What Are the Benefits of Taking CBD?
There are many ways to get CBD into your system, each with its own unique benefits. Ingestion is a popular method. Furthermore, how one chooses to take CBD can have different effects.
Certain benefits are gained and given up when you choose to buy an edible over vaping CBD or placing CBD oil under your tongue. For example, your average CBD gummy doesn’t just look good, it is also handy and healthy. Read on to find out which CBD method and its benefits are best for you.
CONVENIENCE
One of the key benefits of CBD ingestion is convenience. Since it is legal at state levels but still considered a bit taboo, not all public environments may be friendly to you taking a CBD product. Luckily there are several options available for various needs and situations.
GUMMIES
One of the most discrete and portable options is gummies. If you are working at the office and want a quick dose of CBD, then popping a gummy into your mouth is a handy way to do so. Plus, it’s super easy to control the dose. If you only want half an amount, you can eat half a gummy. There is no liquid or droppers to mess about with.
Not sure if a regular hemp CBD gummy will be stealthy enough? Try the newly popular Delta8-THC gummies !
Feel the Effects for Hours
Edibles also have the most extended active period of all hemp and CBD products. CBD needs to process through your liver, and the liver can only get through so much of a substance. So once the CBD hits the liver, it enters a “queue” of sorts. As more CBD gets processed, the queue moves up, sending CBD into your bloodstream.
The result is that the liver will keep redosing you with CBD for hours after you first ingest the edible. You can be enjoying all the benefits of CBD for as long as twelve hours after eating an edible. However, a timeframe of six hours is more common.
VAPING & CBD OIL
Six hours, still, is far longer than what you get from vaping (lasts 2 hours), and CBD oil (placed under your tongue, lasts 3-4 hours). For some conditions, such as insomnia and chronic pain, long-lasting effects are a must. And the convenience of edibles makes them much easier to integrate into your routine than other methods. Those dealing with chronic anxiety, for example, may eat edibles every six hours during their day. That way, they can always have CBD in their system.
Best Way To Start
If you’re new to taking CBD products, the best method is to start low and go slow. Allow it to build up in the system for at least 2 weeks – 1 month to start noticing real effects. To help you better understand how to properly dose for your needs, Hemp Lively created this chart. Feel free to print it out for easy reference.
About the Author
David McGinnis
David McGinnis is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Hemp Lively. He's a University of Florida graduate and a lifelong Entrepreneur with almost a decade in the Cannabis Industry. He's played a role in over 50 different new Cannabis brands and consults on a regular basis for new Cannabis Company Startups and potential Hemp Lively Private Label customers. David is also a website developer, an excel spreadsheet guru, and graphic designer who's created over 100 ecommerce websites, over a dozen custom CBD Formulation Calculators for his staff, and thousands of product labels and 3D product images. Mr. McGinnis spends 1-2 hours every day learning something new. That combined with his love for complex problem solving makes him a perfect fit for the ever-changing cannabis industry. David works well over 100 hours per week and is, by far, the happiest workaholic you'll ever meet. In his free time, David enjoys spending time with his fiancé, Melanie, and their two Schnauzers, Gatsby and Daisy.
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