It wasn’t very long ago that no one, not even your doctors, ever talked about the endocannabinoid system (ECS). In spite of the fact we were unaware of it for so long, it’s actually extremely important to your overall health and well-being. It is a component of your nerve system that is involved in the homeostatic balance and self-regulating aspects of your body, including neuropsychiatric, cardiovascular, autonomic, metabolic and immune functions. And it is present in all vertebrates, not just humans.
As such, anything that stimulates or influences this endocannabinoid system can dramatically influence your states of health. Cannabidiol (CBD) from cannabis (marijuana) is one of those molecules.
This published paper suggests that CBD is a therapeutic candidate for stroke prevention by positively influencing the balance of the ECS which in turn improves metabolic syndrome and also reduces the development of atherosclerosis.
