10 Benefits of Vaping CBD Oil
Over the years, warnings regarding potential harm caused by smoking have steadily increased. In response to this, a more beneficial alternative was researched, and out of this came vaping, a habit that taps on the technology that helps to draw the flavor out of smoking and neglect the toxic exposure.
CBD, essentially known as Cannabidiol, has proven to be a wellness product whose potential health benefits are yet to be fully tapped. Its popularity has increased as more users subscribe to edibles, topical CBD, and vape oils which has witnessed significant encouragement through the vape culture. As a compound derived from the Cannabis sativa plant, it is closely related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is known to be psychoactive. However, unlike THC, Cannabidiol does not get people high, and vaping them helps to enjoy the various benefits they offer, such as:
1. Variety Of Flavors And Dosage
CBD vaping can be tried out in the form of a pre-filled disposable CBD oil cartridge. It comes with either a 0.5g or 1g constant dosage. However, the reusable vape cartridge allows for dosage regulation, such that different strengths of the CBD oil can be tried without having to buy a new cartridge each time.
Also, CBD oil vaping can be spiced up with different flavors that can render a more savory experience. It is not uncommon to try various aromatic flavors such as cola, strawberry, mint, and others to get a new experience each time you vape. All these varieties help to ensure that each time you fume extra flavors, there is a newer experience to relish, thereby killing boredom.
2. Relieving Mental Stress
In today’s world, many individuals face anxiety, stress, insomnia, depression, and other conditions associated with mental stress daily. And quite often, this mental stress can make them unproductive in their daily activities.
For people suffering from insomnia, vaping higher doses of CBD oil has been found to induce drowsiness and also increase their sleep time. Also, when taken in microdoses, vaped CBD oil can significantly increase your alertness. A similar anti-anxiety effect is also noticeable in anxiety disorders and depression.
In general, it has been found to have an overall calming effect on the mind. CBD oil does not just help you to fall asleep, but it also helps to stay asleep.
3. Anti-Oxidative Protection Of Cells
Considering the damages that various oxidants are capable of incurring in the body system, one must have a countermeasure for offsetting and preventing them. Oxidative stress can damage cells and manifest as aging.
Several studies have shown the antioxidant and neuroprotective roles that CBD may play on the human body. Vaping CBD oil is potentially preventive against oxidative-related diseases like cancer and oxidative neurological disorders like cerebral ischemia.
Overall, vaping CBD oil can help protect your cells from oxidative damages that can eventually accumulate to cause a more systemic health disturbance in your body.
4. Relieving Epilepsy Symptoms
Aside from its psychological toll, epilepsy has an even more damaging impact on the patient’s health, especially those suffering from recurrent seizures. Caused by an abrupt burst in the electrical activity of the brain, the frequency of this seizure is said to be reduced by CBD vape oil.
It is to this end that the Food and Drug Administration of the United States, while exploring the medical effects of marijuana, approved a CBD-derived drug to treat some forms of epilepsy.
5. Reducing Chemotherapy Side Effects
One of the side effects commonly encountered by patients undergoing chemotherapy is nausea. Nausea is partly caused by the release of a neurotransmitter called serotonin.
By blocking serotonin receptors, CBD helps reduce nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy. This is patterned after FDA-approved pharmaceutical agents that contain THC in treating cancer and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
6. Relaxation Purpose
Adulthood comes with daily pressure and stress, and each individual’s productivity depends on successfully navigating each day and unwinding before facing the next one.
One of the natural ways of relaxing after a long day is by vaping CBD oil. Coupled with its research-proven anti-anxiety effects, the rhythmic act of vaping through breathing in and out is a therapeutic way of relaxation. The flow helps clear your mind and gives you a feeling that you are still in control.
7. Pain Management
Pain comes in different forms, and in whatever form it may be, there is nothing desirable about it.
Analgesic drugs can do little when it comes to some intense neuropathic pain, such as nerve damage or the ones from infections and traumatic injuries. Several studies have explored and revealed the potential of CBD oil in alleviating pains, especially chronic neuropathic ones. A CBD vaping regimen can help substantially manage pain.
8. It Acts Fast
Compared to other routes of administration, vaping CBD oil yields an almost immediate onset of effects. This is because inhalation reaches the lung faster, since it is the form of steam, and the lungs, being well-vascularized, help to conduct the substance to the bloodstream speedily.
This increased bioavailability is most important for patients that want the therapeutic effects of CBD within a few minutes, thereby giving them a fast relief from their stress or pain.
9. An Alternative To Quit Smoking
This is a benefit that addicted smokers can explore. Nicotine is a very addictive substance whose overwhelming power is not easy to break.
Many prescribed medications for withdrawing from smoking usually come with intolerable side effects. On the contrary, scientific research has proven that cannabidiol vaping is a reliable alternative to tobacco smoking. Being delivered through the same nasal route, a single puff has a fast-acting effect in the bloodstream and helps induce and replace the same feeling smokers derive without the addiction.
10. Anti-Inflammatory Role
Many diseases in the human body are significantly supported and promoted by chronic inflammation. Inflammation and diabetes have a strong link, and the anti-inflammatory roles of CBD oil on type-2 diabetes mellitus have been made evident. Insulin resistance is known to be the common metabolic cause of type-2 diabetes mellitus, and this is encouraged by chronic inflammation. The anti-inflammatory properties of CBD have been shown to improve metabolism and also be a potential treatment plan for other diseases caused or aggravated by chronic inflammation.
Conclusion
Whether for medicinal use or other purposes, it is clear that CBD oil vaping is highly beneficial. And more benefits are being discovered and proven by research. However, it should be noted that regulation still restricts its usage in some regions, and it should only be encouraged where and when its therapeutic effects greatly outweigh any potential risk.
John DiBella is a medical marijuana advocate, owner of The Sanctuary Wellness Institute, and a writer. When he’s not writing blogs about medical marijuana, he enjoys hiking, camping and sailing.
