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CBD 101 THE SCOOP ON ALL THINGS CANNABIDIOL AND HOW TO HEALTHILY INCORPORATE IT INTO YOUR LIFESTYLE
By Melissa Puppo
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CBD CAN BE TAKEN TOPICALLY OR ORALLY. TOPICAL CBD SKIN SALVES AND CREAMS CAN ADDRESS MUSCLE SORENESS AND SKIN INFLAMMATION, WHILE EDIBLE GUMMIES AND ORAL TINCTURES CAN BE INGESTED TO COMBAT STRESS AND ANXIETY.
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IN OUR BODIES; THEREFORE, IT IS CAPABLE OF EASING ANXIETY, IMPROVING MOOD, AND HELPING WITH SLEEP, INFLAMMATION, AND PAIN,” SHARES DR. MICHELLE WEINER, WHO IS DOUBLE BOARD-CERTIFIED IN INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION IN MIAMI. SHE BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST PHYSICIANS TO INCORPORATE CBD AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA INTO HER PRACTICE WHEN MEDICAL MARIJUANA BECAME LEGAL IN FLORIDA IN 2016.
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Martha Stewart’s new line of tropical gummies features flavors of mango, coconut, and pineapple and are made from pure CBD isolate. Martha Stewart CBD Tropical Medley Wellness Gummies, $35, marthastewartcbd.com
Get your java with a boost thanks to Miami-based Jibby Coffee. Co-founders Alvaro Ortega and James Reina launched the brand in 2021 after Ortega, who had used ADHD meds for most of his life, wanted a new way to balance his energy. Cold brew coffee with CBD, $30 for a six-pack, jibbycoffee.com
» BENEFITS: “CBD ACTIVATES 65 RECEPTORS
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» WHERE TO BUY: BROWN ADVISES CONSUMERS TO FIND LABORATORY-TESTED, HIGH-QUALITY, AND HIGH-POTENCY CBD PRODUCTS EITHER IN RETAIL SHOPS OR ONLINE, THOUGH RETAIL SHOPS MAY BE SLIGHTLY SAFER AS THEY ARE MORE STRICTLY REGULATED. ADDS WEINER: “IT IS IMPORTANT THE CBD HAS A QR CODE, WHICH CAN TAKE YOU TO THE THIRD-PARTY LAB TEST [FOR] ALL CANNABINOIDS AND TESTS FOR CONTAMINANTS, PESTICIDES, AND MOLD.”
COLUMBIA CARE
A collab between superstar Pitbull and Columbia Care, N2P offers a new line of full-spectrum CBD products in an array of flavors. Favorites include the piña colada lip balm and star fruit CBD oil. Star Fruit CBD Oil, $45, n2pwellness.com
MARTHA STEWART CBD
These days, CBD—otherwise known as cannabidiol— has been popping up in everything from lattes to lotions and is being sold to the masses at chain drugstores. While it’s not anything new (CBD was discovered in 1940), the popularity of the chemical compound naturally occurring in all hemp and cannabis plants has grown threefold since becoming mainstream. “It is one of over 100 compounds, known as cannabinoids, that give strains their unique effects and therapeutic profiles,” says Roger Brown, president and founder of ACS Laboratory in Boca Raton, which tests for cannabis and hemp throughout Florida, including Miami. “Unlike the famously psychoactive compound THC, CBD does not cause cognitive impairment.” CBD is booming so rapidly that a study from Big Commerce estimates CBD will grow into a $7.8 billion industry this year. Here, we discuss the benefits and share a few ideas for how to use it.
ing to the next level at Esencia Wellness Spa at Nobu Hotel at Eden Roc Miami Beach, which offers an artisan-crafted, aromatic Zen CBD massage treatment. Infused with six pain-relieving herbs, including arnica, ginger, and broad-spectrum organic hemp CBD, the massage induces deep relaxation and relieves pain. $255 for a 50-minute treatment, miamibeach.nobuhotels.com
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