Somebody once told this writer that marijuana eventually makes you look haggard, tired and everything else that makes you look washed out. The funny thing is, all the other people around this writer agreed solemnly and went about their ways.
Since marijuana also teaches you not to believe in the herd like a brainless conformist, digging for the truth was the only way out.
This is what we found:
Allergic dermatitis generally begins when you are a teenager. If proper treatment is not undertaken, it can continue to your adulthood and that is not a pretty sight at all.
Currently, this condition affects about 5% of men and 11% of women in industrialised countries, the journal Science reported.
So, what is that substance?
International researchers found that two naturally occurring cannabinoid components that are found in the body’s endocannabinoid system protect us from dermatitis. One of the substances is from the brain and it is called anandamide, while the other called 2-AG is from the intestines.
Interestingly, these cannabinoids are no different from the active components that is found in hashish and marijuana, which are from the cannabis plant.
In fact, studies on mice have returned an interesting result: THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana which produces a "high" in users decreases the allergic reaction in mice that were treated with it. In mice that did not get this treatment, the condition does not seem to abate.
Today, scientists are of the opinion that when the endocannabinoid system is activated after an exposure to an allergen, the allergic responses are curbed as the endocannabinoid system restricts the power of the allergen.
Furthermore, research has shown that mice who lack cannabinoid receptors show heightened inflammatory skin responses to an allergen.
While more research will substantially prove this point, what is interesting is that you are probably not going to end up looking haggard if you use marijuana to keep your body's internal functioning in shape.
