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Have you ever wondered what CBD is and why it’s effective for so many different problems? I’m often asked how CBD can help with seizures, PTSD, anxiety, pain, inflammation, digestive issues, depression, sleep, blood pressure, diabetes, glaucoma, and more. CBD, or cannabidiol, is just one of over a hundred cannabinoids found in the cannabis or hemp plant. Since the farm bill of 2018, research that was previously impossible due to cannabis prohibition has become feasible.
CBD activates a system in our body called the endocannabinoid system, which is specifically designed to receive cannabinoids. Essentially, it’s a system primed by nature to interact with one plant—CBD activates it. The role of CBD is to restore balance and homeostasis in our body. Activating this system prompts the body to produce appropriate responses: managing pain, reducing inflammation, regulating digestion, boosting the immune system, and maintaining mood, blood pressure, blood sugar, and sleep cycles.
In essence, it’s our body performing as nature intended because we’re providing what it needs to function optimally. Just like deficiencies in vitamins and nutrients impair our body’s ability to heal and repair, cannabinoid deficiency affects our body’s optimal function due to limited access caused by prohibition.
The most widely recognized benefit of CBD is its anti-inflammatory properties. Let me explain the chain reaction and how it works. Everyone experiences pain, even if they don’t acknowledge it. As a society, we’ve learned to overlook much of our discomfort and push through. Whether physical or emotional, pain creates stress, affecting our sleep and impeding our body’s natural healing response.
Sleep is vital for our body’s recovery, but if it’s disrupted by pain or an overactive mind, it initiates a cycle of dysfunction leading to reliance on various prescriptions. Inflammation is the body’s immune response to fix issues, but when it overreacts, it can damage tissues and organs, mimicking conditions like arthritis. Reduced activity due to discomfort further disrupts our sleep, impacting mental capacities.
Reducing inflammation with CBD decreases pain, allowing for more activity during the day and better sleep at night. Think of CBD as a vital nutrient; consistency is key for desired benefits.
Finding the right dosage requires trial and error to determine what works best for you. Overdosing on CBD is not a concern, but it’s essential to consult your doctor or pharmacist for potential interactions with pharmaceutical medications before starting a CBD regimen.
Glaucoma, a January focus, was also one of the few approved conditions to be part of the government’s federal compassionate use cannabis program started back in 1978 to 13 patients which continues today to the remaining living participants. The Cannabis is grown at the university of Mississippi and each patient was sent a tin of 150 pre rolled cigarettes every month. Cannabis has shown to be effective at alleviating the pressure behind the eyes due to the constricting or narrowing of the blood vessels. Cannabis is known as a vasodilator opening the blood vessels to decrease pressure because of this property it may also help with blood pressure, migraines and headaches through vasodilation.
Sources: The Science Beyond the Controversy.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK224386/https://www.mpp.org/policy/federal/federal-governments-medical-marijuana-program/#:~:text=The%20Compassionate%20Investigational%20New%20Drug,be%20of%20very%20low%20quality.
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At Banner Harvest, we are passionate about CBD and believe it is a great natural alternative for many people. We strive to offer the highest quality options, unsurpassed in efficacy and consistency. All our products are farm to table which means grown, formulated, and made here in-house from scratch. We take great pride in our quality control; each individual product and batch is tested by ACS an accredited 3rd party laboratory. We test not only for potency, but also the full panel, which includes pesticides, residual solvents, microbials, and heavy metals. Each product includes a QR code which has the COA (certificate of analysis) which is the lab analysis report listing test results. It is critical for the consumer to understand and demand access to a product’s test. Many CBD brands being sold are white labeling or private labeling their products from unregulated overseas sources or huge corporate distributors who do not have any quality or efficacy standards and worst of all, supply an altered COA or no testing at all. Trust your source.
With over 40 years of combined experience in the legal cannabis industry, our team at Banner Harvest strives not only to educate but also to create the highest quality Hemp and CBD products in the market. We conduct full panel lab testing at a 3rd-party DEA lab in Florida to ensure accuracy in formulation and labeling, ensuring you can trust the purity, safety, and efficacy of every product. With over 15 years of experience in patient advocacy and education, Banner Harvest stands as the 1st and only CBD company in the state accredited by the Better Business Bureau. Passionate about our work, we aim to share our knowledge. Education is our tool to undo over 100 years of propaganda against this God-given natural plant medicine. Through education, consumers can make the best decisions for themselves, their families, and their pets.
These statements and the products of this company are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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