What is an Endocannabinoid System?
Did you know that our own bodies have this thing called an Endocannabinoid System that is designed to digest and process cannabinoids? The Endocannabinoid System (ECS), comprised of cannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoid molecules, and their metabolic enzymes, is a crucial molecular system that the body uses to help maintain homeostasis. What you may not realize, however, is that the human body actually produces its own endogenous cannabinoids: natural equivalents of the compounds found in the cannabis plant, such as THC and CBD.
The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is a complex cell-signaling system identified in the early 1990s. The ECS helps maintain physiological, emotional and cognitive stability. So far we know it plays a role in regulating a range of functions and processes, including":
Sleep
mood
appetite
memory
reproduction and fertility
The ECS exists and is active in your body even if you don’t use cannabis.