Buy CBD in Canada

Find all of your CBD topicals and creams right here from CBD Oil Canada. We offer a large selection of CBD Topicals, all made in Canada, with the best ingredients available. This includes Canadian grown hemp, organic oils, butters, and waxes. We stock a wide variety of topical CBD products, including roll-on pain gels, CBD transdermal patches, lip products, massage oils, sunscreen, and aloe vera, and a wide variety of lotions and salves. We have also added a range of CBD beauty products, including a face serum and men’s beard and face oil! Topical CBD products have been shown to improve muscle soreness and tightness, and can also be a good treatment for a wide array of skin ailments.

CBD Oil for Anxiety

One in 13 people around the world live with an anxiety disorder, making this the most common mental health disorder worldwide. For those of us living with anxiety, one critical concern is finding a safe and long-term method for managing symptoms. Doctors are quick to prescribe quick-acting medications such as Xanax or Valium for help with anxiety. These medications may offer instant relief but can very quickly become addictive. Something like Prozac, which works over a longer period of time simply doesn’t work for everyone.

Enter CBD (cannabidiol.) CBD has recently entered the spotlight as an alternative or even a complementary treatment for anxiety, and for good reason. The testimonials alone are enough for anyone struggling with anxiety enough reason to give CBD oil a shot as a natural, non-addictive, and effective way to manage your anxiety.

For anxiety, CBD works like this – when the body naturally releases endocannabinoid chemicals (or you ingest them through a tincture or edible) they connect with the receptors and that stimulates the body’s natural ability to create serotonin, a natural mood stabilizer.

Nerve pain / Neuropathic pain?

For neuropathic pain, taking a CBD oil sublingually (under the tongue) is recommended. Success in this area is really all about pinpointing the dose that works for you as an individual, as there is no ‘one dose for everyone’ with CBD. It’s recommended to start at a low dose and work your way up slowly until relief is found.

Chronic pain?

For chronic pain, taking a CBD oil sublingually (under the tongue,) is recommended. Success in this area is really all about pinpointing the dose that works for you as an individual, as there is no ‘one dose for everyone’ with CBD. It’s recommended to start at a low dose, and work your way up slowly until relief is found. For those chronic pain sufferers, the addition of a small amount of THC may be necessary to achieve that pain relief.

How does CBD treat pain

As the research into CBD and its capabilities is still in the early stages it can leave people with a lot of questions about trying CBD for pain relief. But, when we take what we know about how CBD interacts with the body and then look at the existing evidence on the pain relieving and anti-inflammatory properties of CBD, we can begin to better understand how we can use CBD for pain relief.

CBD interacts with a wide range of proteins in the body and central nervous system, including components of the endocannabinoid system located in the brain, central nervous system, immune system as well as in the spleen. Unlike THC, which strongly binds to these endocannabinoid receptors, CBD is actually an inverse agonist that has the opposite effect.

Instead, CBD inhibits the absorption of anandamide, a cannabinoid molecule produced by our bodies that regulates pain and is associated with feelings of well-being and happiness. When CBD enhances anandamide signaling it increases levels in the bloodstream, helping to reduce pain throughout the body. Past research has also found that CBD targets alpha-3 glycine receptors to suppress chronic pain and reduce inflammation associated with dysfunctional glycine receptors, which are an important target for pain processing in the spine.

CBD also activates other receptor proteins, such as the vanilloid receptor TRPV1, which is responsible for control functions such as inflammation and the awareness of pain. In the case of rheumatoid arthritis and other instances of disease-associated chronic pain, the sensitivity and expression of TRPV1 receptors increases. A 2014 study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology found that the purported analgesic properties of CBD are mediated by this receptor, leading the research team to conclude that CBD could be a “useful pharmacological alternative in the treatment of the disease-associated chronic pain.”

Why do people take CBD oil?

People choose to take for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:

• Anxiety
• Arthritis
• Epilepsy
• Neurological conditions
• Pain
• Sleep

The importance of getting a good sleep

 In Canada, roughly 40% of Canadians will experience a sleep disorder in their lifetime. Life has a way of creeping into our sleep schedules whether we like it or not.  Increasingly long and/or irregular working hours, social and familial obligations, illness, or psychological conditions such as depression or anxiety can all have detrimental effects on our sleep, both in duration and quality. Reduced sleep can lead to a weakened immune system, which can lead to an abundance of health risks.

Many people who suffer from sleep deprivation or disorders use ‘crutches’, stimulants to keep them awake, like 3 cups of coffee a day, or a red bull (to give you wings). This is concerning as we can never repay the debt of these missed hours of quality sleep. Perhaps instead of looking to stimulants to make our waking hours tolerable, we can look for alternatives to aid our sleep, making our waking hours more productive, and ideally stress-free (Impossible Is Nothing).

CBD: Can it help with sleep?

With the explosion of the Marijuana/Cannabis industry, it has brought with it, the widespread use of CBD oil and related products. Due to the rapid growth of this industry in such a short amount of time, the field of research in CBD has had a difficult time keeping up. And to make life-altering decisions for our health, it is important to become as knowledgeable about the product you are taking or considering taking.

It is claimed that CBD has a calming effect on the central nervous system, through something called the endocannabinoid system. So let us have a look at what the current research is showing in regard to CBD and sleep, so we can proceed with our choices, enlightened by science.

Sleep-Wake Cycle

 The reason that we get tired at night, and wake up in the morning, is based on our sleep-wake cycle (aka circadian rhythm).  This cycle is a daily pattern (circadian = one 24 hour day), which regulates when we need to sleep, and need to be awake. For the majority of us, the ideal cycle consists of seven to nine hours of sleep, usually at night, followed by 15 to 17 hours of wakefulness. Our bodies have different processes that control this cycle, where chemicals and hormone levels fluctuate over the course of a cycle.  This causes us to feel alert or fatigued at somewhat predictable times.

Caffeine and other stimulants can affect these chemicals and can affect our body’s natural urges to sleep.  Light can also affect our sleep/wake cycle as melatonin is very important for sleep, turning on lights, and looking at computer screens disrupts melatonin production, making sleep more difficult. For people who work shift work, it is harder to keep their sleep-wake cycle in check.

To help, higher doses of CBD are believed to have a more sedating effect, in other words, help you sleep.  In a study of people with insomnia, it was shown that a 160 mg/day dose of CBD increased the total sleep time, and reduced the number of moments of wakefulness during the night. It is important to note that lower doses of CBD have been associated with increased alertness, so understanding the right dosage for optimal sleep is important.