Since writing about CBD oil in Frost last month, Green Stem CBD wellness products wanted us to let you know that TV presenter Jenny Powell is their new ambassador.
They told us that Jenny discovered CBD oil when she was searching for a safe and natural remedy for crippling migraines, which affected her each month. In the past these had caused her to use various medications, and she had needed to lie in a dark room for 3 or 4 days. Jenny says of CBD oil, ‘I tried it and now eight months later, I haven’t had a migraine,’ and ‘For me, that’s life-changing.’
She’s spoken widely in the media about the benefits of CBD in recent months, and, as a guest on TV show Lorraine, apparently she commented, ‘Just a couple of drops underneath the tongue twice a day works for me.’ It seems that she was so impressed, she shared her CBD oil oral drops with her father, who is in his nineties and suffering from cancer. She felt that his pain, anxiety, and sleep were improved after using the drops.
Just to remind you, readers, anecdotal reports are interesting but not scientific proof of benefit. Currently, only a few hundred people have been studied in clinical trials, and more trials are urgently needed to investigate the pros and cons of CBD, and, importantly, the most-effective and safe doses. Nevertheless, Jenny clearly feels it works for her and her father and we are pleased that her migraines are so much better, whatever the reason.
CBD is short for cannabidiol – extracted from the hemp plant, a cousin of the marijuana plant. Although marijuana contains THC, which makes one ‘high’, CBD doesn’t have this ability. CBD is thought to have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.
Until more evidence is available I can’t tell you whether it works in the myriad of illnesses suggested, or even what dose you should take. However, if you do decide to try it, it’s important to find a quality product and Green Stem makes CBD to stringent guidelines and quality and potency checks. It is available in Boots. Their products are also free of THC (the chemical causing marijuana ‘highs’). CBD can affect the blood levels of various medicines, so if you do take it in addition to other medicines, you should check with your doctor.
By Dr K Thompson, author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows
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