Let me tell you a story about Katie.

The story centers around a lady by the name of Katie who is in a deep depression. She had been dealing with depression and sleep apnea for years. She could feel herself spiralling out of control and then got really bad at one point. She noticed how everyone around her became jolly and happy. They started acting totally out of character. She was confused and hated it. 

One day she gave up at work and sat in the parking lot outside of her work trying to figure out why she felt so bad. She began to think about why she had negative feelings. She saw a CBD tincture she bought a week ago and forgot about. She could feel her heat rising. She knew she had to calm down. She put a few drops of the oil under your tongue and waited… It took maybe 10-20 seconds and she started to feel a calming feeling reaching her mind.

It started to work! She started thinking about all the great things in her life. She started to feel good. Jessica was optimistic now. She had been overly positive. She started driving. She thought about how happy she was that she finally felt better.

She started to relax more and more. She felt a new wave of optimism and hope for the first time in months. She started to relish the feeling.

She thought about how wonderful it was that life could be so good to her. She thought about all the changes she would make and the experiences she would have that day. She was feeling good again.

She went to the grocery store and bought some really healthy ingredients. She decided she was going to cook dinner tonight. She felt the excitement building. It was a Friday, no one would be home, and she could do what she wanted.  

In short, she was able to relax and it helped her to combat the depression. She was very happy now. She thought about all the things she was going to do. She thought about all the things she has accomplished. She felt good. She felt inspired. She felt she was ten years younger. She felt happy. 

It’s inspiring, isn’t it?

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We already know everything there is to know about cannabidiol (as it is scientifically known) but we constantly get asked what exactly full-spectrum CBD oil is, how it is different from other CBD products that are available, and what its many advantages are. 

We’ll address these questions in more detail later but first, let’s discuss what full-spectrum CBD oil is in the first place. 

What exactly is full-spectrum CBD oil?

Full-spectrum CBD is a hemp derivative and contains a wide spectrum of cannabinoids beyond what you will find in other CBD products, including THC. It also contains other naturally occurring elements found in the hemp plant, including terpenes (known to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and aid with sleep), fatty acids (for brain health), essential vitamins, protein, and much, much more.

Full-spectrum CBD oil is often called whole-plant CBD extract due to the fact that it contains more of the beneficial properties of the plant. The main alternative to full-spectrum CBD oil (other than marijuana) is CBD isolate which contains only the CBD molecule mechanically isolated from the hemp plant.

What are the differences between full-spectrum CBD oil and CBD isolate products?

CBD isolate removes all traces of THC, the chemical in hemp that produces a high, but the process also removes many of the beneficial properties of the plant. While full spectrum CBD oil keeps some of the THC present (but below the 0.3% required by law) it also retains many of the other nutritional and beneficial compounds found in the plant, as mentioned above.

So, is full-spectrum CBD oil a better alternative to CBD isolate?

We would say for most people yes. CBD isolate is a bit like selling fruit and vegetables that have been stripped of all their vitamins and nutritional benefits. It does have a variety of health benefits (such as anti-cancer properties and relief from neurodegenerative diseases), but research has shown that the different cannabinoids and terpenes found in the cannabis plant work better together and provide more beneficial properties in unison than when taken separately. This is called the “Entourage Effect”. 

Are there any other benefits to full-spectrum CBD oil?

Yes, there are. Here are a few key ones to look out for:

Vitamins Everywhere

On top of the health benefits of the cannabinoids listed above, full-spectrum CBD oil also contains a variety of vitamins, with vitamins A, C, E, and B found in abundance in the product.

• Vitamin A is essential for growth and development and is important for the immune system. It also helps with vision and is a great way to ensure retina health
• Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and is a great way to keep your immune system healthy. It can also help control high blood pressure and may provide better memory health. 
• Vitamin E is primarily used to regulate the amount of vitamin A found in the body and can also provide a boost to the immune system as well as your skin health. Research also shows that it can promote blood circulation and will help prevent blood clots (especially useful for those with blood conditions).
• Vitamin B can help increase energy levels in the body as well as enhancing mood and improving memory. It also helps to boost skin condition and hair health while providing a stimulus to the immune system.

