Sex is an integral part of life. Believe it or not, it plays a major role in wellness. Sex is great for heart health and blood pressure. It also causes higher levels of immunoglobulin and thus a boosted immunity.
Because of sex, you can enjoy better sleep and less anxiety. You can also enjoy pain relief… Puts a damper on the whole headache excuse, huh.
Erectile Dysfunction
Often some issues will get in the way of satisfactory sex. This condition is caused by restrained blood flow to the phallus and tissue damage.
An erection is a process that involves many facets of the human being from the brain to hormones to emotions. Nerves, muscles, and vessels get a little bit of the action too. Dysfunction refers to the inability to get an erection, maintain one or a complete lack of desire.
Considering the partner is not the problem, erectile dysfunction is brought on by stress in many cases. The inability to get it up will usually cause anxiety and depression, which only makes the situation harder (or not).
How CBD Helps the Cause
Environmental toxins and chemicals can also bring about erectile dysfunction. Dioxins for example are found in food. Studies have shown that CBD is incredibly effective in flushing them out of the system.
The endocannabinoid system is instrumental in modulation of sexual function. The receptors are stimulated by CBD to perform. CBD is therefore useful for restoration of sexual function through the ECS.
Since stress, depression, and anxiety are such huge factors in the prevalence of this condition, it is only sensible to address them. CBD works through the adenosine receptors and other parts of the brain to produce hormones like dopamine that relieve these factors.
Without the noise from life’s problems distracting you from the task at hand, you can then go ahead and enjoy sex.
The Traditional Approach
This condition is common among men over 50 although due to drug and alcohol abuse that age bracket has widened. It is also common among people of a lower IQ who are not keen on caring for their bodies.
The traditional treatment for erectile dysfunction is known as ‘little blue pill’ among other medications. These promise up to four hours of erections but also bring with them a myriad of other side effects like death. The risk of that pharmaceutical erection refusing to go down is huge, it is also mighty embarrassing.
With CBD that is dialed back significantly. However, before self-medicating on this problem it is important to ensure there are no underlying medical conditions.
Erectile dysfunction can also be caused by medical conditions, treatments, and medications. The physician should give a stamp of approval for use of CBD for the dysfunction before commencement of use.
Libido
This is sexual desire or more colloquially, sex drive. There are two processes involved for you to develop desire for sex, the first is sexual inhibition. This is the conscious sexual constraint. You need to decrease this so they can arrive at the second stage, sexual excitation.
The second stage is all arousal, fire, and anticipation. Sex hormones and neurotransmitters act upon testosterone and dopamine to regulate desire. For you to have a libido, it means they have trouble surpassing the first stage.
Low libido is more dire in men than women. This is despite the percentage of men suffering low libido being half that of women. More than 70% of men tie their masculinity to their sexuality. Therefore, when they are unable to rise to the occasion it is deemed a dent in their manhood.
Inhibited sexual behavior can be caused by biological, psychological, or social factors. It could also be a combination of the three or two in the list. Biological factors are all about health like hormones and medical conditions.
Psychological factors are stress, depression and other such. The psychological factors are worse because the longer libido stays low the more stressful which is then followed by even more stress. It is vicious. Social factors are things like work and family.
CBD to Ignite the Fire
CBD is effective in handling a little bit of all the factors. On the list of biological factors is diabetes. CBD has been found to curtail the side effects of diabetes significantly. This is the same story for many other medical conditions that could wash sexual desire down the drain.
Psychological factors tangle a complicated web that strips down the art of sex to its bare bones. Very few women achieve orgasm during sex. This puts pressure on the men, which causes them not to perform satisfactorily.
CBD is an effective antidepressant and anxiolytic. It is excellent in blocking out the performance caused anxiety.
Sex is supposed to be instinctive. Instinct will have no room if you are constantly thinking about being dubbed ‘bad in bed’. Of course, other forms of stress like financial strain among other will feature and cause decline in libido.
Social factors comprise of work and family. Work tends to put pressure on people with deadlines and constant struggle to achieve targets. While CBD will not move the deadline, it will help you relax even in the face of all those things.
Low libido can be caused by friction between partners or lack of transparency. CBD will help calm the nerves and pave the way for an honest conversation about sex.
It allows for proper communication and vivid thought. Lowers inhibitions and allows one to be open in a sexual situation. Enjoyment of sex will increase libido gradually until it is fully restored.
Penetration Pain
This is an instance in which experiences pain upon penetration. It could be brought about by a few reasons. Insufficient lubrication is first on the list. This means that the phallus is running against the vaginal wall causing friction, which brings about pain and soreness.
Vaginismus is another reason with more of a medical explanation. You experience a muscle spasm in the pelvic floor. This makes it hard for the vagina to accommodate a penis.
Menopause is also a major player in this respect. Due to decreased production of sex hormones, you cannot gather up enough lubrication and therefore needs to seek alternative methods of lubrication.
CBD is effective in relaxing muscles. Sometimes, the vaginismus is brought on by fear of being hurt. CBD will not only act on the muscles but also the underlying reason for the spasm.
The action with FAAH leads to production of the bliss molecule. This allows one time free of worries, anxiety, and nasty memories from the past that resurface to ruin the mood. The same actions will be effective in providing more lubrication.
Menopause causes vaginal dryness, due to the fall in estrogen. This brings about a reduction in FAAH, which regulates the bliss molecule. CBD works through the endocannabinoid system to help restore sexual function to women in the menopausal years.
CBD Products
1) CBD Lube
Lube is an artificial lubrication agent. It is used to abate pain and make sex more pleasurable for both partners. While regular lube only seeks to serve one problem.
The CBD type addresses anxiety and vaginismus. This is great news for the 70% of women who experience pain during intercourse.
The directions for use are not any different from those of regular lube. The effects will be felt within twenty minutes. You should ensure to apply enough to last the whole session.
2) CBD Suppositories
These are little pills or oils you can shoot up the vagina for relief from pain. You can also use the same delivery method to relax the muscles and ensure no spasms occur during.
You can also buy suppositories or make them at home using directions from the net. However, caution must be exercised lest you mix yourself up a batch of infections.
3) Edibles
For the dinner before the big moment, you can go for a CBD infused meal to mellow things out. It will take longer to kick in but once it does, you will not feel anxious for hours on end.
The stresses of work and other life matters will not get in the way either. Brownies, cookies or a spiked cocktail also work perfectly for this plan.
4) CBD Oil and Tincture
These are great for an emergency situation, where you only have 20 minutes or less to get rid of the stress and get in the mood.
The oral mucosa is highly absorbent and will deliver the CBD into the blood stream quickly. A sublingual approach is also apt. Capillaries under the tongue will transport relief quickly and effectively.
5) CBD Condoms
The jury is still out on this product but it would be unfair to withhold it. You should ensure that they get the right product and not one that only just marijuana leaf indentations on it. It is important to read through the chemical composition of the oil used in the condom before use.
No Harm in Trying
These sexual dysfunctions and others are cause for relationship issues all over the world. It becomes difficult for two people in a relationship to get along when one of the most important aspects is gradually breaking down.
CBD is an effective remedy for the aforementioned dysfunctions and many others. Studies have even shown promise in the reversal of infertility. This gives CBD authority over most of the remedies in the market, which cause embarrassing situations.
It also keeps you from resorting to silly myths just to get the motors running. Personal testimonials all agree on one thing, the orgasms with CBD intervention are much more intense.
