifetime label. If you don’t make the necessary lifestyle changes to get rid of the cause of hypertension, it doesn’t go away on its own. CBD can work in conjunction with or as a substitute for many blood pressure meds.

Talk to your doctor about using medical marijuana as a natural blood pressure reliever. Never stop a medication or make a major medical change without discussing it with your physician first.

4. CBD Balances the Endocannabinoid System

Your body is supposed to be in a natural state of balance, which keeps all the organs and systems functioning as they’re intended to. The right vitamins, diet, exercise, fluid intake, and environment are necessary to keep this balance.

Yet, life happens. Food is yummy. Exercise isn’t always on the schedule, and stress is part of daily living. So, our endocannabinoid systems become massively out of whack.

This doesn’t have to be a permanent issue, though. CBD is short for cannabinoids, and your endocannabinoid system embraces these outside particles naturally.

When your body is out of balance, the electrical impulses that control your heartbeats can also become uncoordinated. This condition is called arrhythmia, and it can be harmless or it can be deadly.

Getting your endocannabinoid system back into homeostasis can reduce ventricular heart arrhythmias. As your electrical impulses correct themselves, the strain on your heart is relieved.

Conclusion

Heart disease is a global problem, and the solutions aren’t universal. Fixing the root of the issue often requires substantial changes that aren’t feasible for the patient.

However, using marijuana without smoking may be what the world needs to get a handle on the cardiovascular epidemic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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