Categories: aggregated

Is Runner’s High Real? The Endocannabinoid System Explains It

The results showed that after exercise, cannabinoid receptors were activated on immune cells in the spinal cord, which had a numbing effect on exercise-related pain. It also increased the concentration of anandamide in the spine as well as caused immune cells to produce more CB2 receptors. Although previous research had already suggested anandamide’s role in runner’s high, this was the first study to implicate the immunoregulatory effect of CB2 receptors. In addition, researchers also found that anandamide’s lack of CB2 binding affinity suggested that exercise induced endocannabinoid activity at several levels.

Jason

Share
Published by
Jason

Recent Posts

AEW’s Marina Shafir Hits Hard, Smokes Weed, and Would Rather Talk About Family

The AEW star gets candid about loss, love, life on the road, and the role…

9 hours ago

Marijuana Reform Isn’t This White House’s Drug Policy Priority

Sara Carter, the former investigative journalist and Fox News contributor now serving as White House…

9 hours ago

Cannabis Can Cost You Your Visa: Immigration Risks for Non-Citizens in the United States

Weed may be legal in much of America, but for non-citizens, one hit, one job,…

9 hours ago

Is Weed ‘More Immoral’ than Abortion? Global Survey Ranks ‘Acceptable’ Behaviors

A new survey conducted by Pew Research examined what is considered “morally acceptable” in 25 countries.…

1 day ago

The FDA Is Done Ignoring CBD. Its Free Ride May Be Over

The agency has quietly sent a CBD compliance and enforcement policy to the White House…

1 day ago

How Weed Nuns Helped Shape Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-Winning DiCaprio Epic

When renowned US film director Paul Thomas Anderson and production designer Florencia Martin visited the…

1 day ago