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All About CBD & Hemp

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The History of Hemp

Hemp has a very vast history that cannot go unnoticed. We are very excited to be at the forefront of what we believe is the most valuable commodity to mankind. 

Hemp History Facts:
  • First American Flag was made from Hemp
  • George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both grew Hemp
  • Ben Franklin made Hemp paper
  • The Declaration of Independence was drafted on Hemp
  • Hemp was used as rope for ships, and it was a required crop in the American colonies 
  • Hemp has been grown for the last 12,000 years 
  • Hemp was used as money in the 1800’s
  • You used to be jailed for NOT growing Hemp 
  • You can make over 25,000 products with Hemp

​Cannabis Industry:
The Cannabis industry is projected to be at 50 billion by 2026. There are over 23,000 studies that show the benefits of medical cannabis for a variety of diseases and health conditions. It’s backed by an enormous body of scientific research, enthusiastic public opinion, and more progressive cannabis laws, which is giving cannabis the reputation it deserves as a groundbreaking health solution.

What is CBD?

CBD (cannabidiol) is the second most common cannabinoid in cannabis and the most common in hemp plants. Cannabidiol (CBD) is just one of over 85 cannabinoids that is identified in the cannabis plant.  CBD can generally represent 0.1-12 percent of the cannabinoid content of the the plant. CBD rich cannabis (4% or more) provides potent therapeutic benefits without the euphoria or lethargy of many high THC varieties. CBD and THC are believed to have a synergistic effect meaning that when they are both present at therapeutic levels, they are more effective together than they are alone. While THC is widely known for its psychoactive properties, CBD may be best known for its ability to counterbalance anxiety, tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), hunger and sedation caused by THC and its ability to control sever forms of epilepsy.

CBD hemp oil is made from high-CBD, low-THC hemp, unlike medical marijuana products, which are usually made from plants with high concentrations of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Because hemp contains only trace amounts of THC, these hemp oil products are non-psychoactive.  It doesn’t cause a high. This makes it a safer, less controversial alternative, while still offering significant health benefits.

CBD was once considered a minor cannabinoid under the shadow of THC. What we know now is that CBD is just as beneficial and versatile a cannabinoid as THC in addressing many hard to manage conditions such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, epilepsy, antibiotic-resistant infections, alcoholism, PSTD and neurological disorders. CBD has very strong anxiolytic (reduces anxiousness), anti-convulsant, anti-emetic (reduces nausea), anti-inflammatory, antioxidant (stronger than vitamins C & E), anti-depressant and anti-psychotic properties. One of the most exciting aspects of CBD is its combined strong anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and neuro-protective properties which yields great promise for the treatment of Alzhiemer’s, Parkinson’s disease, and all neurodegenerative-related diseases. CBD also helps regulate blood pressure and is cytotoxic to breast cancer and certain other types of cancer cells while protecting healthy cells.

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Full Spectrum Phytocannabinoids

Full-spectrum hemp oil refers to when the pure oil extracted from hemp contains all the same cannabinoids and compounds found in the original hemp plant. Unlike isolated or synthetic cannabinoids, full-spectrum hemp oil contains an array of cannabinoids, as well as many essential vitamins and minerals, fatty acids, protein, chlorophyll, fiber, flavonoids, and terpenes.

Cannabinoids
Full-spectrum hemp oil contains dozens of cannabinoids. The most abundant cannabinoid found in hemp oil is cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound shown to have many benefits in studies. CBD makes up over 90% of the cannabinoid content in full-spectrum hemp oil.

Hemp oil also contains the cannabinoid cannabidiolic acid (CBDa). In live hemp, CBDa is more abundant than CBD. Often times hemp oil will undergo a heating process called decarboxylation, which changes CBDa into CBD and offers those seeking the highest levels of CBD a more ideal product.

Other more major cannabinoids found in full-spectrum include cannabigerol (CBG), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and cannabinol (CBN). 

