We all know that products with CBD and Delta 8 THC help to calm anxiety and lower the stress hormone, cortisol in the system, but there are so many other benefits to this life changing supplement. Here are just a few of the many benefits of Delta 8 THC.
- Maintain Homeostasis
Delta 8 helps your body to maintain homeostasis. This isn’t just a fancy word for balance throughout your body, homeostasis helps your body regulate temperature and pain. - Neuroprotective Properties
Delta 8 has neuroprotective properties that help people produce acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that’s responsible for cognition memory neuroplasticity and arousal. - Stimulates Appetite
Delta 8 stimulates appetite. This is especially important for chemotherapy patients and individuals on medication that suppress your appetite. - Relieves Nausea (Antiemetic)
Delta 8 is an antiemetic. Delta 8 doesn’t just stimulate your appetite, it also decreases nausea. Once again, this is beneficial for people with eating disorders, undergoing chemotherapy, and individuals or taking medication that causes nausea - Relieves Pain (Analgesic)
Delta 8 has analgesic properties. Delta 8 has the ability to relieve joint and muscular pain. It can be used alongside NSAID pain relievers or on its own to relieve chronic pain or individual, situational pain. - Relieves Inflammation (Anti-inflammatory)
Delta 8 has anti-inflammatory properties. So not only does delta 8 have pain relieving properties but it also reduces inflammation both in people with chronic inflammatory disease and situational inflammation due to muscle and joint overuse and or age-related arthritis. - Alleviates Migraines
Delta 8 eases the inflammation that causes migraines and can prevent migraines altogether if taken during migraine prodromes, or early, pre-migraine symptoms. This is great news if you’re a migraine sufferer! Migraines can be debilitating at best and downright crippling at worst. - Combats Psychosis (Antipsychotic)
We know that Delta 8 relieves anxiety, but did you know that it’s also an antipsychotic? Delta 8 helps relieves psychotic symptoms and it has also been known to prevent entire psychotic episodes, when taken early enough. If you are on anxiety medication or antipsychotic medication, please contact your physician to see if there are any contraindications with using D8 alongside your medication
These are just a few of the many benefits of using Delta 8 THC and cannabinoids in your everyday life. They are readily available and natural alternative to the pharmaceuticals and medications prescribed for these symptoms. Once again, please consult your physician to make sure there are no contraindications in conjunction with using Delta 8 alongside or as a substitute for prescribed medications.
