Know Flower

One of the many intentions I set for myself for 2022 is to re-evaluate some of the more challenging relationships in my life. Relationships, however, come in many different forms and do not always involve another human being. For me some of the more complicated and evolving relationships I have are with things, rather than people, for instance with food, or exercise. But in this case I’m going to talk about my relationship with alcohol.

Then, there are terpenes. The word terpene has become synonymous with cannabis in recent years, but the fact is terpenes aren’t exclusive to cannabis. So, what the heck is a terpene?

In the 1990s scientist discovered this thing call the endocannabinoid system, or ECS, in humans and animals. Turns out the ECS is an integral part of homeostasis – the body’s way of regulating and trying to stay healthy despite constant internal and external changes. The ECS helps regulate appetite, sleep, mood, stress, memory, energy levels and even reproduction through receptor sites located throughout the body, in places like the brain, liver, kidneys, spleen, gonads, and heart.