CBD for depression WORKS. The study speaks very clearly!

CBD, aka cannabidiol, can be a gentle aid to relieve unpleasant conditions, including anxiety and depression. A natural cannabinoid CBD helps reduce the level of stress and associated negative emotions. It can stimulate body receptors that are responsible for what we experience.

Long-term chronic stress, dissatisfaction with one's own life, unexpected challenging life situations and other unpleasant moments can lead to the emergence depression. It is logical that sometimes we can feel worse than on other days, especially if we are alone and have many worries. A bad mood is not necessarily the same as depression, but if the negative mood lasts too long and/or is repeated regularly, then we should become more aware and pay attention to our body, because it is trying to tell us that we are not living in balance and that our life is dominated by activities that they offer no satisfaction. On the contrary, they are very exhausting for us and cut off our vitality, which is reflected in the fact that we can feel sad, abandoned or afraid.

Our time in this world is limited and passes very quickly, so why not spend it happily and full of impressions? A natural way to relieve depression and accumulated stress can be hemp products containing CBD or other cannabinoids. So let's take a closer look at this issue.

Definition of depression

Everyday hustle and fast lifestyle full of technology, where there is no room for enough movement, quality sleep and a moment of peace for psychohygiene, brings with it many negatives. One of them are the diseases of civilization, which do not have to be only of a physical nature. Millions of people around the world struggle with mental disorders, of which the most common mental illness is depression, which affects approximately one in 20 people.

Depression is caused by a lack of serotonin, dopamine or noradrenaline. Therefore, there is insufficient stimulation of neuroreceptors, which significantly affects our emotions and behavior, because our brain does not produce a sufficient amount of happiness hormones. Accumulated data show that untreated depression is no fun. In extreme cases, an individual persecuted by negative feelings may resort to suicide, which happens in roughly 10 to 15% of cases in the Czech Republic. This is an alarming number indeed.

However, there is no reason to panic! Depression can be successfully treated in several ways. Like the path of standard medicine, which offers many synthetically produced aids, but which can have numerous side effects. In another way, which is much more natural to human beings, because it relies on the power of purely organic elements, which we call cannabinoids and which we find in hemp. Among other things, cannabidiol CBD, which is available in a wide range of products from oils and drops, drops, capsules, flowers, vaporizers, to various cannabis foods.

But first, let's look at the symptoms of depression themselves, so that we can objectively evaluate with our own help whether we are really affected by a mental illness called depression, or whether we are just in a bad mood, which happens to everyone from time to time.

Manifestations of depression

On the home page of our website, you can read that physical health and mental well-being are two connected vessels. This also applies in the case of depression, because usually the stronger the depression, the more pronounced it manifests itself in our physical body. In exceptional cases, physical symptoms may even predominate. Another piece of information that we regularly present to you on our cannabis blog is that each of us is unique. Therefore, it is not generally possible to say how long the depression will last or how it will manifest itself. The palette of its manifestations is very varied. On some points, it may agree with most people. So which aspects are they?

Psychological symptoms of depression

• Reluctance to work, study, pursue leisure activities
• Loss of interest in contact with the environment
• Feelings of sadness, finding yourself in a hopeless situation, inner emptiness
• Exaggerated feelings of fear, thoughts are dominated by worries
• Self-confidence and self-esteem at a very low level
• Aggressive behavior, irritability
• All-day fatigue, rapid exhaustion, problems with concentration and performance
• Suicidal thoughts

Physical manifestations of depression

• Frequent loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing anything (otherwise overeating)
• Digestive problems, cramps
• Headaches, backaches
• Loss of sexual libido
• Reduced abilities to express yourself and move

The second most common mental illness is anxiety disorders, which accompany roughly 5% of the entire population throughout their lives. This group includes, for example, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) or anxiety associated with a phobia. However, cannabidiol can also have an effective effect on these problems. You can read more about the issue of anxiety disorders in our article CBD for anxiety. But now let's focus on ways to treat depression itself.

CBD as an alternative treatment for depression

Depressive illness can be effectively dealt with in several possible ways. Psychotherapy is one of the ways to get rid of negative feelings in cooperation with an expert using dialogues and various exercises that help you overcome stress, fears and anxiety in everyday life and in tense moments. In the case of deep depression, doctors most often resort to pharmacotherapy, i.e. prescribing medication that is included in the patient's daily life. Medicines can bring you quick relief, but you need to ask yourself, do you want to take them for life? They can often be highly addictive, so you may be able to overcome depression, but your next arch-enemy may be addiction.

Psychotherapy is undoubtedly a great option to deal with a broken psyche. However, sometimes just sitting with a psychologist is not enough. Breathing exercises, bracing yourself and, last but not least, also broad spectrum CBD hemp products with cannabidiol, which can be described as a natural and at the same time very gentle antidepressant, which basically has no side effects. That is, if we are not talking about astronomical ones doses of CBD, because any substance administered in hundreds of times the recommended maximum is harmful to the organism.

What is CBD?

Cannabidiol, abbreviated as CBD, is a natural substance found in the hemp plant. However, unlike THC, it does not have a psychoactive effect there are a number of potential health effects! In short, it is one of the medicinal components hidden in cannabis. Selling CBD is completely legitimate, because in the products sold also on our CBD & HHC shop contains only a trace amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.

About cell receptors that are part of endocannabinoid system (ECS), it's right at the beginning of the post. Most of the available drugs bind to these elements of the ECS. According to current findings, CBD cannabidiol works in a similar way, which is why it can bring the desired relief from psychological problems, especially with regular use.

Effects of CBD on Anxiety and Depression

Cannabidiol was discovered in the 40s by American scientist Roger Adams. Surprisingly, this remarkable cannabinoid has gained mass attention relatively recently. In the last few years, CBD products from hemp have flooded the market, which even the best-known Czech media randomly cover. Most likely no one doubts the therapeutic effects of CBD, but the same cannot be said about kratom, which is a very hot and controversial topic. But you probably didn't visit this page because of him, so let's get back to our topic today.

The far-reaching therapeutic potential in the case of CBD is quite obvious. After all, this is confirmed by many scientific studies that have been dealing with this phenomenon for many years. What does it tell us about the possible benefits of CBD cannabidiol for anxiety and depression?

US-based National Center for Biotechnology Information at the end of one of the studies states that a reduction in anxiety already occurred within the first month of use in an incredible 79.2% of patients!

Další research on the effects of CBD on depression presents us with clear information that an astronomical 86% of study participants experienced an improvement in mental health with the help of cannabidiol!

Medical cannabis

The sale of CBD is not restricted in any way in our beautiful country. So you can use legal products from hemp with CBD content can be purchased not only on the Internet, but also in specialized brick-and-mortar stores. This is different in the case of cannabis with a high proportion of THC, which is popularly referred to as marijuana. Medicinal hemp with tetrahydrocannabinol can only be grown under strict supervision by hemp farms with the appropriate authorization. Medicinal flowers will therefore only reach patients who have a prescription from a specialist. He is most often an oncologist, neurologist, rheumatologist or orthopedist. These qualified experts prescribe medicinal cannabis especially to oncological patients and other patients who are dealing with intense pain. Medical marijuana it can also be used to treat Parkinson's disease, Tourret's syndrome, dermatosis, spasticity, motor control problems and other serious problems.

Do you need help?

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