What Is The Endocannabinoid System?

What is the Endocannabinoid System(ECS)? Something this important should be taught this in school!

There has been over 20,900 research articles written by PubMed about Cannabinoids and The Endocannabinoid System(ECS) within the last 20 years. Which shows there is a strong scientific interest in understanding more about cannabis and its components. The Endocannabinoid System is a combination of cell membrane receptors that cause physiologic changes when Endogenous Cannabinoids bind to the receptors. What this entails is your body naturally produces Endogenous Cannabinoids or Endocannabinoids (Hence, The Endocannabinoid System) that bind to specific receptors and regulate metabolism, the immune system, cell division and differentiation. To put it simple The Endocannabinoid System(ECS) is a communication system that all cells have, it allows them to sense their environment, and manipulate the metabolism to maintain a steady state of life called Homeostasis. Homeostasis is the ability to adjust metabolism in order for the species to survive hostile environments. Endocannabinoids and Cannabinoids can also be found at the intersection of the body’s various systems, which allows for communication and coordination between different cell types. Cannabinoids can decrease the release of activators and sensitizers from the injured tissue, while stabilizing nerve cells to prevent excessive firing and keeping the nearby immune cells calm to prevent release of pro-inflammatory substances. Scientists estimate that The Endocannabinoid System(ECS) evolved in primitive animals over 600 million years ago. They believe it is an essential part of life and adaptation to environmental changes

for all vertebrate species. Which brings us to our next question “How Does The Endocannabinoid System Work?