Amino Acids

Full-spectrum CBD oil contains over 20 amino acids. Amino acids are known for their brain and muscle health properties and can help with things like sleep problems, exercise performance (due to their recovery properties), hair problems, anxiety and other mood issues, and are even suspected to have antiaging properties. 

Fatty Acids

Another compound found in full spectrum CBD oil are fatty acids, including Omega 3 and Omega 6. Fatty acids are great for cognitive and heart health and are known to help prevent cancer and maintain eye health. 

Dietary Fibre

We all know we need to consume dietary fibre to keep our digestive system healthy, but did you know that full-spectrum CBD oil is a good source of nutrients for promoting stomach and bowel health? As full spectrum CBD oil is a whole plant product, it contains many of the fibre compounds required by our bodies to keep our digestive system ticking along nicely. 

What about THC? Can this be found in Full Spectrum CBD?

As mentioned earlier in the article, full spectrum CBD products do contain THC, in very small amounts. THC is the compound found in marijuana that produces a high when consumed. While full-spectrum CBD oil and a full spectrum CBD oil may contain trace amounts, it is below the legal 0.3% limit governed by federal law and provides little in the way of intoxication. It’s like having a little bit of alcohol in your kombucha. Even when you don’t intend to make hard kombucha.

All batches of CBD oil are tested by DEA registered third-party lab in the US and are certified to be below the legal limit before they go on sale. 

Yes, but can I get high from full-spectrum CBD oil?

No. The amount of THC concentration found in full spectrum CBD oil is so low that it has no realistic chance of getting you high, no matter how much you consume. 

Full-spectrum CBD oil is made from Hemp, does that mean it is a form of Marijuana?

There are 3 different cannabis plant types in the world that science knows about: There is cannabis sativa, cannabis indica, and cannabis ruderalis. Each are believed to have fairly different properties and make medicine with different qualities. Hemp and marijuana are two different plants from  the cannabis sativa species but the level of THC in marijuana is far higher than that found in hemp.

Is full-spectrum CBD oil legal?

We wouldn’t be talking about it if it wasn’t. Full-spectrum CBD oil is now legal in all 50 states in the U.S. and was removed from the DEA’s purview by the 2018 Farm Bill. The bill made the growing, refining, and sale of hemp and any hemp-based extracts legal, so long as the level of THC found in the products falls below 0.3%. 

In Conclusion

As you can see, full spectrum CBD oil is a great product with a wide variety of health benefits. Yes, many people will struggle to get past the stigma of consuming a hemp-based product but for those that do, the advantages will soon become apparent. 

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For centuries, kombucha lovers have been drinking the fizzy tea beverage and claiming amazing health benefits from it. Some people are now making hard kombucha… this is kombucha with alcohol.

The origins of kombucha tea are veiled in ancient history. Some say that man first brewed tea with a “mother” kombucha culture in Korea. Others say it was in China, or Japan.

While one website authoritatively states that it was first made in 415 AD, another just as firmly says that the brew was first noticed in 221 BC.  Nobody really knows when that first time occurred, nor how it happened that someone made sweet tea, plunked a piece of pale, rubbery “mushroom” into it, and observed that the tea made them feel better. To learn more about conventional mushrooms and cancer research, click here.  But it is known that the taste for kombucha spread by the Silk Road to Russian and from there across to Europe. In Israel, kombucha tea is mostly appreciated by the large Russian immigrant community.

Legends apart,  if millions of people have been drinking tea fermented with kombucha over the centuries, there must be something to it.  Kombucha is said to detoxify the body through improving liver and pancreas function. The outcome is relief from arthritic pain, improved digestion and gut health, higher immunities, and mood improvement – among many other good things. Another little-known natural remedy for arthritis is turmeric.

