Homeostasis: What is it and how is it related to CBD?
Homeostasis - you've surely heard about it, whether from your doctor, physiotherapist, or nutritional advisor. Homeostasis connects physical and mental processes of our body and leads them to an absolutely crucial and unconditional balance. But how does CBD and the endocannabinoid system relate to this process? Can cannabidiol be the path to a properly functioning organism, and consequently, homeostasis? In today's article, we'll answer not only these fundamental questions.
What is Homeostasis?
Claude Bernard highlighted the importance of maintaining the body's, and consequently health's, homeostasis in the 19th century. It was his view claiming that absolutely every living organism - from plants through humans to insects - must maintain a very specific internal environment. The necessity of this harmony conditions proper functioning, thriving, and even the survival of these organisms. Modern research currently builds on these hypotheses, considering homeostasis a critical and key element for comprehensive robust health, both mentally and physically.
Simply put, homeostasis is the ability of our body to maintain internal balance when exposed to external environmental influences, which is most often long-term stress. One practical example could be an analogy between homeostasis and a car's onboard computer.
Just as a car uses an onboard computer to monitor systems to ensure it doesn't overheat or run out of fuel, your body uses homeostasis similarly. If a problem occurs in your body, such as excessively high or low body temperature, homeostasis immediately responds. If this cellular balance (also called homeostasis) functions optimally, you do too.
If homeostasis function is disrupted or barely functions at all, it's essentially "setting up" a serious problem. In such cases, the body cannot overcome challenges, manage stress, and regulate physiological processes. The most fundamental issue lies in your organism's inability to defend itself and mitigate damage. The result of these "damages" are, in most cases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders.
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