Ashwagandha, also known as “Indian Winter cherry” or Indian Ginseng,” is an evergreen shrub that’s found in India, Africa, and parts of the Middle East.

So what is ashwagandha good for?

“Ashwagandha has long been used in Ayurvedic medicine to increase energy, improve overall health and reduce inflammation, pain, and anxiety”, says Dr. Lin. She adds that Ayurvedic medicine is the traditional medicine system in India. It’s a healing tradition that uses nutrition, exercise, mindfulness practices, and herbs to promote balance between the body, mind, spirit, and the environment.

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Our body is an endocannabinoid machine. The ECS helps to maintain homeostasis, or balance, in the body, and supplementing with hemp or cannabis compounds can support the ECS in its efforts to maintain this balance. Follow us for more educational videos on how CBD heals your body

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The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is a network of receptors and enzymes that are spread throughout the body. The ECS is responsible for maintaining homeostasis, which is the body’s ability to maintain internal stability despite changes in the external environment. Cannabinoids are compounds that interact with the ECS and they play a vital role in helping to support this system.

There are two main types of cannabinoids – endocannabinoids and phytocannabinoids. Endocannabinoids are produced by the body such as Anandamide.

Phytocannabinoids are found in plants. Phytocannabinoids are the compounds that we are most familiar with, such as THC and CBD. These cannabinoids interact with the receptors in the ECS to help maintain homeostasis.

Cannabinoids can help support our health and wellbeing in a number of ways. For example, they can help to regulate mood, sleep, and appetite. They can also help to reduce inflammation and pain perception. The list of potential benefits is continually being expanded as more research is conducted into this area.

We all have an endocannabinoid system and we actually make our own cannabinoids! Cannabinoids play a vital role in supporting this system and they can help to regulate mood, sleep, appetite, inflammation, and pain perception. If you’re looking for natural ways to support your health and wellbeing, then incorporating cannabinoids into your life may be a good option for you!

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any prescribed drug that interacts with grapefruit will interact with cbd because they are both broken down by our bodies in the same way.

statins

statins are medicines that lower your cholesterol. grapefruit or grapefruit juice affects some statins.

do not drink grapefruit juice if you’re taking simvastatin. grapefruit juice increases the level of simvastatin in your blood and makes side effects more likely.

atorvastatin interacts with grapefruit juice if you drink large quantities (more than 1.2 litres daily), but an occasional glass is thought to be safe.

currently, healthcare professionals advise it is safe to drink grapefruit juice and eat grapefruit if you’re taking other types of statins.

calcium channel blockers

calcium channel blockers are medicines that relax the muscles that make up the walls of your arteries. they’re used as part of the treatment of conditions such as high blood pressure (hypertension) and coronary heart disease.

grapefruit juice interacts with some calcium channel blockers and increases the level of the medicine in your blood. if you’re taking any of the medicines below, seek advice from your pharmacist or doctor if you wish to include grapefruit or grapefruit juice in your diet.

• amlodipine
• felodipine
• lacidipine
• lercanidipine
• nicardipine
• nifedipine
• nimodipine
• verapamil
• grapefruit juice does not affect diltiazem.

anticoagulants

anticoagulants are medicines that help to prevent blood clots. they’re given to people at high risk of getting clots, to reduce their chances of serious conditions such as strokes and heart attacks.

do not drink grapefruit juice if you’re taking warfarin. it can increase the effect of warfarin on your blood, making you bleed more easily.

it’s safer to drink grapefruit juice if you’re taking the newer anticoagulants rivaroxaban, dabigatran, apixaban or edoxaban.

antiplatelet medicines

antiplatelet medicines prevent platelets (a type of blood cell) from sticking together and forming blood clots. they help to prevent heart attacks and strokes.

do not drink grapefruit juice if you’re taking the antiplatelet medicine clopidogrel, as it may mean your medicine works less effectively.

If you’re taking ticagrelor, grapefruit may increase the effects of your medicine and make you bleed more easily.

you do not need to avoid grapefruit if you’re taking dipyridamole or low-dose aspirin.

ciclosporin and immunosuppressants

ciclosporin, sirolimus and tacrolimus are medicines that moderate your immune system (the body’s natural defence system).

if you’re taking any of these medicines, do not drink grapefruit juice without consulting your doctor.

entocort

entocort is a medicine that contains budesonide and is used to treat crohn’s disease, a condition that affects the digestive system.

do not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while you’re taking this medicine, as the level of budesonide in your blood will increase.

cytotoxic medicines

some medicines used in the treatment of cancers may interact with grapefruit juice. you should check with your doctor before drinking grapefruit juice

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cbd & wfh ⁠ 5 positive effects ⁠

a sense of control – cbd helps to bring down anxiety, especially important as everything around us is crazy at the moment ⁠

⁠ an uptake of meditation & mindfulness – cbd helps with relaxation & calmness so you can get a little more zen with your workout or super chilled watching your favourtie show on Netflix ⁠ ⁠

a reduced pill burden – cbd can help with pain & anxiety in lots of people & reduce their reliance on meds ⁠ ⁠

weight loss – cbd has been shown to increase metabolism in studies which will help you burn off those extra yorkshire puddings during your YouTube HITT workouts ⁠ ⁠

ability to return to work – cbd helps with focus and productivity – wfh isn’t easy, especially after the xmas break & when we are used to our office ⁠

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how to reach your 2⃣0⃣2⃣1⃣ goals with cbd

cbd can help reduce the cravings from smoking – It has been shown to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked, if not help you completely stop.

better me – after 2020, everyone wants a better version of them-self, cbd can definitely be useful in achieving this as it helps with all round wellbeing & happiness.

weight loss – studies have shown that cbd can help increase metabolism which can help burn those extra calories during your home workouts.

get into shape – while you’re getting into shape, cbd can get rid of your post workout aches and pains by reducing inflammation.

reduce your alcohol intake – if you drunk too much over christmas and are trying to complete dry january, why not try some cbd rather than having a glass of wine to relax on a friday night whilst watching Netflix, & bonus – no hangover on saturday.

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why don’t we get UK cbd?

we actually grow loads of hemp in but weirdly it’s illegal to process the flower (which contains the highest amount of cbd)

this means if we send our hemp flower to Europe – get it made into an oil & sent back it would be a legal product.

but…. if you took the SAME flower and processed it into an oil in jolly old , you would now have an illegal product.

how crazy is that?

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if you are trying to give up smoking, try cbd …

giving up smoking can be a super difficult task….maybe cbd can help!

a 2013 double blind study (that’s one where the participants or the tester doesn’t know that they are giving) found that after 21 days – the participants using cbd when they had a craving were 40% more likely to stop or reduce their cigarette use.

cbd acts on the endocannabinoid system which can reduce the urges created by nicotine, with it also helping reduce the anxiety from nicotine withdrawal so… if you are trying to give up – maybe try using cbd

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how is hemp cleaning up after CHERNOBYL? ⁠

the chernobyl explosion meant radioactive waste was spewed across 100,000 square kilometres rendering much of it unusable as it was harmed by toxic metals leaching into the soil ⁠ ⁠

phytotech began experimenting with industrial hemp & discovered it can be used to clean up:⁠ metals, pesticides⁠, solvents, ⁠explosives⁠, crude oil and ⁠toxins ⁠ ⁠

 growing hemp around the abandoned chernobyl nuclear power plant dramatically reduced soil toxicity⁠ ⁠

although this hemp cannot be consumed it is used for biofuel ⁠ ⁠

it was once thought that chernobyl wouldn’t be habitable for 20,000 years but with hemp regenerating the land it will be much sooner!

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