When to Take CBD Oil for Sleep
Are you struggling to get a restful night's sleep? You’re not alone: statistics show that at least 36% of adults in the UK struggle to sleep weekly.
In fact, half of the UK’s population (that’s 33.6 million people!) finds it difficult to fall asleep at least once a month.
It’s time to find ways to stop your tossing and turning in the night. If you’re looking to improve your sleep, CBD oil could be the answer.
Read on to find out how CBD can help sleep, and when to take CBD oil for sleep. Reclaim the 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep you deserve with the help of CBD!
Why Can’t I Sleep?
Sleep can help our bodies to recover. Overnight, we unconsciously release hormones that work hard to repair cellular damage and redistribute energy around the body.
A good night’s sleep is key when it comes to cardiovascular health, cognitive functioning, and general quality of life.
So it can be disheartening when you wake up several times during the night. What could be causing this? Well, there are countless reasons why you might not be getting enough sleep:
- Too much alcohol
- Too much caffeine
- Side effects of medicines
- Your bedroom’s temperature
- Noise levels in your home
- Changing routines (e.g. jet lag)
- Physical or mental health issues/ medical conditions
Some problems fix themselves. Others, you can adjust by changing your routine. However, physical and mental health problems are not so quickly resolved; that’s where CBD comes in! Studies suggest that CBD interacts with your brain in a way that may promote healthier sleeping patterns, helping you fall to sleep faster and stay asleep for longer.
How Does CBD Work?
Researchers have shown that CBD interacts with the endocannabinoid system (also known as ECS).
The ECS is not in one specific region but all around the body. There are receptors in your immune cells, brain and even your organs!
These receptors regulate sleep, mood, memory, immune response, temperature control and other critical bodily functions.
When you ingest a CBD product, it reportedly works with ECS receptors to promote healthier responses to pain, inflammation and anxiety.
Although CBD can come from the cannabis plant, it will not make you feel high like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) does. It doesn't bind strongly to the same receptors in the brain that THC does, so it doesn't produce the psychoactive effects associated with THC.
So, why take CBD for sleep? Well, by improving the physiological processes involved in sleeping, you may experience positive improvements in your physical and mental health.
Why Take CBD for Sleep?
Now you understand how CBD works, let’s explore some of the benefits CBD can have on your sleeping pattern.
CBD Can Relieve Anxiety
Ingesting CBD may relieve anxiety, and a 2014 animal study yielded promising results! It noted that CBD has excellent psychiatric potential and could be used to aid various mental health issues.
After much research and testing, they concluded that CBD exhibited anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects in animals.
While further research is needed, this study and others of its kind have validated the claims made by frequent CBD users: that it alleviates stress and helps you relax.
If you suffer from anxiety and struggle to sleep because of it, why not try CBD? Ingesting it an hour before you settle down may send you to dreamland quicker, and help you get a better night’s sleep.
CBD Can Ease Pain
Once scientists established that CBD interacts with the ECS, they began to ask: can CBD relieve pain?
Researchers in 2018 looked at different types of bodily pain, ranging from neuropathic pain and cancer pain to fibromyalgia.
Their data suggested that ingesting oral CBD greatly improved patients' sleep and quality of life. They also encouraged CBD for easing chronic pain due to its anti-inflammatory properties and lack of short-term side effects.
Living with chronic pain can cause all kinds of disruptions to your sleep pattern. Ultimately, if you are in pain, it can be a lot harder to fall asleep - and to stay asleep. To resolve this, try CBD oil before you sleep and give its anti-inflammatory properties time to work their magic!
When is The Best Time to Take CBD for Sleep?
You can take CBD oil for sleep at different times, depending on what works best for you. Some people find it helpful to take it about 30 minutes to an hour before bedtime to help them relax and unwind.
You won’t feel the effects of CBD until 20 minutes later, so this will give your body time to adjust. Others prefer to take it earlier in the evening, giving it more time to take effect before they go to bed.
Remember that CBD affects everyone differently, so what works for you may not work for someone else, and vice versa.
If you’re wondering whether you could benefit from CBD for sleep, ask yourself:
- Do you wake up frequently in the night?
- Do you struggle to fall asleep?
- Do you find yourself feeling like you’ve not slept well?
If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’, then it could be worth investing in a bottle of high-quality CBD oil!
How to Use CBD Oil for Sleep
Now you know why CBD oil is considered by many to be an excellent sleeping aid, how do you use it?
If you haven’t tried CBD before, we recommend starting with a low dose of CBD and opting for broad-spectrum CBD oil as opposed to full-spectrum CBD. We supply a range of CBD oils, each at 500mg strength; these are:
- Mint-flavoured CBD oil (30ml)
- Apple-flavoured CBD oil (30ml)
- And Wild cherry-flavoured CBD oil (30ml)
Use a couple of drops placed underneath your tongue before you want to sleep. If you find it helps you sleep, increase your dosage over time! Come back for one of our full-spectrum CBD oils and experiment with different flavours and dosages. We offer our oils in 500mg, 1000mg and 1500 mg doses.
If you’d prefer a sweet treat before bedtime, why not choose from our range of CBD gummies? We have gummies in a range of delicious flavours, in strengths ranging from 200mg to 2400mg.
No matter how you take your dosage, we hope our CBD products bring you a well-deserved restful and natural sleep.
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