Researchers have found that cannabinoids elicit many of their effects through their interaction with the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS).
The ECS is a vital cellular signaling system that is responsible for regulating a person’s pain, appetite, mood, memory, and cellular life and death cycles. The system’s receptors, known as CB1 and CB2, are found in the brain and throughout the body’s nervous system. The cannabinoids that a person ingests when they consume cannabis react with these CB1 and CB2 receptors, which in turn help the endocannabinoid system in its efforts to regulate properly and achieve homeostasis.

The cannabinoids you get from cannabis are phytocannabinoids, meaning they come from plantlife. When the ECS is performing properly, it naturally produces endocannabinoids. Some research suggests that a condition referred to as “endocannabinoid deficiency syndrome,” in which the body does not generate enough endocannabinoids, could be the root cause of many autoimmune disorders, including migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and more.
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The cannabinoids a person gets from cannabis therefore can supplement what the body is missing so that the ECS can better regulate body processes and encourage healing.

Vitamins and Minerals
Extracted full-spectrum hemp oil also contains a wide list of naturally occurring vitamins and minerals. Present are vitamins A, C, and E., and well as B complex vitamins like riboflavin, thiamine, and niacin. Hemp oil is also a source of vitamins that are commonly not sufficiently present in many diets, including beta-carotene.

Minerals are essential for a variety of bodily functions, nerve function and metabolic processes. They’re also important for building strong bones and the health of our blood, skin, and hair. Full-spectrum hemp oil contains minerals like magnesium, zinc, potassium, calcium, phosphorous, and iron.

Essential Fats and Protein
Hemp oil is a healthy source of protein, which is instrumental in building and repairing tissues. Health officials recommend refraining from regularly eating red meat because it’s higher in saturated fat, but hemp oil is a heart-healthy source of all 20 amino acids, including the nine essential amino acids that must be provided through the diet.

Essential fatty acids are necessary for maintaining heart and cardiovascular health. The two primary essential fatty acids — Omega 3 and Omega 6 — are ideally consumed at a ratio of around 3:1. Unfortunately, in the typical American diet, that ratio is close to 25:1. Full-spectrum hemp oil offers the two essential fatty acids in the optimal 3:1 ratio.

Why is Full-Spectrum Hemp Oil Important?
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The health benefits of full-spectrum hemp go beyond it being a source of CBD. The array of cannabinoids and other natural constituents found in full-spectrum hemp oil work have been shown in studies to work together in what’s referred to as the “entourage effect.” Together, these compounds work harmoniously to magnify their therapeutic properties. The complex mix of cannabinoids, essential nutrients, protein, and healthy fats work synergistically to encourage homeostasis and balance in our health.

What Are The Effects of CBD Oil?

CBD interacts with the body through the endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS) or endocannabinoid system. First discovered in the late 1980’s, the endocannabinoid system regulates the body’s homeostasis, or general state of balance, impacting such functions as mood, sleep, appetite, hormone regulation, and pain and immune response. Like an acrobat on a highwire, as the environment around us impacts our normal balance, the endocannabinoid system “corrects” by mediating our body’s reaction to keep us level.

​What is the Endocannabinoid System?

Found in all mammals, the endocannabinoid system is found in all mammals, and is made up of millions of cannabinoid receptor sites located primarily throughout the brain and central nervous system (CB1 receptors) and immune system (CB2 receptors) that act in neural communication. However, the endocannabinoid system doesn’t simply rely on plant-based cannabinoids, or phytocannabinoids. The human body is capable of making its own cannabinoids. Similar in function to CBD, Anandamide and 2-AG are the body’s own endocannabinoids, created to control communication between cells, mediating your body’s functions.

It’s clear that the endocannabinoid system is one of the most important regulatory systems in the human body, but most people do very little to support the health of this system, because cannabinoids have not been part of the average diet.

​What are the Health Benefits of CBD?

In addition to positively affecting the endocannabinoid system, CBD has been the focus of more than 23,000 published studies about cannabinoids in relation to various medical indications including anxiety, epilepsy, inflammation, cancer and chronic pain to name few. 

