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Is it possible to lose weight with CBD?

No matter if you want to look good on the beach or just want to feel comfortable in your skin, there is a solution. Working out and a healthy diet are important, but there are other aids that can help you fight excess weight. Cannabis is best known for its appetite-enhancing properties and hardly anyone can imagine that it can help you lose weight. Here’s how and why CBD can help you lose weight.

CBD has a number of positive properties, but is it also possible to lose weight with CBD?

First, CBD can relieve pain and ensures that inflammation can heal more quickly. It also has a relaxing effect and allows people with sleep disorders to fall asleep peacefully. It also helps with a variety of other illnesses.

That said, hardly anyone knows that CBD can also help you with a diet since cannabis is known for the ‘munchies.’ Many people will probably have in mind the image of being plunged into sweets or fatty foods after cannabis consumption.

It’s true that THC products are responsible for this hungry feeling, however, the opposite effect can be observed when taking CBD.

CBD and hemp products are already popular. The market is feeling the growth and popularity as well. Investing in cannabis can involve major gains. The cannabis industry is predicted to be worth more than $14.67 billion by 2026. 

One potentially useful hemp investing tool is the Hemp.im app and its companion cannabis news website.

Hemp.im provides the latest news about the CBD and hemp sector. This important market is beginning to emerge these days and could represent a unique investment opportunity.

Is it possible to lose weight with CBD?

Studies link CBD use to being helpful with weight loss. (Source)

This result comes from a Korean study. It was investigated how cannabidiol affects human metabolism and what effect it has.

It was found that CBD can stimulate targeted genes and proteins in the body and also supports the oxidation and breakdown of fat. The metabolism is stimulated and helps you reach your desired weight faster.

CBD increased the number of mitochondria that were simultaneously activated. The mitochondria ensure that the stored fat reserves are transformed into energy. Since the number of mitochondria increases and they work faster, this already leads to a weight loss.

However, this is not the only positive effect that CBD has on a diet. Proteins responsible for fat cell production are inhibited by cannabidiol and less fat is stored in the body.

How to lose weight with CBD on your diet

Basically all CBD products are suitable for a diet. Which one you choose depends on your preferences.

If you don’t like the bitter taste of CBD oil, you don’t have to use it, you can use CBD capsules. The dosage is easiest for CBD oil, CBD capsules and CBD crystals, so these products are ideal.

With CBD crystals you should make sure that they have a high active ingredient content (up to 99.5%). Often you will find a corresponding certificate of analysis in the online shops in which the exact details can be found.

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Isaac Atwood

Isaac Atwood is a PR and marketing consultant who has worked with respected names in the financial industry. He has also sat down in many sessions with startups aiming to become the next unicorn. Isaac loves working with CEOs, business executives, and entrepreneurs who wish to enter the following markets: artificial intelligence, cannabis, virtual reality, cryptocurrencies, robotics, wearable and smart tech, and even the much-hyped space race. He is currently managing the brand portfolio of an Asian firm planning for its IPO by the end of the year. While his engagements have taken him around the world, Isaac is proud to call Toronto his home.

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