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    The Endocannabinoid System: Biology's Hidden Regulatory Network

    The endocannabinoid system — comprising CB1 and CB2 receptors distributed throughout the brain, immune system, peripheral nervous system, gut, and reproductive organs; the endogenous ligands anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol; and the enzymatic machinery for their synthesis and degradation — is a master regulatory network governing pain modulation, immune homeostasis, inflammatory response, gut motility, mood, memory, and appetite that was virtually unknown to medicine until 1988. Chronic stress, nutritional deficiency in omega-3 fatty acids (which provide the building blocks for endocannabinoids), environmental toxins, and modern lifestyle factors systematically deplete endocannabinoid tone, creating a state of clinical endocannabinoid deficiency that may underlie conditions including migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and treatment-resistant depression. Its discovery demands a fundamental reconceptualisation of human biology and pharmacology.

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