3 Big Benefits Of CBD For Lyme Disease

CBD is heralded as the new super supplement. CBD for Lyme disease is part of the herbal arsenal used to help people like me with chronic version. It might help you, check in with your health care team to see.

CBD is actually an extract of hemp.  It is not psychoactive like Cannibus with THC. CBD is being studied extensively in healing applications.  Clinical studies are underway to examine if CBD might decrease blood pressure, effectively treat cancer, and regulate the immune system.  Our understanding of CBD is in the early stages of evolution.

CBD For Lyme Disease Today

Is CBD legal for use in all 50 states?  Unfortunately the legality is a murky issue.  All over the web people say it legal in the United States but other articles say it is not.  Be safe check the regulations regarding CBD in your home state and any place to you bring it to.

Here are 3 great assists CBD for lyme disease give me: lower anxiety, reduced inflammation and improved rest.  My experience says CBD helps many Lyme disease symptoms, so more benefits will likely come to light.

3 Key Benefits Of CBD For Lyme Disease

Lowered Anxiety

Anxiety is a common side effect of Lyme disease and coinfections. Excessive chronic anxiety suppresses healthy immunity, good news for borrelia and bad news for the infected person.  Research shows that regular therapeutic use of CBD, Cannabidiol lowers anxiety for many people. Check this quote and click to see the journal article

“Overall, existing preclinical evidence strongly supports the potential of CBD as a treatment for anxiety disorders. CBD exhibits a broad range of actions, relevant to multiple symptom domains, including anxiolytic, panicolytic, and anticompulsive actions, as well as a decrease in autonomic arousal, a decrease in conditioned fear expression, enhancement of fear extinction, reconsolidation blockade, and prevention of the long-term anxiogenic effects of stress.”

My natural tendency is to be a worry wart. Lyme disease made this worse for me. Lowered fear and anxiety has brought space and ease in my life

Reduced Inflammation

Chronic Inflammation control is critical to allow your immune system to help you heal.  Inflammation causes increased pain and sensitivity to allergens. Lyme actively triggers an inflammatory response to hide from your immune system. Inflammation byproducts add toxins and stress detox channels. You have to deal with chronic inflammation to get Lyme under control.

Chronic Inflammation has been a huge issue for me.  My inflammation and pain has deeply diminished with regular CBD use.  For me this has been a boon to help me make my life full and rich again.

Improves Restful Sleep

Sleep disruption is a common symptom for the Lyme disease community.  This contributes to higher symptom load and less accurate immune system behavior.  Many people with Lyme struggle to string together 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night.  REM sleep connected with repair and detox activities become compromised over time.

My ability to sleep has dramatically improved with CBD.  I used to toss and turn all night long and get out of bed exhausted.  Now I sleep 8 or 9 hours a night and only get up once or twice to pee.  I go right back to sleep. Most mornings I wake refreshed and bound out of bed to engage with my day.

How Does CBD Work?

CBD works in your brain and body via the Endocannabinoid System which influences our physiology, things like pain, mood anxiety and fear and our perception and life experience.  There are receptors in the brain and nervous system throughout the body that interact with CBD. Your body makes it own cannabinoid compounds.  For more info on how and where the body makes its own cannabinoid compounds click this link.

How do you take it?

CBD can be taken as an oil for concentrated doses. Mix it into food and candy for a yummy treat with extra benefits.  CBD water and cocktails are showing up in unexpected places.   Whenever you buy CBD products ask questions about how they source their CBD, to be sure it is something you want to ingest.

How do you source it?

Buy locally sourced CBD from someone you know and trust.  Investigate where the plant is grown, as well as how it is processed and cut.  CBD purchased from legally controlled medical cannibus dispensaries undergoes  a review.  Read independent reviews.

I use a CBD that is from organically grown hemp in coconut oil that I found by talking with my doctor. My doctor and I set my dose based on my symptoms and response.  I found when I took too much, I felt a little tired and nauseous, so then I cut it back and let my doctor know. Check in with your health care team on the source, dose and any potential drug interactions before you take CBD.

The purpose of this blog is to share and educate on  Lyme disease recovery strategies. The information provided here is not a substitute for professional medical care, treatment or advice. All the material here is for information purposes only. Always share strategy and work with your healthcare team.