What are the Actual Purposes for Using CBD in Everyday Lives?

CBD is widely used for its therapeutic and health benefits. Incorporating CBD in your daily life is something to consider since it offers the following benefits to the body; anti-inflammatory, pain relief, improved sleep, alleviation of mental disorders, and skin hydration.

CBD is a cannabinoid that has gained momentum since it was legalized by the food and drug administration. People take CBD for different reasons, including medical and tolerance. CBD is not medically approved for use but has gained trust based on research, which suggests that it can offer therapeutic and medical health effects on the user. CBD takes different formulations since it is infused in many products, foods, and beverages. CBD can infuse into your lives by alleviating anxiety and stress, relieving pain, and improving sleep.

What is CBD?

Cannabinoids in the most known cannabinoid derived from the hemp and cannabis plants. The compound is widely used due to the health effect it offers the user. CBD cannot alter the mental state of the consumer on its own. Hemp-derived CBD is legal since the plant has more CBD than cannabis, leading to the THC percentage. THC is a common compound in marijuana that has psychoactive properties.

There are three CBD types: full spectrum, broad spectrum, and CBD isolate. The full spectrum of CBD contains all plant compounds, including THC. It is obtained by less processing to retain many compounds. The legal amount of THC is below 0.3%.

The broad-spectrum CBD has different components from the plant, such as all cannabinoids, flavonoids, and terpenes except THC. Most topical CBD takes this form of CBD because the users can benefit from all compounds due to the entourage effect. CBD isolate does not have an additional compound; it is just CBD.

How to Take CBD

CBD can be taken into the body through vaping, edibles, and topicals.

Vaping involves inhaling CBD direct into the lungs using vape pens. It is the best mode of taking CBD since you can feel the effect fast. For example, when taking CBD for sleep, vaping can be good for falling asleep.

Edibles include gummies. This is the most discrete way of taking CBD; it is good for beginners since it can cover the weedy taste. It takes a long to kick in but can stay in the body system for a longer time. Topicals are designed to be used on the skin surface. They are good for pain relief and treating skin conditions.

Health Benefits of CBD

Relieve Pain

Among the major causes of the wide spread of CBD is its ability to ease any form of pain. Überall (2020) revealed that CBD could relieve chronic and acute pain. Pain causes discomfort in the body and mind and thus affects productivity. CBD can relieve different forms of pain, including nerve pain.

Linher-Melville et al. (2020) noted that CBD could relieve sciatic nerve pain; athletes majorly experience it since they are always engaged in body exercises to keep fit. The sciatic nerve is the longest in the human body; it runs from the lower back to the toes. The pain can be caused by slipping, sliding, and resting the disc on the nerve. CBD is reliable and effective for pain relief compared to opioids, with different side effects, including addiction.

Alleviate Anxiety and Stress

The number of people having mental disorders such as stress and anxiety is increasing. Some people use medications to reduce the symptoms associated with them. García-Gutiérrez et al. (2020) added that CBD is a natural remedy for alleviating stress and anxiety. Studies were carried out on men who were to have public speech; most showed reduced anxiety after taking CBD compared to a placebo.

Treat Epilepsy

According to Teitelbaum (2019), CBD can treat two rare kinds of epilepsy diagnosed in childhood. Under the name epidiolex, CBD is used and proved effective since most patients showed reduced seizures. Epidiolex is the only legal CBD drug approved by the food and drug administration. The drug is used on patients from the age of 2.

 Anti-inflammation

CBD has an anti-inflammatory effect and thus can reduce the appearance of swelling. According to Pellati et al. ( 2018), CBD can reduce internal and external inflammation and treat different health conditions, including arthritis. Additionally, CBD can treat some skin conditions such as acne and eczema. These common skin conditions are experienced by many at a certain point in life. It helps reduce swelling and keeps the skin healthy and nourished, maintaining a youthful look.

Provide Relaxation of the Body and Mind

After a long day, the body needs to rest to regenerate more energy for the next day. CBD can give you a fizzing feeling and relax the body and the mind since it has a soothing effect.

Improve Sleep and Prevent Insomnia

Eating healthy, exercising, and getting quality sleep result in a healthy life. Many people lately tend to focus on their careers and forget to sleep properly. There are many causes of poor sleep, such as pain, mental disorders, lifestyle such as taking coffee immediately before bed, and a noisy environment. Blue light from television and mobile phones can affect sleep patterns. The light tends to affect melatonin, the chemical compound in the brain which is responsible for the fall, sleep, and wake cycle.

Teitelbaum (2019) indicated that CBD could help improve sleep quality and prevent insomnia by targeting the cause of the sleep problem. In pain is the cause, CBD can relieve the pain and thus enhance a better good night's sleep.

Hydrate the Skin

The skin needs to be hydrated and dehydrated to be healthy. Dry skin tends to have different issues, including itchiness. The skin naturally hydrates itself since it can secrete sebum, the natural oil in the skin. However, when the oil is excessively produced, it can clog the pores and thus result in breakouts. Stella et al. (2019) stated that CBD could help hydrate the skin since its canaregulat6e produces sebum.

Boots the Brain and Its Functioning

CBD has anti-antioxidant properties. Oxidation in the body can lead to the damage of healthy cells not only in the body but also in the brain. CBD can reduce oxidative stress within the body. The increase in the oxygen in the brain decreases memory functioning.

Conclusion

CBD derived from the hemp and cannabis plant tend to have many health benefits to the human body. CBD does not have a psychoactive property and thus cannot alter the user's mental state. CBD products are infused with different types of CBD, including full spectrum, which has THC; broad-spectrum has all the compounds of the plants except THC; and CBD isolates, which have CBD exclusively. There are different CBD administration modes, thus giving the users a wide range to choose from based on their desires. CBD can be used daily since it has an anti-inflammatory effect, alleviates mental disorders, relieves pain, and treats different skin conditions, including acne.

References

García-Gutiérrez, M. S., Navarrete, F., Gasparyan, A., Austrich-Olivares, A., Sala, F., & Manzanares, J. (2020). Cannabidiol: A Potential New Alternative For Treating Anxiety, Depression, And Psychotic Disorders. Biomolecules, 10(11), 1575.

Liner-Melville, K., Zhu, Y. F., Sidhu, J., Parzei, N., Shahid, A., Shankar, G., ... & Singh, G. (2020). Evaluation Of The Preclinical Analgesic Efficacy Of Naturally Derived, Orally Administered Oil Forms Of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol (CBD), And Their 1: 1 Combination. Plos One, 15(6), E0234176.

Pellati, F., Borgonetti, V., Brighenti, V., Biagi, M., Benvenuti, S., & Corsi, L. (2018). Cannabis Sativa L. And Nonpsychoactive Cannabinoids: Their Chemistry And Role Against Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, And Cancer. Biomed Research International, 2018.

Stella, A., Palmieri, B., Laurino, C., & Vadalà, M. (2019). A Therapeutic Effect Of CBD-Enriched Ointment In Inflammatory Skin Diseases And Cutaneous Scars. La Clinica Terapeutica, 170(2), E93-E99.

Teitelbaum, J. (2019). A Hemp Oil, CBD, And Marijuana Primer: Powerful Pain, Insomnia, And Anxiety-Relieving Tools. Altern. Ther. Health Med, 25, 21-23.

Überall, M. A. (2020). A Review Of Scientific Evidence For THC: CBD Oromucosal Spray (Nabiximols) In Chronic Pain Management. Journal Of Pain Research, 13, 399.