25 Surprising Benefits Of CBD Gummies
How about a bit of history before we begin? No, no, no, don’t go away! It’s relevant. We promise. So let’s talk gummies.
The first gummy candy (shaped like bears) was invented in Germany almost 100 years ago. Seventy years later, in the late 1990s, two natural-foods advocates mixed up a batch of gummy vitamins in order to get their kids to take a daily multi.
Now it seems like gummies are everywhere. We’ve got gummy this and gummy that. So it’s really no surprise that sometime in the last five years, some canna-genius was inspired — probably in a haze of joint smoke — to combine CBD and gummy candy into the ultimate medicinal confection: CBD gummies.
At this point, you’re probably asking, “But why do we need another method of consuming cannabis?” Our answer? Because each method offers a number of different benefits.
1) Easy To Take
Do you have trouble swallowing pills? Do you feel like the pills will get caught in your throat? Do you think you’re going to choke? If that’s you to a T, CBD gummies will feel like a gift from the canna-gods.
That’s because CBD gummies are super easy to take. All you have to do is chew and swallow. There’s no long and involved prep work required, no waiting a half-hour before swimming. Just chew and go.
Unless you’re one of those unfortunate individuals who can’t walk and chew bubble gum at the same time. If that’s you to a T, you may want to finish chewing first and then go.
2) Non-Psychotropic
CBD gummies are non-psychotropic. That means they won’t get you high. It doesn’t matter how many you eat, you’ll never get your world to go psychedelic. You have to take THC for that.
In fact, no CBD products will get you high because of the way that the cannabinoid interacts with your brain. So whether you choose CBD gummies, or CBD oil, or CBD cream, you should never feel like you’re falling off the floor. If that happens, there was more in whatever you took than just CBD.
3) More Effective With Less Product
To help explain this benefit, we’re going to reduce two natural processes to their most basic explanations:
Your stomach lets things through
Your lungs keep things out
Both organs are remarkably good at their job. That means that if you choose to get CBD through your lungs (via smoke or vapor), you’ll need to take in a lot to get a little through to your brain.
But if you choose to get CBD through your stomach (pills, CBD gummies, edibles), you won’t need nearly as much to feel the effects.
Basically, you get more medicinal bang for your buck. So instead of smoking 0.7 grams of CBD ganja four times in sixteen hours, you’d only need to pop two CBD gummies during that same time period.
4) Long-Lasting
Your digestion and circulatory system operate at a relatively slow pace. If they didn’t, your body would be flooded with nutrients and then have nothing. Instead, your stomach delivers its contents slowly over time so the food you eat lasts longer than just an hour or two.
The same concept applies to the CBD gummies you chew. The CBD in the gummy is released slowly over a period of hours, providing long-lasting relief for your pain or anxiety.
That’s in sharp contrast to the effects you get from smoking your CBD strain in a joint, blunt, or bong. Those effects reach their peak in an hour or less and then taper off to nothing.
5) Gentle On Your Lungs And Throat
The harsh smoke of a heavy bong hit can make even the most experienced pot smoker hack up a lung. CBD gummies, on the other hand, won’t irritate your lungs and throat like marijuana smoke will.
That may not seem like a benefit for you hard-core, give-me-a-joint-or-give-me-death cannabis purists. But for those who just need CBD for medicinal purposes, it’s one of the biggest benefits of all.
Even though weed smoke isn’t packed full of chemicals like cigarette smoke, it can still irritate your lungs and throat and lead to inflammation. CBD gummies produce no smoke, no smell, no respiratory irritation.
6) Available Online
CBD products are often produced from hemp, which is a legal plant in all 50 states. That means hemp isn’t subject to the same laws that are causing so many problems and so much confusion these days.
By extension, then, CBD gummies are pretty much legal everywhere and can be shipped by commercial carriers across state lines. And because they are so easy to ship, one of the best places to find CBD gummies is online.
If your local dispensary doesn’t stock CBD gummies, you’ll be able to find a wide variety at your favorite internet shop. You may have to pay a bit more for shipping, but they’ll arrive on your doorstep ready for use.
7) Easy To Dose
Whatever brand of CBD gummies you choose to buy, always follow the instructions when first starting. After that, you can increase or decrease the dosage according to your needs. There’s very little risk of getting too much CBD, so don’t be afraid of an overdose or negative side effects.
For example, if the instructions tell you to take two CBD gummies with every meal but you need extra relief, you could double the dosage and take four CBD gummies with every meal instead. Your stash wouldn’t last as long, but you’d get the relief you need.
On the other hand, if the instructions tell you to take two CBD gummies with every meal, you could try taking just one with every meal. That would essentially double your stash and stretch your CBD gummies supply.
8) Can Be Used Discreetly
One of the nicest benefits of CBD gummies is that you can use them very discreetly. They look exactly like gummy vitamins and gummy candy, so you don’t have to worry about keeping them hidden.
