Cold Pressed CBD for Pain Relief & Sleep
If you are waking up in the middle of the night, cannot fall asleep or have aches and pains that seem that "come with age" but never get any better it could be chronic inflammation!
Chronic inflammation is has numerous sources from food sensitivities to stress, unbalanced gut microbiome or to chemicals we are exposed to every day. Often doctor's will recommend OTC supplements like Benadryl or melatonin or sleep and NSAIDs to help you cope with these symptoms. The problem is they all have negative long term side effects like increased risk of heart failure for melatonin and gastrointestinal distress and kidney damage for NSAIDs.
Luckily for us, nature has created a solution with all of the benefits of OTC medications without the harmful side effects. As you've probably guess from the title of this article, that supplement is cold pressed CBD.
Cold Pressed CBD is made from hemp flowers like regular CBD oil with one caveat; it is pressed like olive oil so unlike traditional CBD oil, it has all of the plant phytochemicals still in the oil. Compounds like terpenes, chlorophyll, flavonoids, keratinoid, all compounds known to have pain relief, immune boosting and stress reliving effects all naturally produced in the plant.
(Example of a screw press machine)
CBD oil made using a screw press instead of ethanol or CO2 extraction is faster acting. has better pain relief effects and can promote a restful state to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Another key differentiator is that the oil is in the raw, unheated form. A process known as decarboxylation occurs when cannabinoids like CBD are heated up. It is thought that this process is required to get the benefits of CBD but as it turns out quite the opposite is true! Cannabinoids in the raw state or acid form (CBDa) provide more potent anti-inflammatory effects compared to the heated form (CBD) according to scientific studies!
Lastly, because the plant compounds are all intact, not heated, nor removed, how the plant is grown is important. The healthier the plant the more potent the CBD oil becomes. Studies on regenerative agriculture have shown that utilizing organic and regenerative farming practices like using organic nutrients, promoting soil health and integrating livestock into a growing operation leads to several times higher levels of terpenes and flavonoids - those powerful compounds that enhance the effects of CBD!
On our farm we follow organic growing practices, test our plants frequently for any mineral deficiencies, tend to our soil off season and rotate livestock through our fields. In other words we do not cut any corners to ensure we have the highest quality oil possible!
Cold pressed CBD does not get the coverage it deserves because not just anyone can make it. This oil requires careful consideration when it comes to farming, being mindful of soil health and best farming practices. So there is hope for your chronic pain yet!
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