Are you feeling extra anxious lately? I know I am. I have a history with anxiety, and wasn’t formally diagnosed until about 10 yrs ago when I saw my first therapist. Over the past decade, I’ve become committed to learning more about mental health and trying new ways to manage my symptoms. I’ve found a lot of great tools, you can read more about all of those here. But the one that has been the most consistent and most effective has been CBD.
Healthline.com has a very informative article about how CBD affects the mind and body and why it is so effective for anxiety. Here is a quick explanation of the science behind it:
The human body has many different receptors. Receptors are protein-based chemical structures that are attached to your cells. They receive signals from different stimuli.
CBD is thought to interact with CB1 and CB2 receptors. These receptors are mostly found in the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system, respectively.
The exact way CBD affects CB1 receptors in the brain isn’t fully understood. However, it may alter serotonin signals.
Healthline.com
Tonic CBD has been my CBD of choice for years.
I’ve tried a few different brands, including those from dispensaries, and always come back to Tonic. I live in the state of Florida where medical marijuana has been legalized. My doctor recommended I get my medical marijuana card after I told him I have been using CBD to manage my anxiety. The hemp and CBD industry is booming right now, which leads to a lot of products flooding the market. Like the rest of the supplement and vitamin industry, they aren’t regulated by the FDA, so you can’t be sure what you’re getting. I care about what I put in my body, so I took his advice and got my card to buy my CBD from the local dispensaries. But none of them offered the same effectiveness and quality as Tonic.
Tonic is a female owned small business operating out of upstate NY off of their own farm. Their founder and CEO, Brittany Carbone says “TONIC was born out of necessity. She was looking for a natural way to manage her anxiety and depression. Something that could help like cannabis had, but would be workday-friendly. She began combining CBD with ashwagandha root because she realized they have similar effects, but take different pathways to get there. The idea was that together they could cover more ground, doubling down on each other’s effects to create a stress-relieving, mood-boosting, adaptogenic powerhouse… and that’s exactly what happened“.
This brand is easy to support and, more importantly, easy to trust.
You never have to question the quality of their products, which is a big deal in the drastically unregulated supplement industry. Each of their products come with a lot # to access the certificate of analysis from that batch. It looks like this.
CBD can be used for so many things!
Anxiety, pain relief, sleep, focus. The possibilities are endless with this magic plant medicine. And it’s legal and has 0 psychoactive effects. I use their full range of products! I take a full dropper of their O.G blend every morning, which is made with Ashwaganda and supports mood + stress management. It helps me wake up balanced and focused every morning. And I use the Chill blend every night before bed, which has lemon balm and passion flower added to make for super restful sleep. The tinctures work best when used consistently over time. Their vape pen is great for a more immediate calming effect. And their topicals have helped my migraines and cramps so much!
I also use their Flex and their Grounded tinctures as needed and they’re both so good! The vape pen is my go-to around 3pm when I’m starting to lose my cool, especially since being home all the time with the kids. It keeps me level so I can make it through that late afternoon slump and make dinner and all the craziness that happens before bedtime. And I use their rollers daily! I have chronic neck and shoulder pain and it really helps smooth that out. They also work wonders on tension and stress headaches. I roll some on my temples and forehead, and even up and down my jaw line because I clench my teeth.
I am happy to chat with you more about this brand and their products if you have any questions. I have been using them for about 2 years now and am so confident recommending them to you. If you’re ready to see for yourself how good this stuff is, click here and use our code perfckedpod for 10% off!
I don’t usually share affiliate stuff because there aren’t a ton of brands I actually swear by. But TONIC is 100% a brand I swear by. I tell everyone I know about it and have turned so many people on to using their stuff.
You can hear more about why I’m so obsessed with this brand and all their products in my IG stories. I saved all the videos in a highlight, which can be found under my bio. My anxiety has been curbed so much since incorporating this into my daily routine. It doesn’t CURE anxiety. I don’t know if anything really does. But it has been a lot easier for me to manage my symptoms since taking this CBD consistently. Let me know if you try it out or if you have any questions! I love talking about this stuff.
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