And taking them doesn’t require anything more than popping one in your mouth. No eye dropper bottles or drops under your tongue like with CBD oil. No dermal patches on your arm. Just an easy, discreet way to get the CBD you need.
9) Cause Minimal Side Effects
CBD gummies produce only two side effects:
Dry mouth
Decreased ability to metabolize medication
Dry mouth happens a lot with cannabis, regardless of the strain you choose or the way you consume it. And many people who take CBD gummies for medicinal reasons would gladly take a slight case of dry mouth over their pain, anxiety, nausea, or seizures.
However, the cannabidiol (CBD) in CBD gummies can decrease your liver’s ability to process pharmaceutical medications. That can have very serious consequences if the CBD gummies you take don’t treat the other ailments the pharmaceutical medications do.
Be sure to talk to your doctor before adding CBD gummies to your daily routine.
At this point, you might be wondering if the lack of side effects in your CBD gummies makes it easier to overdose. In truth, it’s nearly impossible to ingest too much CBD.
Even if you had 100-percent pure CBD, you’d need 33 tablespoons to feel any adverse effects. You’re not going to get that in your CBD gummies.
10) Taste Delicious
We’re not one to complain about the taste of marijuana products. But we have to admit that they aren’t the tastiest treats out there.
Ask anyone what their favorite flavor is and you’ll get answers like chocolate, strawberry, cherry, and watermelon. We’d pretty much bet the farm that you won’t hear anyone say, “Sour Diesel is my favorite flavor!”
Marijuana, in its most basic form, has a very earthy flavor and odor. And that’s great when you’re smoking a doobie, but not so great when you’re eating ice cream…or taking your daily vitamin.
CBD gummies, on the other hand, come in a variety of delicious, fruity flavors. They don’t taste like dirt. And they don’t taste like grass. That’s a major benefit in our book.
11) Temper The Negative Effects Of THC
We’re all familiar with the reality-altering effects of THC. Heck, that’s why we take it — to get a break from the mundanity of everyday life.
But sometimes, we get a bit carried away and go a few steps over the line of what’s a good high and what’s a bad high. Even if we’re expert at achieving that good high, we still have to contend with paranoia, memory loss, and drowsiness.
But did you know that CBD counteracts all these negative effects? It’s true. CBD is like a chaperone at the high school dance — it keeps THC from running amok and causing all sorts of debauchery.
So if you want to cut short a bad trip, temper the paranoia of your regular trip, or just come down faster, pop a CBD gummy or two and you’ll be on your way.
12) Contain Antioxidant Properties
The CBD in CBD gummies is also an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect both your body and brain by removing harmful molecules called free radicals.
When free radicals build up in your body, they can lead to all kinds of health problems. One particularly egregious problem caused by free radicals are neurodegenerative disorders, like Alzheimer’s disease.
By destroying the free radicals that cause neurodegenerative disorders, the CBD in CBD gummies works as a sort of shield against debilitating brain disorders.
13) Prevent Development Of Cancer Cells In Mice
No, scientists aren’t feeding CBD gummies to mice and rats, but they are testing the effects of CBD on those mice and rats (lucky them, right?).
And the results from those studies are very promising. It seems that CBD acts as an antitumoral in those furry lab subjects. CBD does this by:
Inhibiting functions in the body associated with cancer
Preventing tumor cells from spreading
Interfering with cancer cell growth
Inducing tumor cell death
Let’s make it clear that absolutely no studies show that CBD prevents cancer in humans. But a major reason for that lack of data is that few to no tests have been performed on humans (yet).
As the legality of marijuana continues to spread, we’re sure humans will be the next test subjects. We’ll certainly volunteer!
14) Act As A Digestive Aid
When you introduce high amounts of CBD into your brain, it acts like a digestive aid by stimulating your appetite and reducing nausea.
This is good news for patients with cancer (or those being treated for cancer). Many types of cancer, and even the treatments used to prevent them, will decrease a person’s appetite directly.
Other types of cancer (and treatments) increase nausea, which has a negative effect on appetite (who wants to eat when you feel sick to your stomach?).
That increase in nausea and reduction in appetite prevent the cancer patient’s body from finding the energy it needs to heal itself. But with CBD, the nausea disappears, the appetite returns, and cancer patients can focus on getting better.
Even if you don’t suffer from cancer, severe nausea, or loss of appetite, the CBD in CBD gummies can help stabilize your cravings for food.
15) Possibly Suppress Seizure Activity
Seizures — violent shaking and loss of control — originate in the brain as interruptions in electrical activity. That makes them difficult to treat with conventional methods.
But cannabinoids like CBD show promise as an effective treatment for this debilitating disease. Patients like Charlotte Figi, who suffers from Dravet syndrome, take high amounts of CBD and report a significant reduction in seizure activity.
