In the United States roughly 1 million Americans are living with Parkinson’s Disease, with around 60,000 new diagnoses each year. As more states begin to legalize cannabis, many people are looking for alternatives to heavy prescription medication searching for a more holistic route to mitigate the myriad of symptoms associated with PD.

Recent research regarding CBD shows its wide-ranging therapeutic potential, which has piqued interest for its potential healing properties in other fields of treatment, including fibromyalgia.Cannabis comes in numerous forms and can provide relief from symptoms of fibromyalgia due to its extensive therapeutic index. Apart from cannabis’s general complexities, productively utilizing cannabis products will undoubtedly allow holistic attributes to promote wellness best. CBD has proved to be an effective form of therapy for assisting in symptom management for fibromyalgia, including pain attenuation when used to modulate the body’s endocannabinoid system.

Cannabis has a faulty reputation for making people lazy and producing a “couch-lock” like state exclusively. Luckily for many people, this isn’t always the case. As cannabis products continue to pop up, they’re even appearing in aspects of our lives we never knew needed improvement - including in the bedroom.

In recent years conversations about cannabis have been happening more frequently. Often hearing extreme opinions on either side, there are few resources interested in providing a clear picture of the complex plant. Scientists are also learning new things all the time, and being able to navigate the basics of cannabis can feel overwhelming. Luckily, the basics of cannabis don’t change, only evolve. Most people can get by with a basic understanding of cannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, and two most studied, and often notorious, molecules : tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol.

In 2019 26% of Americans used Cannabidiol (CBD). Now legal in the United States, hemp-derived CBD is available in a wide range of products. With CBD sales expected to exceed $20 billion in the U.S. alone by 2024, it's no wonder we all know someone who uses it. There are many opinions and anecdotal claims that CBD can cure everything from symptoms of a restless night, anxiety, and pain. With misinformation running rampant, people wonder if CBD is the cure-all others claim it to be.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is accessible to anyone in the United States, not to mention found in countless items across multiple marketplaces. The rush of new CBD products has extended to the pets in our lives, but this leaves many pet parents pondering the possibilities of what CBD can treat. There are differences between a human's endocannabinoid system and that of our pet companions. However, new research shows that the animals in our lives can benefit just as much as we do. CBD can aid in the treatment of arthritis, inflammation, general pain management, and even seizures, by way bringing our endocannabinoid system to a state of homeostasis.