Unlike your ex, who’s a part-time DJ and full-time jerk, you can’t just cancel sleep. Luckily for you, we have just what you need — not so much with your ex. You should probably just block them. From ancient Hindu texts to Chinese medical books dating as far back as 1200 A.B., cannabis has widely been praised for its ability to help with a myriad of health problems, including insomnia, pain and anxiety.

Today, we’re still using cannabis to help with sleep, particularly in the form of CBD, or cannabidiol. CBD is derived from cannabis or hemp. It’s non-psychoactive, so you won’t get high, and it acts on receptors that we already have in our bodies (more on how CBD works here).

How CBD enhances sleep?

Similar to the mystery of pyramids — the jury’s still out on exactly how CBD helps with sleep. All we know for sure, is that it enhances the quality of sleep for many of its users. 

Some research suggests that CBD helps with sleep by reducing anxiety or general body aches and pains, both of which can make it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep. Other research hints that CBD may also affect sleep directly, by interacting with receptors in the brain that govern the body’s sleep and wake cycles. 

Though, the exact mechanism is yet to be discovered, there is no question that CBD plays a serious role in sleep.

CBD is for everyone! Seriously.

No matter how you prefer to consume CBD, B+F has you covered. Check out our wide and inclusive selection of products that will have you snoozing in no time:

CBD Edibles:  Edibles are an amazing (and snacky) way to enjoy CBD in your everyday life and turn the self-care ritual into something you really enjoy. Not only do they give you an excuse to indulge in a tasty treat that brightens your day, they’re also a super effective way to enjoy the healing benefits of CBD oil in your daily routine.

Our Fogger’s recommend: 

• Yummy Yummy Vegan Gummies
• Kandy Kandy 

CBD Tinctures: Tinctures are liquid solutions that let you incorporate CBD in your daily life. Whether you want to add a few drops to your smoothie, mix some in with your tea or enjoy it on it’s own — tinctures super easily fit into your existing wellness routine.

Our Fogger’s recommend: 

• Birch + Fog Nighttime Tincture
• ScienceLab 4:1 Tincture

CBD Vape Pens: Vape pens are a portable, light and sleek way to get your CBD fix throughout the day. Unlike smoking, vaping is odorless and non-combusting — in other words, you’re not inhaling fumes from a burnt product — vaping is a clean way to inhale CBD. 

Our Fogger’s recommend: 

• Mello Wellness CBD Pen

CBD Capsules: Add CBD capsules to your morning or evening routine of supplements. This is an ideal option for anyone who wants to add CBD in their existing vitamins and supplements routine. Plan out your month and stock up for the next few.

Our Fogger’s recommend: 

• Birch + Fog CBD Capsules 30 pack

Hey go-getter, it’s not all hustle and fun — eventually you’ll have to sleep!

Sleep is as essential to our wellness as food and water. Without sleep, we can’t form or maintain the pathways in our brains that allow us to learn and create new memories — ah, what’s the name of that coffee shop we loved again? And, it’s way harder to concentrate and maintain a good response rate — in other words, that’s why we sometimes drop the ball at practice or even at work.

 

Sleep is complicated but it doesn’t have to be. CBD can be the Maestro of your neurotransmitter orchestra to keep everything in tune. 

Sleep starts at the molecular level with neurotransmitters — chemicals that acts on neurons in the brain to tell our bodies whether we should be asleep or awake. These neurons switch off the signals that keeps us awake. Once these neurons have told our bodies that it’s time to go to sleep, we’ll pass through the 4 stages of sleep.

After we’ve passed through the stages of sleep, we enter a REM sleep. In this stage, our eye movements speed up and our brain becomes more active, processing things that we’ve learned during the day to help us form memories and boosts feel-good chemicals such as serotonin. 

Sleep is basically the  housekeeper for your brain. Storing important memories and throwing out what isn’t relevant. Without restful sleep, your brain remains cluttered and unfocused.