CBD for Inflammation

Inflammation is part of the defense mechanism of your body, and it plays a role in the process of healing. Inflammation is a natural occurrence of your body's natural protective response when it thinks it's being harmed. But, it can also be the harm to your body as well.

What Is Inflammation?

Think of inflammation as a natural response system of your body for protecting itself against harm. There are a couple types of inflammation: acute and chronic. You might be familiar with acute inflammation already, which occurs when you cut your finger or bang your knee.

The immune system of your body sends off an army of white blood cells that start surrounding and protecting the area, creating noticeable swelling and redness. It's the same process if you have an infection like pneumonia or the flu. Therefore, in these situations, inflammation is important as without it, simple infections could become deadly, and injuries could fester.

But, inflammation doesn't always help your body. In certain diseases, your immune system will fight against the cells in your body by mistake, which causes "harmful" inflammations”, such as:

• Psoriasis: This is a chronic skin disorder.
• Rheumatoid arthritis: This is where many of your body's joints are inflamed permanently.
• Inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease

These types of chronic inflammatory diseases could last, in some cases, for a lifetime, and their level of activity and severity varies.

Chronic inflammation could occur when responding to other unwanted body substances like excess fat cells (particularly fat from the belly area), or toxins from cigarette smoke. Inside arteries, inflammation can help ward off atherosclerosis (a cholesterol-rich, fatty plaque build-up).

Your body sees this plaque as foreign and abnormal, therefore it starts "walling off" the plaque from the blood flowing. But, the plaque could rupture if this wall breaks down. This allows the contents to start mingling with the blood, and it forms a clot that blocks the flow of blood. It's these types of clots that are responsible for most strokes and heart attacks.

Can CBD Help Inflammation?

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of many cannabinoids abundant in the cannabis plant. CBD is quickly becoming a popular remedy for a wide range of problems, including inflammation.

CBD is the second most prevalent cannabis active ingredient. It's an important component of medical marijuana, but it comes from the hemp plant- the marijuana plant's cousin. Even though CBD is a component of marijuana, it doesn't get you "high" by itself, because alone, it has no psychoactive effects.

CBD oil not only works wonderfully for decreasing pain-causing inflammation, it's also great as a topical treatment for managing pain related to injuries and sore muscles.

According to a World Health Organization report, CBD, in humans, shows no effects that indicate any dependence or abuse potential. As of today, there's no evidence issues to public health are linked with pure CBD use.

Studies on CBD for Inflammation

CBD research is still in its early stages, and there's much researchers don't know. However, what is known so far is very promising.

Some research published in the journal Antioxidants suggests CBD decreases inflammation by impacting the body's endocannabinoid receptors' activity.

This goes for both acute and chronic inflammation. One rat study, according to research published in the journal Pain, found CBD decreased inflammation in rats with osteoarthritis. Another review published in Future Medicinal Chemistry in 2009 showed CBD might also decrease acute inflammation, which is usually the reaction of the body to an injury. 

Fight Inflammation While You Sleep With a CBD Pillow

A CBD Pillow, from CBDPillow.com, is infused with millions of microcapsules of CBD. Patented micro-encapsulation technology is used for this process. Unlike edibles or topicals that wear off in hours, the CBD-infused pillow slowly releases the CBD microdoses throughout the night.

This occurs through friction from your hair follicles and skin that causes the capsules to burst, and the CBD to be slowly released into your body. Your sleep is regulated throughout the night, evenly, and you experience all the other benefits of CBD, like helping with inflammation.

Each pillow provides you with the support of memory foam, and the softness of down. They're crafted with gel memory foam (proprietary medium-firm blend) with alternative down microfibers to offer you both neck support and comfort. The memory foam used in the CBD pillows is hypoallergenic and GreenGuard Gold and CertiPUR-US certified to ensure safe and low chemical emissions.

And, you can adjust your own comfort level. Simply unzip the cover from the CBD pillow, and remove as much fill as you want to customize your own level of firmness to meet your own personal needs. It creates the ultimate sleep and relaxation experience, while you indulge in CBD's many other benefits. Place your order today for your very own CBD pillow.