Legitimate Medicinal Value
Many people have a view of marijuana that’s a bit unfair. It’s easy to understand why. For many years, cannabis—or “weed” as they call it in the streets—was seen as a “drug”. It was seen as something similar to alcohol, but somehow more severe and dangerous. Accordingly, this misconception of the compound informed public opinion and associated legislation.
However, it’s important to note many of these perceptions are misconceptions not rooted in fact. It took many years for medical testing revealing positive aspects of cannabis use to be released to the mainstream. It took even longer for such tests to be so widespread that more U.S. States have MMJ (Medical MariJuana) exemptions than don’t.
This writing will briefly help lay out the case for MMJ as a medical option. Essentially, cannabis used medicinally alleviates stress and reduces inflammation. Plus, it kills cancer cells. We’ll explore these things here.
Marijuana As A Cancer Killer
Cannabis has multiple compounds inside. There are terpenes, there’s tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and there’s cannabidiol (CBD). Of the compounds in marijuana that give it healing and psychoactive effects, the most notable is CBD. While THC leads to psychoactive outcomes, CBD is known to kill cancer cells.
It’s also known that CBD alleviates pain. One of the reasons for this is because CBD binds to cannabinoid receptors. Essentially, the result is a sort of pain bypass that helps you feel less uncomfortable while the CBD is in your system. With THC, suddenly you’ve got short-term memory loss as well. When contending with extreme pain, that’s helpful.
THC strains also help to stimulate the appetite. If you’ve ever undergone chemotherapy, you understand that one of the chief issues of this treatment is a loss of appetite. You’re not hungry because of associated nausea. CBD in combination with THC can stimulate your appetite and help you feel less nauseous. Suddenly you’re hungry again.
The body needs food to heal itself when fighting cancer. So essentially, cannabis that is CBD-rich stimulates your appetite while alleviating pain and killing cancer cells. Altogether, these things combine to help expedite your recovery overall.
Multiple Aspects Of Stress Alleviation
Stress alleviation reduces the toxic effects of cancer by making your immune system stronger. This has to do with something called telomerase. Telomerase is like the tape at the end of a shoestring—it basically keeps DNA from unraveling via telomeres, which are found at the end of DNA. As you lose telomerase you age. Stress erodes telomerase. Cannabis reduces stress.
So essentially, beyond killing cancer cells, stimulating appetite, and alleviating pain, at a physical level stress is reduced through cannabis supplementation. Accordingly, your body is more able to fight off things like cancer, returning to a normal homeostasis again.
Additionally, because many cancer patients aren’t readily able to travel, you can secure marijuana delivery with a phone call—or even an order placed online. So physically you see stress reduced, and additionally you don’t have to make a big chore out of getting your cannabis medicine either. Talk about a win-win!
Determining If Cannabis Is Right For You
Reduced stress leads to better overall health and a halting of the aging process, helping your body to recover. Additionally, when you’re not in pain, you’re less likely to feel stressed. Inflammation reduction and the destruction of cancer cells further stimulate recovery from things like cancer. Lastly, you’ll see an increased appetite as well.
Between all these things, using cannabis to heal from something like cancer makes sense. Ask your doctor if this is right for you.
