The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is an integral system intricately connected to a wide range of different physical and psychological functions, including:
• Metabolism and appetite
• Gut and digestive function
• Mood and stress
• Liver function
• Inflammation and pain
• Learning and memory and brain health
• Sleep cycle
• Motor and muscle function and control
• Skin and nerve function
• Bone health
ECS imbalances are implicated in many health conditions including acute and chronic pain and inflammation, mood (depression and anxiety), appetite disruption, neuroinflammation in brain injuries, dementia and cognition, as well as insomnia. So it’s a no-brainer that a healthy ECS is integral for any athlete in all areas of performance and recovery.
Join Dr Elisabeth Philipps, a leading ECS and cannabinoid expert, as she presents a compelling webinar on this critical system and why it needs to be supported in any sports programme. She will present the latest research including lifestyle approaches to supporting the ECS. Discussion will also focus on cannabidol, better known as CBD, which was legalised and placed on the permitted substance list by the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) banned substance list in January 2018. Since then, there has been an explosion of hemp-based products purporting to support athletes in a number of different areas including pain management and inflammation, sleep, performance anxiety, as well as connective tissue and bone support.
But what is CBD? How does it work in the body? What’s the evidence for supporting sports training, performance and recovery regime? And is it safe?
Dr Elisabeth looks forwards to all your questions on this fascinating and sometimes controversial topic.
About Dr Elisabeth Philipps
Dr Elisabeth Philipps PhD BSc (Hons) BSc Nutr Med AFMCP is a clinical neuroscientist and functional medicine practitioner, and runs a health consultancy specialising in brain health, the endocannabinoid system and cannabinoid medicine including medical cannabis and CBD. She regularly presents at conferences and events, and provides expert opinion for the national press, specialist healthcare publications and health companies. You can connect with Elisabeth via:
www.drelisabethphilipps.com
instagram – @drelisabethphilipps
Twitter – @drphilipps
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