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The Benefits of CBD Oil & Why You Should Use It

CBD 101: Part One

CBD is one of the many cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, and although people have used cannabis for thousands of years as a source of food, medicine, and textile, today’s world is starting to rediscover cannabis and, more specifically, the CBD within.

What is CBD Oil?

CBD oil is much like an essential oil in that the CBD is isolated and extracted from the plant. Depending on which type of product you get, your CBD oil can be purely CBD, or it can contain other cannabinoids and terpenes from the cannabis plant that support and enhance the effects of CBD.

No matter what type of CBD oil you get, you will find that it can help improve your health in a whole range of ways. In fact, as CBD has come more and more into the limelight, scientists and CBD customers have found that CBD oil is one of the preferred, go-to natural remedies because of its ability to relieve a wide range of health symptoms.

To give you an idea of what CBD oil can do and why you should use it, we’re going to share just a few of the seemingly countless benefits CBD oil has to offer.

Eases Physical Discomfort

At some point in our lives, each of us will face some sort of physical discomfort. Whether it’s temporary or chronic, minor or severe, any type of discomfort can keep us from enjoying our day-to-day lives. CBD oil works with and supports your body’s natural response to fight physical discomfort. It does this by influencing your CB2 receptors, which are a part of your immune system and help manage both pain and inflammation. By indirectly influencing your CB2 receptors, CBD stimulates the body’s response of naturally producing its own cannabinoids and restoring balance within the body. Part of this restoration of balance involves easing any physical discomfort you may experience and allowing you to go out and live your life to the fullest.

Supports Overworked and Achy Joints

Overworked or worn-down joints can cause severe discomfort to the point where performing even the simplest of tasks can seem impossible. For some people, joint wear is hereditary and may seem completely unavoidable. However, CBD oil supports healthy cartilage and proper joint function. CBD does this the same way it eases physical discomfort: by influencing your CB2 receptors and stimulating your body’s natural response to fight such discomfort.

Uplifts the Mood

In today’s world, 16.2 million American adults suffer from at least one major depressive episode ayear. That number is staggering, and it doesn’t include children or those whose depressive episodes are considered more minor. If you experience frequent slumps where you have feelings of extreme sadness or worry, CBD oil can help. CBD doesn’t just interact with your body’s cannabinoid receptors; it also stimulates your opioid, dopamine, and serotonin receptors, as well as your reuptake inhibitors. As a result, CBD helps slow your breathing, calm your mind, and increase happiness and pleasure. It also stimulates your reuptake inhibitors just as an antidepressant medication would, helping to improve your mood. When your brain has a hard time regulating these things on its own, CBD is the support that comes along and encourages it to work properly.

Clears Mental Fog

Do you ever find yourself in a mental haze? Is it ever difficult for you to focus on a task or remember certain things? If so, CBD is your new best friend. Most people associate CBD oil as a way to ease major health concerns, but it is also great for those who suffer from occasional mental fog. For some, this mental fog and inability to concentrate is a warning sign of developing or undiagnosed dementia, ADHD, or other conditions.

Whether your mental fog is an early symptom of something more serious, or simply a result of being tired or distracted, CBD oil can help. CBD stimulates a variety of receptors, including your dopamine receptors, that help improve cognition, focus, and memory. If you find it hard to remember things, or if you just need a mental boost to get through the day, try CBD oil! You’ll get the boost you need without the jolt or crash of caffeine.

Eases Stress

All of us experience stressful situations. For some, that stress may be more chronic while others might experience it only occasionally. No matter the situation, however, stress often brings with it an almost uncontrollable feeling of worry, nervousness, and distress. As a result, it can be difficult to just get through the day. When you use CBD oil, the CBD molecules interact with several of your brain’s receptors, including the CB1 and opioid receptors. As a result, CBD can calm your mind and help you deal with stressful situations.

Protects the Brain

As we go through our day-to-day life, our brain cells can become damaged from stress, oxidation, aging, and even our diet. Our brains require essential fatty acids for protection, but we don’t always get all of the fatty acids our brain needs. CBD oil from hemp plants is high in essential fatty acids. In fact, it contains an almost perfect ratio of the LA and ALA essential fatty acids, both of which support healthy brain function. What’s even cooler: hemp is one of only a few plants that have this near-perfect ratio of essential fatty acids.

It’s Nature’s Perfect Medicine.

With the help of its essential fatty acids, CBD oil can help protect your cells from being damaged. Not only that, but CBD oil has been shown to stimulate and support the growth of new brain cells. This means that you can use CBD oil to keep your brain healthy and young!

Improves Digestion

Earlier, we mentioned that CBD works with the CB2 receptors in your immune system. Your immune system protects your body against foreign objects (like viruses) and carries out your body’s natural healing response. This includes stimulating swelling where it’s needed, and reducing swelling where it’s not. For those who experience digestive discomfort or issues, CBD can help keep things regular by working with your CB2 receptors and stimulating your body’s immune response.

