How CBD Cream Is Helpful In Muscle Recovery?
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the naturally-occurring compounds in cannabis, which is famous for its potential to treat a wide range of medical conditions. CBD is mostly beneficial for diseases that manifest in pain and anxiety and seizures, nausea, inflammation, and insomnia.
Cannabis contains more than 480 compounds, which are broadly classified into cannabinoids and terpenes. CBD belongs in the cannabinoids group and another popular marijuana extract known as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). While CBD is mostly viewed as a therapeutic compound, THC is more prevalent among recreational cannabis users, thanks to its ability to induce euphoria.
Among the many documented health benefits of CBD is the ability to optimize fitness by enhancing muscle recovery. This explains why the substance is increasingly becoming popular among professional athletes and fitness freaks worldwide.
But how does CBD enhance muscle recovery? That question shall be the focus of this post.
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Ways CBD Might Help With Muscle Recovery
- CBD Fights Muscle Pain
Pain is part and parcel of workouts. It’s what prevents many people from achieving their workout goals. Thankfully, cannabidiol can escalate muscle recovery by reducing the severity of workout-induced pain, ensuring that your workouts don’t suffer any downtimes.
When you apply Sour Diesel CBD hemp flower, the cannabinoids in the product enter your body through a cell-signaling system called the endocannabinoid system.
Now, the endocannabinoid system plays a pivotal role in pain management by regulating the body’s homeostatic balance. The system contains its own series of endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid receptors.
Researchers believe that CBD impacts the performance of certain endocannabinoid receptors responsible for pain management, such as TRPV1 receptors. Another way CBD relieves pain is through the activation of endogenous cannabinoids that play a crucial role in pain relief, such as anandamide.
As far as muscle recovery is concerned, CBD is especially useful in delaying or reducing the severity of Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness (DOMS). DOMS refers to the excruciating pain felt between one and three days of performing strenuous workouts.
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- CBD Alleviates Muscle Inflammation
Workout-induced pain usually occurs side by side with inflammation.
Now, inflammation is one of the body’s first lines of defense against foreign substances, such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Heat and physical trauma on muscles might also trigger inflammation.
The actual swelling occurs due to an increase in blood flow to the affected muscles. The increased blood flow helps in clearing out the damaged proteins, cellular debris, and various toxins, such as byproducts of muscle contraction like lactic acid.
But inflammation might also cause unbearable pain while it lasts. Fortunately, NuLeaf Naturals CBD edibles or creams can go a long way in alleviating the condition.
Cannabidiol fights inflammation by interfering with your body’s inflammatory messenger activity. And unlike conventional Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) that are infamous for causing side effects, CBD relieves inflammation without presenting any worrying health concerns.
- CBD Relieves Muscle Tension
Muscle tension is another common side effect of strenuous workouts. And when it happens, it can either trigger or aggravate pain, slowing down your post-workout recovery process.
Like conventional NSAIDS, common muscle relaxants, such as Valium and Benzodiazepines, tend to leave the user nursing a host of side effects like drowsiness, disorientation, sedation and trembling.
Thankfully, you won’t worry about experiencing any of these side effects if you consider the excellent CBD gummies for your post-workout recovery.
CBD works like regular muscle relaxants – dilating your muscles to increase blood flow, thereby preventing or relieving tension. CBD’s powerful effects as a vasodilator explain why the substance is often recommended to comb blood flow disorders like erectile dysfunction.
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- CBD Boosts Sleep Quality and Duration
Sleep is a natural healer. There are numerous essential processes that take place during sleep, which could enhance your muscle recovery significantly.
For instance, during sleep, the body restores damaged proteins like actin, myosin, and troponin. It’s also during sleep that the body clears cellular debris and toxins from damaged muscles.
But as essential as sleep is, it’s sad to note that insomnia remains one of the biggest hindrances to successful workouts.
While many athletes turn to sleep pills, those who already appreciate the healing powers of cannabidiol would never replace the substance for anything else.
According to studies, CBD improves sleep quality and duration by shortening sleep latency. Sleep latency refers to the average duration it takes for a person to fall asleep.
CBD can also improve sleep by treating some of the major symptoms of insomnia, including REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) and post-traumatic stress disorder. The substance might also reduce or eliminate the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, which is the stage during sleep where most dreams occur.
CBD can boost sleep quality
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There are numerous benefits of using cannabidiol for muscle recovery. Besides its powerful healing properties, CBD is also an all-natural health supplement. The substance produces no worrying side effects apart from mild cases of nausea and drowsiness. Plus, CBD won’t get you high, which means that you can pursue your workouts with a clear and focused mind.
CBD creams are intended for topical application and eliminate the risks of developing sensitivity for the substance. And although cannabidiol remains illegal in some countries, it’s reassuring to note that there has been a general tendency towards legalization. For instance, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has since removed CBD.
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Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