Does CBD Make me High?​

​​No, CBD does not elicit a high feeling. The naturally low-THC hemp plant, a non-psychoactive of cannabis, grown in many countries around the world and imported into the United States for use in textiles, building materials, and of course nutritional supplements and foods.

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There are thousands of unique varieties of hemp. The cultivars used for CBD oil contain significantly higher concentrations of CBD than others. Using these uniquely potent plants, it is possible to extract cannabis oil that contains a significant levels of cannabidiol, as well as essential vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, terpenes, flavonoids, and other non-psychoactive cannabinoids.
This high-CBD hemp oil is imported to the US like any other commercial hemp product and can be sold and delivered to all 50 states.

CBD hemp oil is also significantly different than the hemp seeds or organic hemp oil you commonly find in grocery stores. Derived only from hemp seeds, hemp seed oil is a great nutritional supplement, containing many vitamins and minerals and other healthy constituents, but it does not contain cannabidiol.

In the past decade or more, there have been over 23,000 of studies published in peer reviewed medical journals detailing the effects of cannabis, cannabis oil, and cannabinoids on the body.
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Now that families, legislators, scientists, and more are becoming aware of the potential of cannabidiol, hemp CBD oil presents a game changing solution in the supplement marketplace, providing all the benefits CBD, without the high of marijuana, that thousands of people already count on every day.

What are the Differences of CBD and THC?

Cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two most prominent cannabinoids found in Cannabis, the plant genus that includes both hemp and marijuana. While there are over 100 different cannabinoids so far identified in cannabis by scientists, CBD and THC are by far the most extensively studied and best understood.

One of the key differences between CBD and THC is whether the cannabinoid will cause a euphoric effect, or “high,” when consumed. THC does, and CBD does not have the “high” effect when consumed.
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CBD and THC both interact with the body through the endocannabinoid system, a vital signaling system responsible for regulating a wide array of functions, some of which include:
  • Pain
  • Appetite
  • Mood
  • Memory
  • Immune response
  • Sleep
  • Cycles of cellular life and death
Learn more about all the difference of CBD vs THC here.

​Does CBD Have Side Effects?

First and foremost, CBD will not cause you to experience a euphoric effect, or “high.”  CBD oil is completely non-psychoactive. This means that, as opposed to THC, it not will adversely affect your sensory awareness, perception, consciousness, reaction time or behavior.

While there have been some reports of dry mouth, low blood pressure and drowsiness, the health information site reports. A research review investigating CBD side effects and safety found that CBD had no adverse physiological effect on the following:
  • Blood pressure
  • Heart rate
  • Body temperature
  • Glucose levels
  • pH levels
  • Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and bloodstream
  • Red blood cell volume
  • Time it takes for food to leave stomach and travel through the intestines
  • Vomiting action
  • Potassium and sodium levels
  • Body temperature

    For more information on CBD side effects and recommended serving size, check out this article.    

​Is CBD Legal?

Yes, CBD derived from hemp plants is legal in all 50 states.  However, much of the CBD industry gets their hemp oil and CBD from overseas.  Hemp crops have been planted in states like Kentucky, West Virginia, and Minnesota for the first time in half a century, Hempworx only uses hemp grown within the USA, specifically Kentucky and Colorado.  

​Is it Safe to Take CBD?

Yes, CBD is considered to be safe and non-toxic for humans to take, even at high amounts. A research paper titled Safety and side effects of cannabidiol explored this subject.
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Thankfully, CBD is harmless to use by all the members of your family because it is non-psychoactive and has minimal side effects. Hempworx takes a number of important steps during our manufacturing process to ensure that the CBD hemp oil products that you and your family have come to trust are always the safest and most reliable they can be. 

What's the Difference Between Hemp and Marijuana?

