Key Takeaways
- CBD is added to a list of wellness staples that already includes yoga, meditation, aerobic exercise and plant-only eating.
- CBD sales are rising sharply, driven in large part by the pandemic, with new companies and products appearing every day.
- Natural medicine physician Carlie Bell-Biggins says people are in pain, citing anxiety, traumatic experiences that can lead to PTSD, and insomnia.
- Poor eating habits, chronic illness, sitting all day, poor gut health and alcohol are named as causes of inflammation that send people looking for help.
Wellness practices have always included tried-and-true staples like yoga, meditation, aerobic exercise, even plant-only eating. Now add CBD, the ultimate plant-based medicinal, to the list. Suffice to say that the CBD market is on a high, thanks in large part to the pandemic. Sales of CBD products are skyrocketing, and new CBD companies and products are springing up every day. The reason? Consumers are demanding these products, and companies are listening. “People are in pain,” says Carlie Bell-Biggins, N.D., natural medicine physician in Pearland, Texas, and member of Leafreport’s medical review team. “They’re suffering from anxiety, traumatic experiences that are leading to potential post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and insomnia.” Not to mention, of course, that poor eating habits, chronic illness (often due to poor eating habits), sitting all day, poor gut health, and alcohol consumption are causing inflammation in the body, leading people to seek help.
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