Tag: Life Hacks

CBD Enhanced My Life

I have always been intrigued with Cannabis as a healing plant; then I tried CBD; my life changed .

Let me tell you something about CBD. Please bear with me if you’re already familiar. CBD stands for Cannabidiol. CBD is a compound found strongest in the hemp plant. The hemp plant produces a higher percentage of CBD than does the cannabis plant which produces high THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol). CBD is the non psycho-active component. It doesn’t get you high. What it does do is re-establishes the equilibrium in our bodies that has been out of sync for far too long.

Check out this article I came across on Pub Med National Library of Medicine; if you want to get all scientific, I highly recommend this read.

I understand there is a lot of skepticism at first when considering taking CBD. Will I get high? Will I have a bad reaction? Will it make my anxiety worse? These are all absolutely fair questions. Please let me clear up some of those worries for you, as CBD has changed and enhanced my life for the better.

So why CBD?

If you’re unaware, every single mammal has a system that we can think of like the central nervous system. It’s called the endocannabinoid system. This system has been neglected due to the beginning of pharmaceuticals and "Reefer Madness" propaganda circa, 1936. There is evidence that there are side-effects to having neglected this system for as long as we have. I know this because I know myself. I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Since I was 4 years old I would have anxiety attacks. I remember when my the attacks would last 20 minutes to half an hour, sometimes even longer and over the littlest things that are completely out of my control. A serious fear would rise inside me, my stomach would be in knots, my heart would race and palpitate. It was an uncomfortable agitation as the mind re-runs movies and there is nothing you can do; it’s almost inevitable for everything to fail. What a horrendous way to think. It’s not self-love, it’s loss of control, and a lack of training the mind. It’s also a chemical imbalance within our physiology.

I also just need to talk to my friends and family. Holy shit, every one is stressed out. They all suffer from anxiety, depression, chroinc pain; and they aren’t all that old. Some are on medication, others are trying to manage, but certainly not as good as they would like to be managing their problems. I have slowly been introducing them to CBD because I know what it’s like to not know where else to turn and not want to be on a plethora of pills.

I’ve been taking CBD since approximately early August, 2018, and it is now early 2019. I have tried Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) at the age of 18. CBT is behavioural modification which helps you learn what your anxiety is and where your triggers come from. It teaches you how to counter those triggers and then essentially, control them. I chose CBT over taking medications for my anxiety during this time. I have always been on the fence about taking pharmaceutical medication for anxiety because I do deep down believe that I have more power over my mind than I give myself credit for.

CBD helps me achieve a balance in my chemistry that grounds me.
I choose to take it every day because it dissolves my fears and daily stress. It also helps produces brain cells and improve cognitive functioning and ability. Concentration levels are up and distractions are down. CBD softens my periphery and that softness is essential for overall comfort of life.

CBD has proved to me that it can reduce the noise that’s in my mind (it’s usually never very clear). This noise is a series of voices, ones of negative influence and fear of situations that I cannot control.
CBD helps reduce inflammation in the body which is important for because I have a chronic pain inflammatory condition.

CBD has become a saviour.

My fight or flight response that has been on high alert now for just over 20 some odd years, has calmed down.
After the first couple of months taking CBD, I started noticing that my anxiety triggers weren’t such a bother like they used to be. The important thing was that I started noticing it.

The visions that my mind would create, now pass by like clouds in the sky.

I’ve heard that we become addicted to our own fears, and I myself have thought, "What if I no longer have these fears? Then I’m no longer going to be protecting myself because my subconscious is not looking out for me." Well f@ck that.
I was holding onto the wrong fears for far too long and I feel so much lighter not carrying around the weight of played up situations in my mind of things I have absolutely no control over.

If you or anyone you know has Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) I highly recommend they consider incorporating CBD into their daily routines.

Love, Earth Sprite.

Rediscover Essential Oils

As a teenager, I had an obsession with hair products. It makes me feel sick when I think back to the amount of money I’d wasted for not a lot of gain. In truth, it was never necessary for me to purchase and use those products on my already nice natural long blonde (!) hair. I was enticed and coaxed into the trap just like every other teenage girl, adult woman, man and every other human on the planet that is privy to the consumer market. The only thing we have gained is altered DNA and an increase in the development of ailments that are killing us faster and faster.

Sprays; de-tanglers; straighteners; conditioners; de-frizzers and more, all sound different but remain full of the same toxic chemicals. If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn’t have wasted so much money on these life destroying products.

I’ve made a choice to change the way I interact with the products I consume and use. I’m increasingly aware of how unfortunate it is that most things we’re surrounded by are sneakily spreading diseases within our bodies like cancer, diabetes and various allergies. It makes me wonder, WHY??

A few people in suits decided to conduct a chemical-backed financial experiment and all of us would be the sample group. So, as depressing at that is, I have made the conscious decision to abstain as much as possible (despite living in a big city) from purchasing and consuming products that are toxic. I threw out the cleaning supplies underneath the sink and replaced them with simple cleaning products that I made at home with essential oils. I don’t need a hazmat suit to clean the bathroom anymore.

Regarding essential oils in particular, it’s crucial that you understand this; the majority of fragrance oils are synthetic and these aromas can be sold and labelled as essential oils.

With that being said, I invite you to educate yourself on the chemicals that are taking over our bodies via our media-manufactured compulsion to consume. I hope that you can see how detrimental it is and discover how freeing it can be to remove yourself from the toxic life by changing the way you interact with any and all products you come into contact with.

US Senate

With [USA] as Senator Markey and [FDA] as lobbyist, Mr. Landa.

[USA]: “If a company decided to include arsenic as a component of a face cream, would they even have to notify they FDA first?”
[FDA]: “Uh, it would not.”
[USA]: “If arsenic was used as a component of a fragrance would the company be required to list arsenic on the product label?”
[FDA]: “As a component of a fragrance it would not.”

This reinforces my concerns about the perfumes and creams that are sold in stores like Bath & Bodyworks. The aromas you smell in these products are written as fragrance on the ingredient list. Fragrance is not one single chemical compound; hiding underneath the name is hundreds of toxic chemicals. Companies like the ACC (American Chemical Council) are responsible for putting these chemicals in the products we buy without any real safety regulations.

This is a portion of what has inspired my mission to rediscover mother nature with the power of Essential Oils.

Essential oils are gaining respect and interest again in our mainstream health media. Many people forget that they have been around for a lot longer. My view is that plants come from the earth, so we must utilize them, because it’s what makes sense to me. Non-toxic life products are the way of the future. I think it is important that people remove themselves from the synthetic world and return to the natural things in life. I wish to guide people to return to their roots and rediscover mother nature in the most beautiful way.

Essential oils contain hundreds of unique compounds, providing complex and versatile abilities to combat threats without building up resistance, like the body would with pharmaceutical anti-biotics. The oils address issues at the root of the problem as they penetrate the body on a cellular level. Every single one of the compounds can be supportive to the multiple different body systems.

I want you, my followers, to walk away empowered and educated to utilize essential oils in your every day lives.