The more extravagant health claims (cures cancer! kills gout!) should be taken with a grain of salt, but modern studies show that kombucha actually is very rich in probiotic substances, beneficial acids and anti-oxidants. Drinking 4 ounces every day does encourage growth of friendly flora, and if you want to consider bacteria as fauna, that too.

Of course, it’s not a miracle drug. Anyone wanting to improve their health has to make other lifestyle changes. There’s hardly a need to repeat what everyone is tired of hearing and few seriously pursue: a healthy diet, adequate exercise, fresh air and a positive attitude (or at least regular stress-reducing activities like meditation, singing, etc.). And drinking more kombucha than  your body is used to can bring on a good attack of diarrhea.

The sensible way to get your body acquainted with kombucha is to start with 2 oz. (1/4 cup) every day for a week, then move up to 4 oz. (1/2 cup). This is also true of other richly probiotic foods like kefir.

(Related: 4 recipes for making your own aloe vera juice)

To brew kombucha at home, you need a mother culture, a clean glass jar, tea, sugar, and a thin dish cloth to cover the jar while the tea ferments. English-speakers refer to the mother culture as a SCOBY – a Symbiotic Culture Of Bacterias and Yeasts. You may obtain a SCOBY via the Internet, or put out a query on your neighborhood e-list. The process is truly a slow-food experience, as it takes a week until the first kombucha batch is fully fermented and ready to drink. But once you start a cycle of brewing, you won’t be without.

The following links are the ones I’ve found to be the most useful. Enjoy!

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• Natural, Organic Cough Medicine
• Grow 7 Healing Herbs At Home

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Now a small handful of farmers in the United States are feeding their poultry and livestock an oregano oil mixture in lieu of increasingly ineffective antibiotics, The New York Times reports. And they insist it keeps the animals disease free. Though the numbers are compelling, scientists caution there is insufficient data to substantiate their claims. 

In corporations we foolishly trust

Long before pharmaceutical companies got their start, human beings relied on the fruits of nature to stay healthy. We used to know the properties of every shrub and berry in the woods, we knew what to eat and what to leave, and we passed on what we knew to our communities.

But then we stopped trusting anything that isn’t backed by an arsenal of scientists and convinced ourselves that corporations would put our health before their capital gain.

Certainly mortality rates are typically lower now than they were in centuries past, but we’re beginning to understand that perhaps our ancestors, who treated a host of medical conditions without laboratories stocked with beakers and test tubes, might have been on to something.

The recent rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics is beginning to worry both scientists and farmers, who are now reverting to natural remedies like By-O-Reg to raise healthy animals.

Comprised of oregano oil and a touch of cinnamon, this concoction is used to feed the chickens at Bell & Evans near Harrisburg. For the last three years, owner Scott Sechler has substituted antibiotics with this Dutch-made product renowned for its antiseptic qualities, and claims to be raking in the dough as a result of supplying a revived consumer demand for healthy, pure food.

“I have worried a bit about how I’m going to sound talking about this,” Sechler told the NYT. “But I really do think we’re on to something here.”

The science of the matter

While Scott Gavura, a pharmacist in Toronto who writes for the Web site Science-Based Medicine, refutes these claims for their lack of scientific basis, other research combined with empirical evidence seems to back them up.

In 2000 scientists reported that a handful of human beings who tested positive for enteric parasites were cured with a six week long treatment that consisted of regular doses of oregano oil.

The European Union has banned the use of antibiotics used as a catalyst for faster growth and are considering banning their use for medical applications as well.

And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a joint statement with various advocacy groups that recommends “limiting the use of medically important human antibiotics in food animals” and “supporting the use of such antibiotics in animals only for those uses that are considered necessary for assuring animal health,” the New York Times reports.

Of course oregano oil is no miracle cure since its medicinal application is most effective when combined with good hygiene and nutrition. But here’s our take home message: go forth, eat za’atar and be healthy.

:: The New York Times

Image of fresh za’atar, Shutterstock

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