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It is no secret that stress and anxiety cause harm to your body. A normal part of life, stress is your body’s natural reaction to any change in the environment. Things that happen to you or around put stress on your body. You may or may not know this but there are two types of stress: eustress i.e. positive stress and distress, stress that effects your body negatively. The stress we’re going to focus on is the negative stress or distress.

Negative stress can cause a number of health problems including insomnia, chest pain, high blood pressure, upset stomach, and headaches. Moreover, scientific studies show that stress worsens a number of diseases and symptoms. Following are some interesting facts and figures related to stress:

  • Stress adversely affects 40% of the world-adult population
  • 75% of all visits to the doctor are related for ailments caused by stress
  • Stress contributes to a number of health problems including anxiety, depression, arthritis, asthma, skin conditions, diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure, and headaches
  • Stress costs American industry more than three hundred billion dollars each year

Stress Weakens Your Immune System

Worrying can affect your body negatively. Excessive worrying increases stress levels and causes anxiety. To better understand this, let’s take a look at the physical impact of stress. Made up of a complex group of organs and cells, our immune system protects our body against infection and disease. Stress affects the organs and cells of the immune system and causes them to release hormones that activate the creation of white blood cells and other ailment-fighting elements.

The release of hormones triggered by stress increases the response rate of the immune system to acute illnesses and injuries. However, if this continues for more than a while, your health will get affected. Long-term stress suppresses the overall functioning of the immune system which in turn decreases its effectiveness in avoiding infections and diseases. Considering the aforementioned information, it is safe to say that stress affects your feelings, thoughts, body, and behavior.

By recognizing the common symptoms of stress, you will be able to better manage your stress. You may suffer health problems such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure if you don’t take measures to curtail the stress in you.

Anxiety Disorders Are A Common Problem In The U.S

In the U.S alone, forty million people suffer from anxiety disorders. While a little bit of anxiety can help you to better deal with some situations, making anxiety a habit will cause you serious harm. In addition to getting easily distressed, excessive worriers suffer from the following health problems:

  • Trembling and twitching
  • Shortness of breath
  • Rapid breathing
  • Dizziness
  • Sweating
  • Nausea
  • Fast heartbeat
  • Muscle aches
  • Irritability
  • Low concentration levels
  • Muscle tension
  • Headaches
  • Fatigue

 

Looking at the aforementioned information, it is clear that stress and anxiety are detrimental for your health. However, the good news is that you can use medical cannabis to relieve both stress and anxiety.

How Medical Cannabis Relieves Stress and Anxiety

Taking a low dose of medical cannabis is one of the best ways to overcome stress and anxiety. According to a recent study, THC, one of the chemicals present in cannabis, bears extreme resemblance to anandamide, the first endocannabinoids found in humans. Anandamide is known to treat stress and anxiety by acting in certain pathways of the brain. As THC resembles Anandamide, similar behavior is from it. In short, the THC present in cannabis has the ability to relieve stress and anxiety in humans.

Medical cannabis containing appropriate levels of both THC and CBD can help you to lower your stress levels. CBD or cannabinoid, a chemical present in cannabis plant, has pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory ability. Combining appropriate amounts of THC, a psychoactive element, with CBD, can produce a calming effect. There are countless other evidences of medical cannabis being an effective treatment for stress and anxiety including a study by joint study the Rockefeller University, University of Calgary, and National Institute of health and a 2014 study by researchers at Vanderbilt University.

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