​Scientifically, industrial Hemp and Marijuana are the same plants, with a genus and species name of Cannabis Sativa. They have a drastically different genetic profile though. Industrial Hemp is always a strain of Cannabis sativa, while marijuana can be Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis. The major difference is how industrial hemp has been bred compared to a marijuana form of Cannabis sativa. Typically speaking, industrial hemp is very fibrous, with long strong stalks, and barely has any flowering buds, while a marijuana strain of Cannabis sativa will be smaller, bushier, and full of flowering buds. However, newer industrial hemp varieties in the USA are being bred to have more flowers and higher yields of cannabinoids and terpenes, such as our Colorado hemp we’re now using!
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99% of the time marijuana has a high amount of THC and only a very low amount of CBD. Hemp, on the other hand, naturally has a very high amount of CBD in most instances and only a trace amount of THC. Fortunately, the cannabinoid profile of hemp is ideal for people looking for benefits from cannabis without the ‘high.’ Hemp is used for making herbal supplements, food, fiber, rope, paper, bricks, oil, natural plastic, and so much more... whereas marijuana is usually used just recreationally, spiritually, and medicinally. The term cannabis oil can refer to either a marijuana or hemp derived oil since marijuana and hemp are two different forms of cannabis.
In the USA the legal definition of “industrial hemp,” per Section 7606 of the Agricultural Appropriations Act of 2014, is “INDUSTRIAL HEMP — The term ‘‘industrial hemp’’ means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.

Are Hemp Derived Cannabinoids Such as CBD as Good as CBD from Marijuana?

The short answer is yes. CBD is CBD, whether from marijuana or hemp.  Most marijuana has a very low non-psychoactive cannabinoid profile (like CBD, CBC, CBG), so most of the time hemp would be much more preferable for anything besides THC.

​Marijuana is usually very high in THC (gives people the high) but usually very low in other non-psychoactive cannabinoids.
Nowadays in the USA, many farmers are growing industrial hemp flowers that are just as beautiful, odor-producing, and terpene rich as the best marijuana strains, such as our partnered farmers in Colorado.

Is a Standard Hemp Seed Oil the Same as a High-CBD Hemp Extract?

Definitely not. Standard hemp oil, which can be found very cheaply at a grocery store, is a much different product than our full spectrum hemp extracts (not from seed). Standard hemp oil is produced by cold pressing the seeds, whereas our hemp extract is a full plant extraction with many components not typically found in the seeds. Hemp seed oil is considered to be a great nutritive food, but it doesn’t have the naturally occurring terpenes, cannabinoids and other components that our extracts do have.

How Our CBD Products Work

At Changing The Future Outcome (CTFO), our CBD products utilize the full spectrum Cannabis plant mixed with Hemp Seed oil. 

Not all hemp is created equal. Our CBD Oil is made in the USA from NON-GMO, PESTICIDE FREE, CO2 Extracted Hemp Oil.
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In our experience, a full spectrum plant gives the Endocannabinoid system (ECS) the full cannabinoid profile of CBD, CBG, CBC, CBN, in order to substantiate the health claims. We have over 120 cannabinoids in our CBD formulas which perfectly inhibits the CB2 receptors in the body. While our competitors have gone the most cost effective route and have skimped on ingredients & formula, we are 100% committed to providing the most potent, most pure, and most effective Hemp products on the market. Due to our farming, science, and unique formulations, the CTFO products are trusted by thousands of customers!
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FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) DISCLOSURE
Representations regarding the efficacy and safety of CTFO CBD hemp oil products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA only evaluates foods and drugs, not supplements like these products. These products are not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure any disease. 

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always check with your physician before starting a new dietary supplement program.

The Cannabidiol (CBD) in CTFO CBD is a natural constituent of industrial hemp plant and legally grown in Kentucky. CTFO CBD does not sell or distribute any products that are in violation of the United States Controlled Substances Act (US CSA). 
 ​​Since our suppliers provide us with CBD (cannabidiol) extract hemp oil from domestic Industrial Hemp with 0.3% or less of the natural THC component, the DEA’s December 13, 2016 Amended Rule does not impair the selling of our CBD Extract. 

Safety Information:
  • Keep out of reach of children.
  • This product is not meant for individuals with a history of heart conditions.
  • Do not take if pregnant or nursing.
  • Consult your physician before starting a new dietary supplement.
  • Must be 18 yrs old to purchase

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