You probably won’t feel the effects unless you take a whole bottle of CBD gummies (don’t do that!), but even the small amount of CBD in one gummy can reinforce your brain’s regular electrical activity.
If you suffer from seizures, talk to your doctor about taking CBD gummies throughout the day as a supplement for your regular treatment.
16) Relieve Pain And Swelling
CBD interacts with the vanilloid receptors in your brain to relieve pain and swelling in other parts of your body.
This is good news for those who suffer from chronic pain and disorders such as fibromyalgia.
Again, you might not feel total relief if you just take a CBD gummy, but the more CBD in your system the better. And that CBD gummy may act like a preventative measure to keep your body running smoothly and you feeling healthy all the time.
17) Reduce Anxiety And Depression
High amounts of CBD can reduce anxiety and depression. It does this by interacting with two specific parts of your brain:
Adenosine receptors
Serotonin receptors
The adenosine receptors play a large role in governing how you experience anxiety, while the serotonin receptors are involved with depression.
If your adenosine receptors are active, your anxiety level will be low. But if those receptors aren’t working correctly — as in many anxiety disorders — your anxiety level will be high.
Similarly, if your serotonin receptors are active, you’ll feel good. But if those receptors aren’t working correctly, your mood will fall and you’ll feel depressed.
There is, of course, a lot more science involved, but CBD helps keep both your adenosine receptors and serotonin receptors running at 100-percent all the time.
As with all the other health benefits on this list, you may not feel relief from just one or two CBD gummies, but they can’t hurt. Talk to your doctor about increasing your intake of CBD to combat anxiety and depression.
18) Promote Relaxation
With so much going on in your busy life, you might find it hard to relax at the end of the day. When you’re on edge like this all the time, you’ll start to feel worn out even after a good night’s sleep.
The CBD in CBD gummies interacts with your brain and body in a way that results in feelings of calmness and relaxation even during times of high stress.
19) Improve Focus
Another unique benefit of CBD is that it increases focus and helps you ignore distractions.
CBD doesn’t make distractions disappear altogether. What it does do is make it easier for your brain not to fixate on the distractions and pull you away from the task at hand.
This is great for office workers and students who find themselves trying to focus on complex tasks while surrounded by noise and activity.
20) Normalize Blood Sugar Levels
Diabetes is a growing epidemic in the United States and affects the lives of millions of people. Treatment for this disease relies on a combination of diet and insulin injections to keep blood sugar levels in a normal range.
CBD, though, can help stabilize blood sugar levels so that the peaks and valleys aren’t so pronounced.
21) Facilitate Sleep
Sleep deprivation takes many forms — from not being able to fall asleep to waking up too often during the night.
Taken at the right time, CBD can help overcome these difficulties. CBD allows you to “turn off” your brain, relax, fall asleep faster, and stay that way throughout the night.
22) Reduce Risk Of High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is one of the symptoms of heart disease that can lead to heart attack and stroke.
CBD may contribute to lower blood pressure levels both in stressful and non-stressful situations. As mentioned in an earlier section, CBD also exhibits natural antioxidant properties.
Antioxidants help remove plaque and other substances that can group together, form a clog, and cut off blood flow to your brain or other parts of your body. Without those obstructions, your blood flows smoother and your blood pressure goes down.
Research is still on-going, but results from human and animal tests show that CBD can help decrease heart rate and blood pressure levels in those with high numbers.
23) Kill Or Slow Bacterial Growth
Although no comprehensive study exists to support this property of CBD, scattered research (some dating back to the 1950s) suggests that CBD has antibacterial properties. CBD has even proven effective at fighting drug-resistant strains like MRSA.
Initial theories about why CBD is effective at slowing bacterial growth — or killing it outright — have to do with:
The structure of the CBD molecule itself
Its ability to control lipid (fat) affinity
The way the CBD molecule interferes with vital processes inside the bacteria
More tests are necessary in order to prove definitively that CBD is a potent antibacterial, but early results are promising.
24) Stimulate Bone Growth
CBD interacts with your body’s naturally occurring cannabinoid system to stimulate two types of cells involved with bond growth: osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
Osteoblasts create new bone. Osteoclasts resorb and remodel bone in response to external stress.
The effect CBD has on bone growth is especially beneficial for those with brittle bones due to age, degeneration, and other diseases.
25) Effective For A Wide Variety Of Ailments
One of the coolest things about CBD gummies is that they can be used to treat a wide variety of medical issues. Here are just some of the disorders that the CBD in CBD gummies can treat:
Schizophrenia
Psychosis
Lupus
Parkinson’s disease
Chronic and neuropathic pain
Because of this long list of benefits, CBD gummies are a versatile method of getting the medicine you need in a delicious, easy-to-take fruit chew.
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