CBD Oil — Does it Really Offer the Benefits it Claims?
We could all use a miracle cure-all these days, especially those of us who suffer from chronic pain, anxiety, cancer-related symptoms, and difficult-to-treat neurological disorders. CBD oil is no surprise to be at the top of our search results, therefore. Do we really expect Alto CBD to have the positive impact we hope it will have on our symptoms? Internal medicine specialist Paul Terpeluk, DO, discusses why CBD oil may not be as effective as we'd hoped.
What is CBD?
The cannabis sativa plant contains more than 100 chemical compounds, including CBD, or cannabidiol. The main psychoactive compound in cannabis that gives you an euphoric high is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), not CBD.
Hemp, a type of cannabis plant that contains very low levels of THC, is where CBD is derived from, so i...