In addition to these incredible benefits, scientists and doctors are studying CBD and how it can help treat or prevent certain diseases. Some of the most intriguing studies today are those that are testing how CBD can help treat epilepsy and prevent cancer. It is exciting to see what more we will discover about what CBD can do!

Why Choose CBD Oil?

As you can see, CBD oil offers a wide range of benefits, both physically and mentally, and this list only scratches the surface. Many people choose to use CBD oil as a natural way to improve their overall health and support traditional medicine. CBD oil certainly has its place there, and it has proven to be effective for countless people. But for those who don’t experience chronic or severe health issues, CBD oil is also tool that you can incorporate into your daily wellness program to support and improve your overall health. We all experience some kind of physical or mental breakdowns, however minor or severe they may be, but CBD oil can be that constant, reliable source you turn to to help you live a healthy, happy life.

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What is the difference between CBD & THC?

CBD 101: Part Two

The use of cannabis products to relieve physical and mental ailments is growing exponentially -- probably because it actually works! But, even with so many people experiencing positive results, many others are still wary to use CBD because of its association with the hallucinatory drug marijuana.

While it is true that both marijuana and CBD come from the same plant genus, these two products are really quite different. Perhaps the most notable difference --and the one that causes the most concern-- is how THC causes apsychoactive effect in marijuana. Because many people are aware of this effect, they are also concerned about whether CBD will do the same thing.

So, to help clear the air and relieve some concerns, let’s talk a little about what makes THC and CBD so different from each other.

What are THC and CBD?

Before we jump into the difference between CBD and THC, let’s first talk about what they are. CBD stands for cannabidiol, and THC stands for tetrahydrocannabinol. Both CBD and THC are chemical compounds called cannabinoids. You can find cannabinoids in a variety of plants, but CBD and THC are most commonly found in cannabis.

Cannabinoids interact with the body’s natural endocannabinoid system (ECS), which helps regulate mental and physical processes, such as appetite, mood, motor skills, memory, pain management, and more. However, CBD and THC interact with the body very differently, which is the main reason for why they have such different effects.

Where do THC and CBD come from?

Although THC and CBD come from the same plant genus Cannabis, these two cannabinoids are derived from very different plants. THC originates from several varieties of marijuana (Cannabis indica) and provides a "high" that makes marijuana famous. CBD primarily comes from varieties of hemp (Cannabis sativa), which does not produce a psychoactive effect. In fact, many people use hemp oil in cooking for their families as a replacement for olive or coconut oil.

The difference between THC and CBD

In our body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), enzymes work to create our body’s own endocannabinoids, which then activate cannabinoid receptors and regulate all of our body’s internal processes. Within the ECS, there are two main cannabinoid receptors: the CB1 receptor and CB2 receptor. Your CB1 receptors are concentrated mainly within the brain and nervous system, and your CB2 receptors are located throughout the body and work as an immune system response.

When you ingest THC, the molecules interact mainly with your CB1 receptors and the cognitive processes they regulate. THC binds directly to the CB1 receptors and mimics the molecules that the body naturally produces. As a result, THC activates and can over stimulate the receptors, creating the mind-altering “high” effect.

CBD, on the other hand, works a little differently. CBD interacts with both your CB1 and CB2 receptors, but instead of binding directly to them like THC, it influences the receptors indirectly. This indirect influence helps stimulate the receptors’ signaling processes without actually activating the main receptor. Not only that, but CBD also inhibits the body’s enzyme that breaks down cannabinoids, so it helps the ECS produce and maintain the proper amount of endocannabinoids it needs to properly regulate everything in the body.

Because CBD does not directly attach to and activate the body’s cannabinoid receptors, it does not cause a psychoactive or mind-altering effect like THC.

The different health benefits of CBD and THC

Both CBD and THC are known to have therapeutic benefits, particularly pain relief. While it’s true that both of these cannabinoids help relieve pain, they both offer some additional and very different benefits.

CBD is most often used to help calm the mind, reduce anxiety, and treat epilepsy. It can even help balance the effects of THC and reduce psychosis. CBD also helps reduce and prevent tumor growth within the body, and works as an anti-inflammatory.

THC creates a feeling of euphoria and relaxation. As a result, the muscles in the body relax, and you can experience greater sleepiness. Because THC activates your CB1 receptors in the brain, it also stimulates your appetite and can impair your motor skills.

Now that we’ve discussed how CBD and THC are different, you can be confident in trying CBD products, knowing that you can experience the many therapeutic benefits it has to offer without any of the mind-altering effects of THC.

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What is the difference between hemp, marijuana, & cannabis?

CBD 101: Part Three

You may not know this, but marijuana and cannabis have been used medically and recreationally for thousands of years. In the United States, some of our first citizens knew about the medicinal benefits that marijuana offers, and they used it freely. You could even get cannabis extracts at your local pharmacy or doctor’s office.

