CBD news articles and research from Goodbody.

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What does CBD do?

Of course, the biggest questions surrounding CBD at the moment are “What does CBD actually do?”, “How will CBD make me feel?” and “What can CBD help with?”. If you search the internet you are sure to find countless stories from people who swear by CBD to help with all sorts of problems, but is […]

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A Match Made in Heaven: The Sunshine Vitamin and CBD

Getting a sufficient dose of Vitamin D can be as easy as sprawling yourself out on a sun lounger by a pool in the south of France. Or even spending 5 to 10 minutes a day catching some rays in your garden. Basically, getting enough vitamin D can literally be a walk in the park. […]

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How to pick a product: a guide to CBD lab testing

For millennia, the hemp plant has served many different uses–from healing rituals to manufacturing ropes and biofuel. The plant’s most well-known association, however, remains the intoxicating drug marijuana, which derives its potency from the THC components of the female plant’s buds. However, THC is merely one of more than a hundred cannabinoids that naturally occur […]

The benefits of CBD oil

“Benefits of CBD oil – I am now evangelical about it”

CBD – It’s a relatively new product, but what are the benefits of CBD oil? Most people haven’t even heard of it and yet it’s starting to appear in conversations around sports, food and beauty products. CBD is legal and many leading doctors, scientists and experts in their field are excited about the effects of […]

CBD And Vitamin D – The Benefits

It’s widely agreed that sunlight is one of the most powerful forms of energy we have ever seen. People have been talking about solar collectors and harnessing this power for decades, and although the uptake on green energy has been slow, there’s always the old fashioned way – using our own bodies. For thousands of […]

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Relief… Rediscovered

Read about the impact of CBD for both John Bergl and Drusilla in their own words… Can CBD relieve pain? As all the benefits of CBD are becoming more widely known and understood, many people with pain, from temporary aches to chronic pain conditions, want to know how if CBD could help them. Unfortunately, as […]

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Calm amid chaos

In recent years, as our everyday lives seem to become more stressful by the minute, people are finally starting to understand the importance of mental health, particularly in the world’s current state of lockdown and unrest. Not only can stress have serious mental health implications, it can also have physical effects on your body. The […]

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Case Study: CBD balm made my hands feel softer

I am a working mum of 2 teenage boys and have been looking for a product to help with dry skin with the added benefits of CBD- a cream which feels a little bit luxurious and is a treat at the end of a long busy day. I was delighted to receive my CBD balm […]

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CBD And Restoring Wellness – A Guide

Wellness is a concept we often find ourselves coming back to in our ongoing efforts to help people get healthy in the most natural way possible. Wellness to us means a state of physical, mental good health, which helps open the opportunity for people to pursue good health in other ways, whether they be holistic, […]

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How The COVID-19 Crisis has affected our business

At Goodbody Botanicals, our customer wellbeing is always at the forefront of what we do.  We’ve been monitoring the development of the COVID-19 situation and have been closely following the advice of local government. Although we already ensure our production and testing facilities maintain the highest of hygiene standards, we have taken further steps beyond this […]

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Case Study: CBD oil helped me sleep

My name is Mike Gould, I’m 68 and I live with my dear wife near Grantham.  I would say I’m fairly active for my age and have had a varied career having served in the Royal Navy and the police force, followed by many years on the road as a Regional Sales Manager. As with […]

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Case Study: CBD helped me sleep

I’m Terrie and I live with my family and two dogs in Gloucester and taking CBD helped me sleep. Being a 46 year old woman, very much experiencing all that nature throws at us around this age (ie dry skin and some redness in areas, perimenopausal symptoms, waking up every morning at 4am, osteo arthritis […]

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The benefit of a good night sleep

There is often confusion on where CBD comes from, whether it’s legal and would it cause any sort of ‘high’, yet alone make a difference for people who have trouble getting to sleep at the end of the day. Cannabidiol (CBD) is legal and the most dominant and medicinally potent of the over 120 cannabinoids […]

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What are Cannabinoids?

What are Cannabinoids? …and how do they affect our body? When using CBD products, one should also be familiar with cannabinoids – the hemp extracts that make CBD a useful supplement. For a very long time these were thought to have little value to humans apart from as an intoxicant, but in recent decades interest […]

How much CBD should you take?

How much CBD should you take?

It’s hard to tell with CBD just how much will work for you, and we’re going to explore ways you can ease into finding what works best for you, as well as why CBD is so tricky to work out the amount you need.

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What is CBD?

CBD – It’s an relatively new product, but how can it benefit you? Most people haven’t even heard of it and yet it’s starting to appear in conversations around sports, food and beauty products.