CBD Oil…Why I can’t live without it!
Have you jumped on the CBD bandwagon yet? Today, you can pick up a bottle of CBD at any corner store (Not that I recommend doing that!). So what’s all the hype? Well, CBD has some incredible effects such as balancing your endocrine system, relieving anxiety, modulating chronic stress, shutting down inflammation and chronic pain, decreasing blood sugar, decreasing appetite, lowering abdominal obesity and assisting with sleep.
If you know me, you know that I am very conscientious about anything I put into my body. I try to eat as organic as I can and don’t take any medications unless absolutely necessary. When I decided to try CBD I asked a lot of questions and did a lot of research before I settled on one to experiment with. With the growing popularity of CBD products on the market today, there was an abundance to choose from. Fortunately, my neighbor and friend Jaye Brewer owns Hill City Hemp, so I started there. I called and texted with Jaye on several occasions before deciding to give his product a try. I wanted to make sure there were no additives or pesticides and that it was as ‘clean’ as possible. Jaye reassured me that his product does not contain any of those things and that his company is one of the few that uses a third party laboratory to test its purity.
Jaye and I discussed which product I should try and how/when to take it. I have to admit, I was nervous to try it. I HATE putting anything new into my body. But, I was having increased difficulty sleeping due to menopause and needed help.
As I opened my first bottle of CBD, I took in the earthy aroma. It’s ‘unflavored’ but has a grassy taste and smell to it. It kinda of brought me back to my college days where I earned the nick-name “bong-girl”. You see I wasn’t always the clean living yogi I am now, but that’s another story. As advised I drew up a full dropper and placed it under my tongue for about 30 seconds and then followed it with a glass of water. I got into bed that night and lay there wondering if I’d have any side effects, weird dreams or be groggy in the morning. I slept ALL NIGHT LONG and woke up feeling refreshed with no ‘hangover’. I take CBD oil every night now and if I forget I am usually awake at some point in the middle of the night cursing myself.
I will also occasionally take a dose of CBD in the morning if I know I’m gong to have a particularly stressful day, have a headache or if I’m having anxiety. I have never experienced any side effects using CBD during the day or at night after using regularly for about 2 years.
If you want to learn more about how CBD actually works and why it does’t give you the ‘high’ marijuana normally does check out this article from my latest obsession, Ben Greenfield.
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