With the purchasing and manufacturing of CBD products increasing each day, understanding exactly what it is that you’re buying is growing in importance. Our guest on the show is Steven Perez who is a scientist and CEO of Americanna Labs, a third-party testing lab for CBD products, and will be discussing the importance of the role that testing labs contribute to the end consumers’ CBD products. We also discuss what you should be considering before sourcing your products, providing the ultimate guideline for purchasing wisely and based on quality.

Caitlin Orman is a prime example of how prevalent the stigma around cannabis is. Get insight into her fight between her studying choices and her new found interest in cannabis and CBD, while she helps us understand suppositories and other valuable information. Her story is a real and underrated look into how the people close to her disagreed with her choices to drop out of college and pivot to a path that she has a passion for. We also briefly discuss the MORE act pending vote by the end of this week which will determine the course of the cannabis industry dramatically. Additionally, near the end of the show, we get an interesting update by Dr. Ben Gonzalas about CBD and its potential effects on Covid-19 which you will not want to miss out on.

CBD is the most important natural medicine, and here’s why. Did you know that many chiropractors actually work with or advocate for CBD?

2020 has been a hectic and uncertain year. With the upcoming election, it’s a good time to slow down and listen to our bodies. Stress, lack of sleep, injuries, illnesses, or pain can cloud our minds and stunt our healing. That’s why we invited Zachary Owen Heidemann, a Certified Herbal Medicine Specialist and owner of Wild Child Medicines, to teach us ways we can restore our bodies with quality plant medicine. Meanwhile, the new hemp farming industry lacks a gold standard for processing hemp. Dr. G’s Corner educates us on how we can choose a high quality, contaminate free, and lab tested CBD oil during a time that some farmers call the “wild west” of CBD production.

With all 50 states having legalized hemp cultivation, higher education institutions like Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) are taking notice and providing students with academic paths for people to enter the industry. That’s right, cannabis business courses. Professor Shad Ewart, the Academic Chair of AACC, walks us through why he believes colleges should embrace the ‘Green Rush’ and how he developed a cannabis career course that explores entrepreneurial opportunities created by the cannabis industry. Closing the show, we learn how to avoid low quality CBD scams and hear from real customer testimonials, thanks to Dr. G’s corner and Mailsaaaack.

Millions of Americans are affected by traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that can result in devastating long-term effects – early dementia, loss of motor functions and stress disorders. In this episode, we ask two doctors, Dr. Michael Lewis from BrainCARE and author of “When Brains Collide” and Dr. Ben Gonzalez from Atlantis Medical Wellness Center and Dr. G’s Corner, if and how CBD oil could help in treating a brain injury. Plus, we discover the connection between brain health, omega 3 fish oil, exercise, and CBD oil. For anyone who is asking, “How can I keep my brain healthy?” – this episode is for you.

UnderstandingCBD.com has launched! Visit the site for an all access pass to every episode of our radio show, CBD information and Dr. G’s tips. For this week’s episode, we revisit the stigma of medical marijuana and CBD oil. It still overrides scientific evidence leaving the medical cannabis community without a voice. Thankfully, there are people like this week’s guest, Rita Montoya, J.D. After years of managing her autoimmune disease and involuntary muscular disorder with a collection of doctor prescribed medications that caused issues affecting her family life and career, she sought other options. Today, she shared what she found and how it drove her to advocate for more people like her by creating the Cannabis Patient Advocacy Association (CPAA). Finally, Mailsaaaack brought excitement as we listened to customer testimonials and the ways they use their CBD oil.

For those not familiar with the endocannabinoid system (ECS), it’s your body’s most important healing system. The ECS regulates homeostasis in the body. Homeostasis is the perfectly-balanced functioning of organs and tissues (neither overactive or underactive). Your sleep quality, appetite levels, mood, pain threshold, immune system function, and your ability to concentration and retain information is directly influenced by the ECS.