On today's episode of Vital Metabolic, hosts James Wheeler and John Parker speak with Awais Spall, a published cannabis researcher from Revibe CBD. At Revibe, Awais and his team have been able to develop a transdermal formulation with which CBD can be applied as a topical product. There is so much interesting science that lies behind CBD and its relationship with the human body, and Awais is here to talk all about it!
Episode Highlights:
- You can buy CBD pretty much everywhere right now, so it's time for the public to educate themselves. 6:50
- Awais has been able to develop a transdermal formulation so people can apply a topical product as compared to smoking or swallowing. 7:20
- There are dozens of types of cannabinoids and scientists are constantly discovering new ones. 8:23
- Cannabidiol (CBD) is the cannabinoid that scientists find is the most powerful in the cannabis plant. 9:00
- CBD interacts with your metabolic pathways in ways that help your body recover faster after exercise. 10:05
- Everyone's endocannabinoid chemistry is unique, bringing people different "highs" after working out. 11:30
- Receptor densities in receptors that help deal with chronic stress have shrunk throughout human evolution. 12:22
- High doses of antioxidants post-workout are counterproductive to muscle recovery. 13:42
- CBD is adaptogenic to cortisol levels post-workout, lowering harmful T cells. 14:40
- Chronic stress can cause adrenal fatigue if there is an unhealthy relationship with the hypothalamus. 16:08
- Sociopolitical factors have slowed and stunted CBD research and the positive effects that it can have on the body. 17:16
- There lies a difference in the clinical setting and the research setting. 18:17
- Someone who is chronically stressed is more likely to get stuck in that stage when taking CBD than someone with a different biochemical status. 19:04
- Some natural products that are on the market have no transdermal element to get the CBD into your system. 20:55
- Pharma-style products use high quantities of endocrine-disrupting chemicals to get CBD into your system, but these are incredibly toxic. 21:39
- Due to regulations around CBD, there is a race to the bottom, and the CBD world is a dirty one. 23:02
- MSM is a type of salt and has been known to disrupt the gut lining when taken orally. 25:22
- Taking MSM topically allows CBD to enter the system by signaling nerves to loosen up on the amount of calcium that they are letting through, thus decreasing nerve pain. 26:40
- CBD is an effective treatment method for a plethora of pain conditions when properly administered. 28:13
- Pharmaceuticals damage your body's natural ability to deal with pain over time. 30:20
- People should off-cycle CBD during the week so their bodies can rebound and it will be more effective. 31:40
- A combination of Kratom and CBD has shown mixed results amongst those that are recovering from addiction. 33:20
- The differences between full-spectrum and isolate CBD extracts and what those mean for consumers. 34:56
- Combining CBD and THC can have great effects fully depending on the settings of each dose. 39:23
- Breaking down the effects of combining the Ketogenic Diet with CBD when treating degenerative diseases. 42:10
- Our bodies have receptors that suggest we have evolved around cannabinoids and other compounds in nature. 44:59
- Plants have been here much longer than humans and have played their part in spreading all over the world. 50:00
- Spiritual elements throughout life should not be completely disregarded because they have not been proven yet. 52:11
- People are finally realizing all the different factors that play into a healthy lifestyle and how to supplement that life. 55:30
3 Key Points:
- Through his research, Awais and his team have been able to develop a topical form of CBD that helps heal the mind and the body.
- Due to the fact that human beings have unique biochemistry to those around them, everyone reacts differently to CBD.
- Based on endocrine system chemistry from individual to individual, CBD has been shown to be an effective treatment with pain-based conditions.
Tweetable Quotes:
- "You can actually take CBD post-workout and it's not going to blunt the exercise stress, it's actually going to help out." - James Wheeler
- "They're getting lower percentage of delta sleep when they are taking CBD orally, so the question is what's going on biochemically?" - Awais Spall
- "They're natural. It kind of has some bee's wax in it. There's no mechanism to drive CBD into your circulation...it's a beauty product at that point." - Awais Spall
- "You're actually putting CBD into your body. I think people forget that sometimes." - Awais Spall
- "When you put anything on your skin...the skin is going to absorb that stuff...With CBD, we need good stuff." - John Parker
- "This is the biggest problem with pharmaceuticals, they damage your endocannabinoids and reduce your body's natural receptors over time." - Awais Spall
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