Hi Steemian Friends,
With everything going on in our household right now, we've been doing a lot of work on natural health and ways to support our system.
When you are talking about alternative therapies, and cancer treatments, it's not long before we start talking about Cannabis - Dope/Weed/Pot/Grass - whatever you want to call it.
But before you all get excited and run for the lighters and bongs I'm talking about Medical Marijuana - or CBD.
So a quick science lesson without getting too sciencey.
(Disclaimer: 1. I'm not a doctor and 2 - I've really really simplified this so if you are a medical student please let's not get too precious over my simplification of complex medical systems and chemical reactions)
Marijuana has two key components that react with our bodies - THC and CBD. And they interact with different parts of our bodies.
THC is the stuff that will get you sitting around the campfire, singing folk songs, and feeling good about it, while alternatively getting the mad munchies and consuming every snack on this side of the hemisphere. That stuff will hit us right in the central nervous system and brain.
CBD, on the other-hand, interacts with our endocrine system (regulates our hormones) and our immune system (the bit that keeps us healthy - or not)
These two little components are whats known as cannabinoids.
But wait- there's more. These well-known cannabinoids have a long lost cousin - BCP. In this case we are talking about an extract from the Copaiba plant.
Now BCP pretty much does what CBD does - only much better and much more efficiently. BCP possesses strong antioxidant properties (That's great, peeps, if you want to look younger). It also does all those good things that taking medical marijuana does ie - pain management, supports your nervous system, helps with immunity and supports healing of digestive and gut related issues.
And here's the best thing - if you take Copaiba oil, it's not going to show up in any drug test.... bear in mind - it's also not going to get you in the singing mood either and your kids stash of biscuits and chocolates should be safe :)
We specifically use doTERRA Copaiba Essential oil. They are the only company to use four different types of Copaiba plants. This means it has the highest level of BCP - the active ingredient that's giving you all the goodness. I'm not about to prescribe how to use it - however the way we use it is a drop in a smoothie or under the tongue. It has a very slight bitter taste - you cant even tell in the smoothie. I also combine it in an oil or cream to use as a facial moisturiser.
It was so popular when it first came out this year that they sold their whole years projection in the first month. So Copaiba is a great option for those of us who live in countries where you can't even by hemp powder for internal consumption (cos we all abide by the warnings on the packet don't we)
There are some pretty good anecdotal stories that detail peoples own experience with Copaiba, and they are definitely worth checking out..
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Feel free to contact me if you want more information or if you want to know where and how to buy Copiaba. (I can even get you set up with a discount).
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