The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) provides homeostasis, or balance, in our body and mind, and is quite possibly the most important physiological system in establishing and maintaining our health. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stated that the ECS “may have therapeutic potential in almost all conditions affecting humans.” Given the presence of the ECS in every organ, every system, and every cell type in the body, its effects are far reaching. This ECS is how cannabinoids like CBD offer relief of aliments and preventative benefits. There is a growing amount of research and new clinical, peer-reviewed studies being published everyday. Below is a selection. If you are curious how CBD may help with a particular area of concern, please reach out and we will connect you with appropriate resources.

CBD and…

• Acne

• Addiction

• Allergies

  —Quercetin a flavonoid and famously known antihistamine is in high concentrations in organic hemp

• Alzheimer’s

• Animals

  — Promising Research on the Use of CBD to Treat Canine Cancer

  — Humane Society overview of CBD for cats & dogs

  — Morris Animal Foundation: CBD Use in Cats & Dogs

• Autism

• Autoimmune Disorders

  — CBD and Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Bone Health

  — Osteoporosis

• Brain Health

  — Alzheimer's and Olive Leaf extract (olive leaf extract is an ingredient in the collagen product we recommend)

  — Alzheimer's and CBD

• Breastfeeding

• Cancer

  — CBD use among cancer survivors

  — “Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment”

  — “CBG Effects on Breast Cancer Tissue Cells”

  — “As a Promising Anti-Cancer Drug”

  — Treating Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy

• Children & Teens

  — CBD and kids: the story of CBD in America began with severely ill children but it doesn’t end there.

  — Seizures

• Colitis, Crohn’s & IBD

• Collagen: skin, joints, hair, inflammation, swelling, bone density, osteoarthritis

• Dermatology

• Diabetes

• Disease Prevention

• The Endocannabinoid System: Dr. Rachel Knox’s groundbreaking Tedx Talk (video)

• Endometriosis

  — Pain Relief and Endometriosis

• Epilepsy

• Hormones and HPA Axis

• Immune System and CBDA

• Inflammation and Oxidative Stress (aka the common root of pain, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease, obesity & heart disease)

• Menopause & Peri-menopause

• Nausea and the Endocannabinoid System

• Nausea, Anticipatory Nausea, and CBDA

• Parkinson’s Disease

  — CBD for Endocannabinoid System and digestive imbalance with Parkinson’s Disease

  — American Parkinson’s Disease Association CBD overview

  — Overview of a 2019 study

• Preventative Benefits (video)

• Scars & inflammatory skin issues (topical application of CBD)

• Skin Care & skin disorders

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