CW Hemp
- August 2016
- Hi Steph Simple Living
Hi Steph, I’ve noticed you’ve mentioned CW Hemp a couple of times on Instagram, I was just wondering if you could do a little blog post about why you use their products, which ones you use, which one Cajun uses and what benefits you’ve seen? I’m intrigued by hemp extract products. Thanks!
Leslie
Hi Leslie,
Thanks for the email! Yes, Cajun and I (and Ian too) have been using CW Hemp Extract for about three months now, and we all love it! I wasn’t familiar with CBDs before, but I kept hearing positive feedback about them so I got curious. I knew that CBDs have had amazing benefits for children and adults who suffer from seizures, anxiety, PTSD and neurologic trauma. It turns out that cannabinoids are naturally occurring antioxidants and help keep your immune system healthy. They are also anti-inflammatory. But I’d also been hearing a lot about people taking CBDs and experiencing greater focus and balance, and these are two things I prioritize above everything else in life and in the sports I do. I juggle a lot of different things, between training and climbing, running, BASE jumping, wingsuit flying and traveling for all those sports. That’s already a more than full-time pursuit, but I also run a household and my climbing clinics, I manage multiple sponsor relationships and blog, write and work and travel as a speaker–sometimes my to-do list gets so overwhelming, I don’t even know where to start! I started using CW Everyday Plus and I noticed that on days where I’m overwhelmed with tasks in so many very different categories, I suddenly feel much more clear and directed, and I just start at the top of the list and go down it until it’s done. That seems like it should be easy to do, but somehow it’s not, and I think taking Everyday Plus has been a huge help to me in getting things done efficiently without a lot of procrastinating (i.e, vacuuming the house instead of answering emails). Ian has had the same experience, and feels his focus is improved.
I’ve also noticed this feeling of wellbeing and improved focus when climbing. Sometimes I can get distracted by a lot of people at the crag or feeling like I don’t have a lot of time that day, or just the general anxiety of maybe not sending 🙂
Ian and I are both using the 500 mg Everyday Plus Chocolate Mint flavor, usually about half of the small dropper in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon.
As for Cajun! She’s a rescue pup from the Navajo reservation, and she’s some kind of border collie, Australian shepherd, heeler mix, but I think mostly border collie. She’s a wonderful dog but very reactive and sometimes a little hyper (she’s super athletic and smart), and we’re always trying to find ways to help her relax. Morning runs and as much exercise as possible definitely help a lot, and we also give her the Everyday Plus Hemp extract (the olive oil flavor), about a quarter of the small dropper over her food at breakfast and dinner. The Everyday Plus does help her relax–she doesn’t need any help with focus, she has plenty of that 🙂 CW tells me their hemp extract has been confirmed to be healthy for dogs to take, and they are even coming out with a dog specific formulation soon.
The other product I really like is the infused gel pen–every once in a while I get a very sore muscle or lower back pain (usually I don’t even know why, but probably overtraining or not stretching enough) and I’ve been using the gel pen for these muscle pains. CBDs are anti-inflammatory, and the gel relieves my muscle pains within a couple of hours and also seems to keep them from recurring which is always my concern with random muscle pains. This one I haven’t tried with Cajun–I’m not sure how well it would work through fur and she fortunately hasn’t had any pains or injuries.
I am a big believer in taking a select group of supplements that are relevant and noticeably effective for me (vegan B vitamins, probiotics, eleuthero, creatine and iron), and CW hemp extract has joined that little group 🙂 It’s hard to see or track benefits of anti-oxidants on a daily basis, but I do feel my immune system is high, and those are both also a big motivation for me of staying consistent with hemp extract.
I’d love to hear what you think!
Steph
