Alzheimer’s Disease and Cannabis

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Alzheimer’s is known as one of the diseases that catches people off guard. Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disorder that can come with a host of symptoms and side effects. The end outcomes of Alzheimer’s is progressive and currently there is no cure. There have been a lot of studies on the brain of those with alzheimers and it was found that they have abnormal brain protein deposits – “amyloid-beta plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles. The buildup leads to cell death which shows up as the symptoms associated with this disorder.

The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is a direct connection to balance in our bodies. It is almost like the command center of our bodies. There are many disorders and diseases linked to an imbalance of our ECS and and imbalance of cannabinoids.

Michelle Rhodes