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7 really surprising health benefits from smoking

Marijuana is known for its ability to leave users happy, relaxed, and giggling. It can even offer many health benefits, like improved sleep, mood, and creativity. But aside from these everyday uses, marijuana can also be used as a medicine.

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7 really surprising health benefits from smoking

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  1. 1. Smokingweedmakesyouthinner–oratleastless likelytobeobese AstudyinthejournalObesityfoundthatregularweedsmokersarelesslikelytobeobesethannon-smokers. TheresearchersfromConferenceofQuebecUniversityHealthCenterslookedat700adultsaged18-74–and foundthatcannabisuserstendtohavelowbodymass indexscores(oftentakenasasignofgoodhealth). PeoplewithlowBMIstendtohavelessbodyfatsandtendtobeatlowerrisk fordiabetes.`

  2. 2. Marijuanacanactuallyimprovelungfunction Smokingweedisn’tactuallythatbadforyourlungs,andsmokersactuallyhaveimprovedlungfunctionwhencomparedtobothcigarettesmokers–andpeoplewho haveneversmokedeither.Theresearchers,writingintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,saythat thebigdragstakenbyweedsmokersmayactually‘train’ lungsto bemoreefficient.

  3. 3. Itcanincrease creativity A 2012studyinConsciousnessandCognitionfound thatmarijuanamadepeoplemorecreative–atleastin termsofhowwelltheyusedlanguage.Theresearcherssaid,‘Weinvestigatedtheeffectsofcannabissmokednaturalisticallyonschizotypyanddivergentthinking,ameasureofcreativity.‘Cannabisincreasedverbal fluencyinlowcreativetothesamelevelasthatofhighcreatives’.

  4. 4.Weedcanhelpathletesperformbetter GordyMegrozofOutsideconductedhisownstudyafter notingthenumberofathleteswhocreditmarijuanause forincreasedperformanceandrecovery.Andhowever unscientificyoudeemhislittleself-experimenttobe,hefoundthatheperformedbetteronthetreadmillandwaslesssoreafteraheavysquatsession.‘Idoaheavysquatsessionwhilehigh,whichwouldnormallyleavemesorefortwodays,butI’msurprisinglyfresh24hourslater.

  5. 5. Cannabiscankillcancercells The U.S.governmenthasadmittedthatthedrugcanshrinkcancercells.Inapageofofficialgovernmentadvice,theU.S.governmentnowsays,‘Cannabishasbeenshowntokillcancercellsinthelaboratory.’Thesitesaysthattheeffecthassofarbeenseeninrodentstudies,andcautions,‘Atthistime,thereisnotenoughevidencetorecommendthatpatientsinhaleoringestCannabisasatreatmentforcancer-relatedsymptoms orsideeffectsofcancer therapy.’

  6. 6. It’s afarsaferalternativetoalcohol–in fact, it’s 114times safer Cannabis could actually be the safest drug available,afterastudyfounditisactually114 times less deadly than alcohol, according to the journal, Scientific Reports. The reports‘ authors studied the effects of alcohol, heroin, cocaine, tobacco, ecstasy, crystal meth and cannabis.

  7. 7. Smokingweedcanhelpyougiveupheroin Smokingweedhelpspatientsgiveupopiatessuchasheroin,anewstudyhasfound.ResearchersatColumbiaUniversitymonitoredpatientsundergoingtreatmentfor opiateaddiction–andfoundthatpatientswhosmokedweedweremoreabletosleep,lessanxious,andmore likelytocompletetheircourse.Theresearchersalso foundthatdosingpatientswithdronabinol–adrugconsistingofthe‘active’ingredientin cannabis.

  8. City -Vancouver State- BritishColumbiaZip -V5K 0A1 Country– Canada

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