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5 Potential Benefits of CBD Oil For Mental Health

Wondering if CBD oil for mental health is right for you? Learn about 5 benefits for seeking relief from physical & mental symptoms.
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Author: crystal-willson
By crystal-willson
November 4, 2020(Updated: April 8, 2021)

While psychedelics are not yet available in the wider field of health, CBD oil for mental health (or cannabidiol oil) has become a popular option for individuals seeking relief from physical and mental symptoms. Join Crystal Willson as we explore some of the positive health effects of working with CBD.

Health consists of social, behavioral, physical, and mental wellness and comfort. So if you experience difficulties related to any of these aspects, you might not fall into a state of good health. Like any other disease, mental disorders might alter your daily life and make it difficult to live. Some mental disorders like depression, anxiety, and stress are quite daunting and affect the quality of your life.

Therefore you might consider natural therapies like CBD Oil for optimum mental health benefits. It stimulates the brain processes and alters the cognitive abilities in no time. Consequently, you come out as a happier and joyous individual with a salubrious body.

Here are the top ways in which CBD Oil boosts your mental health and keeps the psychiatric disorders at bay.

1.   Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Traumatic experiences might take a toll on your mental health and induce psychological abnormalities. Further, such experiences make way for mental disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder and affect daily life. As a result, you are likely to experience symptoms like intrusive thoughts, nightmares, fearfulness, and weakness. Also, trauma affects the quality of life and increases mental tranquility. You might seek natural therapy options to curb the symptoms of stress disorders [1]. With regular consumption of cannabis supplements, you can get rid of clinical manifestations.

Cannabidiol acts on your brain and stimulates the endocannabinoid system. Also, it increases the levels of neurotransmitters like serotonin and induces a sense of well-being [2]. That way, you experience more joy and negligible stressful reactions.

2.   Anxiety

Most people go through hectic work routines and professional loads daily. More than 19% of people in the US suffer from generalized anxiety disorder. You might go through anxious thoughts due to a variety of reasons. From the uncontrollable fear of the future to excessive mental strain, anxiety results due to many reasons. Further, anxiety disorders lead to symptoms like anxious thoughts, confusion, weakness, and anhedonia.

You can use natural aids like CBD Oil, to induce top-notch comfort and well-being. Cannabidiol stimulates brain receptors like CB1 & CB2. Additionally, it alters the functions of vanilloid receptors and rectifies neurological processes [3]. As a result, you end up feeling a sense of well-being. Make sure to experiment with the modes of administration. Find out the one that suits your body.

3.   Mood and CBD Oil for Mental Health

Around 10% of people in the US suffer from mood disorders at least once in their lifetimes. It takes a toll on their cognitive abilities and alters their moods regularly. One of the most common mood-related disorders is bipolar disorder. It leads to alternating moods, ranging from hypomania episodes to depressive bouts, regularly. Along with this, such frequent mood changes also affect the professional life of the individual.

CBD Oil shows promising results in the management of mood-related disorders [4]. You can use topical or oral products to induce proper mood changes and neurological functions. Cannabidiol acts on your body and alters the brain pathways. Further, it stimulates the 5-HT receptors and increases the production of serotonin [5].

With an increase in the levels of neurotransmitters, you experience a stable mood and emotional balance. Make sure to utilize the therapeutic abilities of CBD Oil for faster comfort.

4.     Sleep

Sleeplessness is a mental issue that alters your ability to think and act. Initially, you are likely to experience excessive confusion and headache. Along with this, loss of sleep alters your brain processes and takes a toll on cognitive abilities. After a certain duration, the lack of rest transforms into a long-term disorder that affects the quality of your life. You can get rid of insomnia by using some natural treatments and herbal supplements.

Make sure to use CBD Oil for proper sleep and mental salubrity. It regulates brain activity and stimulates the pineal gland located in the third cerebral ventricle. Moreover, it increases the levels of melatonin hormones in your body [6]. With an increase in the melatonin hormone, you experience a proper sleep-wakeup cycle.

Also, it corrects dysfunction in your body’s biological clock and induces a refreshing sleep [7]. So, you attain better sleep and excel in your professional life. You might use CBD tinctures in various nutritious recipes to incorporate cannabidiol in your body. Also, you can opt for CBD vape juice to help you sleep better.

5.   Epileptic Attacks

The brain consists of a variety of pathways and neurological processes that regulate physiological systems. You are likely to experience epilepsy when the rate of neuronal firing inside your brain increases way more than usual. It takes a toll on the electrical activity of the brain and manifests outwardly as seizures and epileptic fits. Along with this, it might alter consciousness and lead to an unconscious state within an instant. You might experience different episodes of epilepsy according to the type of epileptic attacks. Out of these, tonic-clonic seizures are the most prevalent ones and affect the majority of epilepsy patients. Cannabidiol might alleviate the frequency of episodes and induce salubrity in your body [8].

Final Verdict of CBD Oil for Mental Health

Mental ailments are quite difficult to deal with as they affect the daily life of an individual. Also, the disorders can be either fatal or might trouble you for a longer time. Due to lack of research and management protocols on psychiatric abnormalities, most of the disorders remain incurable. However, you can use natural treatment options to alleviate the symptoms associated with mental disorders. However, with the application or usage of CBD Oil, you can reduce the effects of mental disorders [9]. Cannabidiol acts on your brain and stimulates the receptors to act in a normal way [10].

References

  1. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200609144458.htm
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938896/
  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5440922/
  4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604171/
  5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6319597/
  6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/20151432_Effects_of_Tetrahydrocannabinol_on_Melatonin_Secretion_in_Man
  7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326553/
  8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5767492/
  9. https://jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42238-019-0012-y
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Crystal Willson, Content Strategist at CBD Health is a full-time content marketing specialist. She has been closely monitoring the cannabis industry trends for quite some time. She has worked in various domains before the cannabis industry. On her off days, she likes to spend her time with her family, lift weights, and reading novels.
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