Benefits of natural CBD during menopause
When estrogen-deficient test subjects were fed plant-based cannabidiol for 18 weeks, they showed significant improvement in several important areas, including increased bone density, reduced intestinal inflammation, and, among other things, test subjects burned more energy than control subjects.
A Rutgers University study published in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology shows that plant-based cannabidiol (CBD/CBD) can be beneficial for menopausal and postmenopausal women.
The drastic decline in estrogen levels in women after menopause can often lead to a variety of health problems, including weight gain, osteoporosis, gastrointestinal disorders, and cognitive decline. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is one of the few traditional treatment options, however, it comes with a significant risk of negative side effects, especially in women over 60, and the benefits vary from person to person. Of course, other options are needed to prevent or treat the above women's health problems with fewer potential problems that predetermine the use of HRT. According to the authors of the study, it is drug-free cannabidiol of plant origin that can become the basis for their solution.
In their preclinical study, researchers at Rutgers University found that when estrogen-deficient subjects were fed plant-based cannabidiol for 18 weeks, they showed significant improvements in several important areas, including increased bone density, reduced intestinal inflammation, and, among other things, the subjects burned more energy than those in the control group. Mice not treated with plant cannabidiol developed symptoms that resembled those of postmenopausal females. Another interesting finding was that mice given natural cannabidiol grew the beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus.
"There is a lot of anecdotal evidence about the health benefits of plant-based CBD in menopausal and postmenopausal women, however our study is the first to investigate isolated claims in an established preclinical model of postmenopause," said Rutgers University associate professor Diane Rupchand, who is the study's author.
The use of the therapeutic properties of cannabis is rapidly growing among women in the US to treat symptoms associated with menopause. A recent survey shows that the majority of menopausal and postmenopausal women now use the therapeutic properties of cannabis as an adjunctive treatment for conditions-related symptoms.
“Natural CBD is already being used by many women to treat menopausal and postmenopausal symptoms,” says Prof. Rupchand. “This study provides preclinical data to support further exploration of natural CBD as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of disorders associated with various physiological conditions in women. Given the fact that menopause affects all women, it is definitely time to focus more on research into the therapeutic properties of plant cannabidiol, as its potential to alleviate painful syndromes could be huge, safer, and simpler.”
Commentary of the specialists of the “Ukrainian Industrial Hemp Association”
Lactobacillus is a genus of Gram-positive facultative anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria of the Lactobacillaceae family. One of the most important in the group of lactic acid bacteria, most of whose members convert lactose and other carbohydrates into lactic acid. In most cases, they are non-pathogenic, many species play a positive role in human nutrition. In humans, they are constantly present in the intestine and vagina (Dederlein sticks), where they are symbionts and make up a significant part of the intestinal microflora and the main microflora of the vagina. Many species take part in the decomposition of plant remains. They produce lactic acid, and the acidic environment inhibits the growth of many pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Preparations made on the basis of lactobacilli are widely used as probiotics to restore normal intestinal microflora after exposure to antibiotic therapy.
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