That sense of euphoria and well-being that pervades us after running or, in general, after a hard workout, is not given by endorphins, but by endocannabinoids.
It's 7 o'clock: the alarm goes off. I jump out of bed and, after washing my face with strictly cold water, I get ready for go for a run with my father.
Saliam for the mountains that characterize this little corner of the world. The air is fresh. The sun, just risen, with its still faint rays warms the incredible landscape that opens up before us.
The effort for the climb makes itself felt and, consequently, that sense of pleasure. And I ask my father about the cause of these pleasant sensations. “It's the endorphins,” he says. “No dear father - I reply - they are endocannabinoids.” And I explained to him what I am about to repeat to you.
Sports well-being and endocannabinoids: the study
"We demonstrated for the first time that a runner's high depends on cannabinoid receptors". Incredible news reported by someone study published on Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Lo runner's high it is a sudden sensation of pleasure felt by long-distance runners. The researchers made mice run on wheels for about 5 hours, after which they subjected them to tests behavioral tests.
"Beta-endorphins are too big to reach the brain, consequently, they are not responsible of the effects of sport on the central nervous system" - and continues - Unlikeanandamide, one of the main cannabinoids produced by our body, which is small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier"
The mice reported higher blood levels of anandamide and reacted less stressed in behavioral tests than the other groups.
The first, composed of runner mice who, however, had been administered a drug that blocks brain receptors for endocannabinoids. And a final group of mice genetically modified so that their neurons were without receptors for endocannabinoids.
Both did not enjoy the benefits of running, thus confirming the correlation between anandamide, running and well-being.
CBD and sport: the main benefits for athletes
The CBD can increase the amount of anandamide present in the body after physical activity. To be taken with both inflorescences than with gods oils, cannabidiol has several benefits for both the body and the mind:
- CBD how anti-inflammatory natural, it is ideal for traumas, bruises or inflammatory conditions linked to sports practice
- CBD is a antiemetic effective for reducing nausea and the feeling of tiredness due to intense training
- Thanks to his analgesic properties, cannabidiol is recommended for people who suffer from chronic pain or inflammatory conditions caused, for example, by sports injuries.
Nate Diaz, MMA champion, is a regular CBD consumer. At the end of a meeting he presented himself at a press conference vaping CBD, responding to a journalist that: “it helps the healing process, inflammation and everything else. So I smoke before, after the match and during training."