All of that changed, however, in the early 1900s when marijuana started getting a bad and distorted reputation as something that resulted in “superhuman strength”, “violent crimes”, and a “lust for blood”. It wasn’t long until people were afraid of this once-embraced and highly used form of medicine. And it didn’t help that several federal acts listed marijuana as illicit and unsafe.

Today, marijuana is still listed as “illicit” on a federal level, but it is increasingly becoming accepted and legal to use in many states. However, the fear that developed in the early 1900s is still here, and many people are concerned about using CBD or other cannabis products simply because they associate it all with the illegal drug marijuana.

To make things more confusing, people started throwing in the term hemp and using it interchangeably with both marijuana and cannabis. While all three of these terms are important to talk aboutwhen it comes to using CBD, the three are really quite different, and it’s important to understand why if you want to feel safe using CBD.

What is Cannabis?

Before we can discuss the difference between hemp and marijuana, we need to first discuss what cannabis is. Simply put, cannabis is just a plant. Getting a little more specific, cannabis is the genus of the plant that both hemp and marijuana descend from.

Cannabis is thousands of years old. In fact, some of the earliest records of using cannabis date as far back as 6,000 B.C.! Over the course of time, people have used cannabis as food and medicine. They’ve also used cannabis, in its various forms, to make clothes, paper, cosmetics, biofuels, textiles, and more.

Cannabis is a plant genus. This means that it’s the generic name for a whole group of plants that is madeup of different cannabis species. The two most common species of cannabis are Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. There are many other species of cannabis, but they do not contain the same amounts of cannabinoids, particularly THC and CBD, as indica and sativa.

In today’s debate about CBD and related products, the term cannabis is often used interchangeably with hemp and marijuana. This is incorrect. As we stated above, cannabis is simply the plant genus that both hemp and marijuana come from.

Are you confused yet?

Let’s take a closer look at what makes hemp and marijuana, two species of cannabis, so different.

What is marijuana?

Marijuana refers to the illicit drug in the United States. It is made up of dried leaves, flowers, seeds, and stems from either the sativa or indica species of cannabis. The main thing that sets marijuana apart from hemp, though, is its THC levels. Marijuana is high in THC, which is the cannabinoid within the plant that causes the psychoactive or “high” reponse.

Originally, scientists believed that the Cannabis indica species has higher levels of THC. While the indica species may naturally have higher amounts of THC than sativa or other species, it is important to note that most marijuana nowadays comes from hybrid cannabis plants. Generally, though, marijuana keeps the same look as the original indica species: a shorter, bushier plant with wider leaves.

In today’s marijuana and cannabis market, it is rare to find a product that comes from a 100% natural and unaltered sativa or indica plant. Instead, farmers use controlled growing environments, crossbreeding, and more to get plants with the highest possible levels of THC. In fact, some of those plants are bred to contain as much as 30% THC. As a result, those who use marijuana are likely to have a stronger“high” effect.

When you ingest marijuana, the THC attaches to the receptors in your brain and causes a feeling of being “high”. This involves altered scenes and comprehension, mood changes, impaired memory and movement, hallucinations, delusions, and more.

What is Hemp?

When you look at the side effects of using marijuana --particularly the delusions and hallucinations-- and combine that with the fact that people interchangeably use the terms marijuana and hemp, it’s no wonder people have become afraid to even consider using CBD or other hemp-derived products. But you must understand that hemp and marijuana are completely different from each other.

Hemp, like marijuana, comes from the cannabis plant. However, hemp comes from the Cannabis sativa species, which is naturally higher in CBD. Hemp plants are also taller and skinnier than marijuana, and hempleaves are longer and more narrow. Just the physical appearance between the two plants makes it easy to tell thedifference between hemp and marijuana.

When growing hemp plants, many farmers will not modify the plants. Instead, the naturally higher levels of CBD and lower levels of THC are enough. However, there are some farmers who grow hybrid versions of sativathat have either reduced or no THC. If your CBD produce does contain THC, it will be .3% or lower. This minuscule amount of THC cannot get you high in the slightest degree.

So, whether your CBD product comes from a natural hemp plant or a hybrid one, you can rest assured that you canexperience all of the benefits that CBD has to offer without worrying about ever experiencing the psychoactive side effects.

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The Benefits of CBD Oil & Why You Should Use It

CBD 101: Part One

What is CBD Oil?

Eases Physical Discomfort

Supports Overworked and Achy Joints

Uplifts the Mood

Clears Mental Fog

Eases Stress

Protects the Brain

It’s Nature’s Perfect Medicine.

Improves Digestion

Why Choose CBD Oil?

Resources:

What is the difference between CBD & THC?

CBD 101: Part Two

What are THC and CBD?

Where do THC and CBD come from?

The difference between THC and CBD

The different health benefits of CBD and THC

References:

What is the difference between hemp, marijuana, & cannabis?

CBD 101: Part Three

What is Cannabis?

What is marijuana?

What is Hemp?

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