CBD and Heart Health
How CBD Benefits the Cardiovascular System
CBD is a very powerful antioxidant that has many benefits for every aspect of our health. The combined power of all these benefits creates positive reactions in our body. CBD can support cardiovascular health with its anti-swelling properties, as well as promoting the reduction of anxious feelings and stress. CBD assists to maintain normal blood pressure and keep our mind and body more balanced, so we are less likely to spike our systems with hormones that create stress or anxious feelings. Our bodies and minds can easily enter into a state of stress, which is what can contribute to high blood pressure and bad heart health. Stress can also contribute to swelling in the cardiovascular system. This, in addition to the effects caused by poor eating habits, lack of sleep, smoking, binge drinking or consuming too many caffeinated drinks, all combine to put additional stress on our hearts.
What makes CBD good for your heart?
CBD is known as an agonist, which is a compound that boosts the effect of a different compound in the body. In this case, CBD is an agonist for a compound called PPARy. This compound is helpful in:
- Reducing anxious feelings
- Combating stress
- Decreasing swelling
- Relaxing tissues in the blood vessels to maintain healthy circulation
- Supports normal heart rate
CBD already has amazing benefits as a compound by itself, but as an agonist, it boosts the effects that benefit our cardiovascular health. Many people with heart issues that stem from different causes can benefit from CBD. Some of these conditions that are negative to your heart health, contribute to poor cardiovascular function and can be positively affected with CBD are:
- Anxious feelings
- Stress
- Despondency
- Sleep deprivation
- Heart Health
- Swelling
- And much more
As research continues to be done on CBD and the positive effects it can have to support our health, it is becoming more evident the addition of CBD to our daily regimen can offer a variety of benefits, as well as provide numerous benefits for our heart.