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CBD and PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)
What is PMDD? Most people have heard or know of PMS, but have you ever heard of PMDD? Premenstrual Syndrome, PMS, is the change in physical and emotional reactions that occur between ovulation and the start of one’s period for those that have a uterus. Symptoms usually present themselves...

CBD For Your Skin
Due to its potential anti-inflammatory properties, CBD may be useful for treating many skin issues, including acne, eczema, and psoriasis. Researchers are saying that CBD may be the secret ingredient to healing dry skin. The skin contains its own endocannabinoid system, so when a CBD topical is applied it goes...

Can CBD Stimulate Appetite?
The Issues With Appetite: For most people, eating is an enjoyable part of daily life, but for some, eating can be a daunting task. Having a lack of appetite can be stressful and anxiety provoking as we know we need daily key nutrients to maintain a healthy balanced lifestyle. Experiencing...

CBD and CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease)
What is Chronic Kidney Disease? First off, we need to know exactly what Chronic Kidney Disease is, and how it affects the kidneys. The kidney's are a small bean shapes organ, located at the lower back, on either side of the spine. The kidney's job is to clean blood, and...

Cannabis and CBD oil for Herpes
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common viral infection that anyone can acquire sexually from an infected person. Herpes most commonly affects the skin and membranes of the genitals. Symptoms can include blisters, open sores, pain, fever, itching, and ache. It is also easy to transfer to someone through touch...

Salve Review Part Two
The original Active CBD oil Super Strength Salve is one of our most popular topicals available on DiscoverCBD.com, so we felt it deserved a review! Each 2 oz. jar contains 150mg of CBD. I'm doing this review on behalf of my husband, Austin, who has been using the salve consistently for 3 weeks. Austin...

CBD Oil and Migraines
Searing pain – like a hot knife through butter. Lights cutting through your brain like shards of glass, every noise like nails on a chalkboard... joined by a symphony of jackhammers behind it. All while your head feels like it might explode…or even implode, both of which sound like a...

CBD Oil and RLS
Many people in the world suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) which is characterized by a disorder in a part of the nervous system resulting in the urge to move the legs (as well as other parts of the body). It is also sometimes considered a sleep disorder, because the...

CBD and Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder (also known as Bipolar Affective Disorder or Manic-Depressive disorder) may be one of the world’s oldest known mental illnesses, with potential records of its existence dating back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The disorder, often causing dramatic mood swings and alternating between states of depression and...

Cannabidiol as a Supplement for People with Parkinson's Disease
Updated 02/26/2018 New Studies Parkinson's disease is a growing health risk in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control has stated that Parkinson's entered the 15 leading causes of death in the United States as of 2012. They have also reported that the mortality rate for this disease has...

Cannabidiol and Chemotherapy
Cancer is the largest single health problem in the United States. Survival rates for cancer have improved over the past decade, due to the use of treatments such as chemotherapy. While it can be a life-saver for people with cancer, chemotherapy has a large number of side effects, because chemotherapy...

Can CBD Help Against Cancer from Cigarettes?
It’s no secret that smoking cigarettes presents many health issues. From a greater risk of lung cancer to drying out your skin to cardiovascular complications, it’s common knowledge that smoking can be a huge detriment. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking causes more that 480,000...

An Herbal Alternative: CBD Oil
Individuals often add alternative or herbal supplements to their current treatment regimen as a way to facilitate their relief without experiencing further side effects. Even though medical treatments are personalized to each each individual, CBD oil seems to be getting more and more recognition in the medical community. It has been shown...

Could Cannabidiol Work for Motivation?
Motivation is a funny thing. Sometimes we can feel perfectly enthusiastic about activities like skydiving or hang gliding, even if we might have thought the same hobbies were risky, even crazy, at other points in our life. Other times, we might have trouble feeling motivated to perform mundane activities like...

Is Cannabidiol Good for Anxiety?
Anxiety. It’s something that we will all experience at one point in our lives – and it’s not necessarily a bad thing, either. Anxiety is a common reaction to stressful situations. It’s how we’re hardwired to react in an emergency – we immediately focus our attention on the “threat,”...

Can CBD oil help fight chronic inflammation?
Today, scientific research and multiple clinical trials are underway exploring the potential for using Cannabinoid compounds, such as CBD, as part of a therapeutic strategy for lessening the impact of chronic inflammation. Why is this important? Chronic inflammation is thought to play a role in a variety of diseases, including...

Can CBD Help Broken Bones Heal Faster?
CBD is thought to have many healthful and healing properties beyond its nutritional value as a dietary supplement, and its calming effect on the nervous system. But can it help broken bones mend more quickly? A recent study by research teams at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel, suggest that...

Cannabis and CBD oil for Shingles
Shingles is a rash that can happen to anyone who had Chickenpox as a child. Unlike chickenpox, shingles in not contagious, but does cause painful symptoms such as headache, blistering, rashes, headaches, and unclear thinking throughout the day. There is unfortunately no cure for shingles, but there are treatments that...

How Might CBD Impact Depression?
We've all felt the “daily blues” at one time or another, but for some people, the feelings of sadness and an inability to enjoy themselves become so intense and so pervasive that they interfere with people's abilities to live a normal life. This issue is known as depression, and it...

Surprising Facts about Your Body’s Endocannabinoid System
The human body is a remarkable machine, particularly the brain and its many different receptors and synapses, which control the mind’s response to different chemicals or stimuli. It turns out that humans have cannabinoid receptors, and in fact a full endocannabinoid system (ECS). Scientists found that these receptors help control...

New Study Points to Potential Efficacy of CBD Treatment for Depression
If you've ever suffered from depression yourself or know someone who has, you know how difficult it can be to cope with day-to-day. Unfortunately, for too many people, finding appropriate treatment options becomes another hurdle in the way of living their best lives. While many antidepressants already on the market...

Why CBD is a Great Daily Supplement
CBD is standing out in the spotlight when it comes to awareness, hemp research, and a vast amount of studies exploring its potential medical benefits. More and more, we are reading about and receiving messages where CBD is believed to have changed peoples’ lives who suffer from chronic pain, anxiety,...

Just What Does Marijuana Do Inside Your Body?
Raphael Mechoulam, the man who first synthesized THC, the main ingredient in marijuana, and is often referred to as the “father of marijuana research,” recently gave a brief history of marijuana and its receptors in the central nervous system during a plenary talk at the 2014 meeting of the International...

Could Cannabidiol Show Potential for Wound Healing?
Wounds are unpleasant, but we all have to deal with them at one time or another, whether it's an accidental cut in the kitchen, a scraped knee while playing basketball, or a bruise picked up from a clumsy moment at work or with friends. More severe wounds can create serious...