11 Jun
Benefits

CBD for Pets

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CBD works with the ECS to regulate mood and promote calmness, which reduces anxiety. This can be beneficial for pets that suffer from anxiety during thunderstorms, fireworks or with separation from its owner. Reducing anxious responses can also help dogs feel comfortable in social setting with humans or other animals. CBD has strong anti-epileptic effects and works by reducing excitable activity within the brain. Seizure frequency and severity can be reduced providing a higher quality of life to an animal.
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05 Jun
Benefits, Health

CBD and Weight Loss

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CBD is a cannabinoid found in the hemp plant that’s quickly making a name for itself by treating a host of ailments. Unlike the THC cannabinoid, CBD (cannabidiol) doesn’t have the psychoactive qualities and won’t get you “high.” Cannabidiol works directly with endocannabinoid system (ECS) to provide this physiological arrangement with the needed cannabinoids to achieve homeostasis (internal functioning). To name a few, the ECS is responsible to regulating mood, sleep, the immune system and fights off infections and cancer. Research published in the scientific journal, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, points towards CBD’s efficiency with weight loss.
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30 May
Benefits, Health

CBD: Promoting Skin Health

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CBD, cannabidiol, is gaining a ton of traction in the medical and health remedy worlds. While it comes from the cannabis plant, it only contains trace amount of THC (0.3% or less) and will not produce a high. CBD does not produce adverse reactions like anxiety and has shown the ability to reduce them in people that use higher levels of THC. CBD is a cannabinoid that works through a physiological system within the body known as the endocannabinoid system (ECS). The goal of this system is to achieve homeostasis, or internal functioning regardless of external stimuli.
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25 May
General

Cannabis CBD vs. Hemp CBD

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Both hemp CBD and Cannabis CBD come from the same mother plant, Cannabis Sativa L. So, what is the difference? The mother plant is responsible for creating brother and sister plants. In this case, the brother plant is hemp and the sister plant is marijuana. The brother hemp plant is used to create hemp CBD, which is mainly composed of CBD and less than 0.3% of THC. The brother plant does not have any buds.
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14 May
Health, Info

How Cannabinoids are Treating Diabetes

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What is Diabetes? Diabetes is defined as “a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevate levels of glucose in the blood and urine.” Diabetes is a rampant disease in the United States according to statistics from the CDC. There are 23.1 million people diagnosed, with an estimated 7.2 million people who have the disease and remain undiagnosed. Based on these combined number, the CDC reports 30.3 million people are diabetic and that is 9.4% of the population. With prediabetes, 84.1 million adults over the age of 18 have the disease and adults 65 years or older have a whopping 23.1 million.
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01 May
Benefits, Health

CBD for Inflammation: How CBD May Alleviate Inflammation

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Inflammation and its Harmful Effects on the Body Inflammation is defined as “a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.” Inflammation is a way that the body actually defends itself and is an immune system response. The immune system is actually trying to protect the body and is attempting to alleviate damage or some kind of pathogen. In fact, without inflammation, the body would not be able to heal things like wounds or infections.
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