Plant Power Day: Believe in the power of CBD

Otherside Cannabinoid Dispensary appreciates the true power of plants and we believe you should too!

Plants are the reason we are all able to live day by day, they are crucial to our survival. But there is more to plants than meets the eye, such as their various healing properties and medicinal uses.

Take the hemp plant for example, where CBD derives from, a natural remedy used for many common illnesses for hundreds of years now. More recently, based on both human and animal studies, scientists have been able to show that CBD may, in fact, have various health benefits.

Some of these include:

• Helping inflammation

• Fighting acne

• Potentially ease cancer symptoms

• Pain relief, chronic pain relief

• Treating insomnia

• Treating neurological diseases, e.g. Alzheimers

• Lowering blood pressure

• Relieving stress and anxiety

• Help with curing depression

Now, you tell me that isn’t one powerful plant!

CBD + Pain relief

Does CBD help to relieve pain? Yes. As said by Dr. Sarah Brewer, medical nutritionist and health author, “It is highly antioxidant so has anti-inflammatory effects on joints, to improve pain and stiffness. CBD also has an analgesic effect to reduce pain perception in the brain.”

CBD has been confirmed to have positive effects on arthritis, as well as other chronic pains.

CBD + Cancer

Although there is still a lot of research to be conducted regarding the impact of using CBD to treat cancer, evidence has shown that cannabinoids can help to reduce tumour growth.

CBD works well as a complementary treatment for cancer. Regular cancer treatments, like chemotherapy or radiation therapy, have a variety of side effects, including nausea, poor appetite, and neuropathic pain, all of which CBD can help with.

In regards to lung cancer, there are various non-smoking CBD products on the market, many of which can be found on the Otherside Cannabinoid Dispensary's website, or in their West London store.

CBD + Mental health

CBD has no confirmed effect on mental health disorders but has shown the potential to be used as a treatment for anxiety and depression. This is caused by CBD’s ability to impact the brain’s receptors, stimulating serotonin levels.

People suffering from insomnia and high-stress levels have also confirmed the benefits of using CBD.

CBD + Neuroprotective properties

CBD is well known for having possible neurological effects, due to its ability to protect neurons in the body from degeneration. As a result, it is often used to treat epilepsy, tremors, Alzheimer’s disease and most famously Parkinson’s disease.

It encourages the body to form new neurons, while simultaneously reducing any damage caused to the nervous system or brain. CBD’s neuroprotective properties are a result of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.

CBD + Heart health

Recent scientific research has revealed the many benefits CBD has on the heart and circulatory system. CBD can help lower high blood pressure due to its stress and anxiety-reducing abilities.

Some research has also suggested that the antioxidant and stress-reducing properties found in CBD could help with heart disease.

Plants are a wonderful natural resource and without them, we would be lost. So show your flowers some love, not only today but every day. And if your plant of choice is the hemp plant, head over to the Otherside London site and experience the power of CBD first hand.