Oct 15, 2020 | Alternative Medicine, Healthy Living
Some 45 percent of American adults have cholesterol levels higher than doctors recommend although they aren’t necessarily taking medication to lower it. But lower cholesterol is always better. And beyond the usual diet and exercise, is there anything people can do to...
Oct 10, 2020 | CBD Regulations
What do Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey and George W. Bush all have in common…? All have been featured in advertising promoting different CBD products. Unfortunately, these celebrity endorsements never happened. The ads were false. Eastwood has filed two...
Oct 6, 2020 | Alternative Medicine, Healthy Living
Some 40 percent of American adults ages 21 and older say they’re willing to try CBD, according to a recent consumer survey. The study conducted by cannabis market researcher High Yield Insights is the first to quantify growing consumer interest in CBD products. CBD...
Sep 30, 2020 | Healthy Living, Science of CBD
Sept. 30 is National Women’s Health and Fitness Day, so we thought it an especially good time to examine CBD as it pertains to common female health concerns. Women often use CBD to calm mood swings and anxiety; ease hot flashes or menstrual cramps, and to alleviate...
Sep 23, 2020 | Healthy Living, Science of CBD
CBD may offer an option for treating different types of chronic pain, according to a Harvard Health Publishing blog post written by Dr. Peter Grinspoon. September is Pain Awareness Month. Nearly 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain —more than those who have...
Sep 19, 2020 | Healthy Living, Science of CBD, Using CBD
Are you feeling increasingly stressed out because of pandemic demands and isolation? You’re not alone. And you’re not imaging it. Science has demonstrated that lab rats repeatedly restrained or subjected to chronic stress experience a significant decrease in...
Sep 17, 2020 | Science of CBD, Using CBD
A new documentary exploring evidence-based therapeutic benefits of cannabinoids — or CBD for short — now is available on Amazon Prime Video. Called “CBD Nation,” the film explores 60 years of overlooked and peer-reviewed research about cannabinoids. It also features...
Aug 24, 2020 | CBD Regulations, Science of CBD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently submitted to Congress a report on its latest efforts to test CBD products for label accuracy. Of nearly 150 products tested for cannabinoid content, the FDA found less than half contained the amount of CBD stated on the...
Aug 20, 2020 | CBD Regulations, Science of CBD, Using CBD
Officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation have warned commercial drivers that some CBD products contain hidden amounts of THC, even though labels don’t reflect that. Car & Driver magazine recently reported that DOT officials are telling drivers that THC...
Aug 18, 2020 | Science of CBD
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine are recruiting autistic children ages 7 to 14 for a Phase III clinical trial to determine whether cannabidiol (CBD) reduces severe behavior problems. The clinical trial is a randomized, double...
