health and wellness

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    Homemade Cocoa Recipe

    Here’s a decadent dessert drink perfect for chilly winter evenings–homemade cocoa with fresh whipped cream. This hot chocolate treat is a great way to administer your CBD dose by adding CBD oil to the cocoa just before serving (see our dosing guide). Of course it’s also great just on its own–CBD is strictly optional! Here’s…

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    How Does CBD Work?

    People use cannabidiol (CBD) to treat a remarkably wide range of health conditions, including perhaps most famously managing epilepsy in children. Some people use CBD as a daily supplement for general wellness. But how exactly does CBD work? The Endocannabinoid System CBD interacts with our body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), a dense network of receptors throughout…

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    Can CBD Help Pets?

    Seems like CBD products for pets are everywhere now but are they for real? Can CBD actually help a dog or cat? Or is pet CBD just another marketing gimmick? Veterinary researchers are just starting to study how CBD affects domestic animals. Some of these scientists report that CBD can indeed help treat certain conditions…

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    Is Organic CBD Oil Better?

    As an organic hemp grower and processor, I’m sometimes asked: why bother doing everything organically? Is organic CBD oil better than conventional? That’s a fair question. After all, it’s not always clear what “organic” means or how it really makes a difference. And because there’s so much marketing hype around CBD, it’s tempting to dismiss…

  • CBD Dosing Guide

    (note: FDA Disclaimer) One of the most common and important questions about CBD is proper dosage. How much should you take? While there isn’t a simple one-size-fits-all answer, the most important principle to understand is this: start low and go slow. You want to find the “minimum effective dose” that provides the relief or effect…

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    All About Terpenes

    Remember that delightful scent last time you walked through a grove of pine trees? Or added a pinch of oregano to that simmering pot of marinara sauce? What you’re smelling are terpenes, the volatile hydrocarbon molecules found in many plants.   While most people focus on cannabinoid content when choosing hemp flower strains and CBD…