CBD Education

While the ability of the hemp plant to support the mind and body has been felt all around the world, it hasn’t always been the most understood. Perhaps the tradeoff to having a natural replacement for so many pharmaceutical “solutions” is that we must take the time to fully comprehend the subtleties of hemp wellness. An understanding of the “full spectrum” designation is of particular value to anybody exploring productive ways of incorporating hemp into their lives. We’re here to answer your questions and keep you informed on all things full spectrum! In this article, we will cover… The meaning of “full spectrum”...

The benefits of CBD are numerous and have the potential to round out your life and assist in your wellness journey. Luckily, those benefits aren’t hard to come by. There are many different methods you can incorporate CBD into your lifestyle, and one of the easiest ways is through food and drink. It’s simple, it’s fast, and it can be really fun.  How you do this is by adding a few drops of a Full Spectrum CBD Tincture into… well, anything, really, but some ideas are better tasting than others! This article is here to give you a leg-up on...

CBD tinctures are a great way to get CBD into your system – but many people, even regular CBD users, aren’t familiar with the word ‘tincture.’ They’re not sure what it is, what it does, and what great assets tinctures can be when it comes to consuming CBD. CBD OIL TINCTURES Making an herbal tincture is pretty simple. All you have to do is mix alcohol and water to extract compounds from a plant – in CBD’s case, the cannabis plant. Sometimes, tinctures are advertised as being made without alcohol, and the alcohol is then substituted with glycerin, vinegar, or oil...

It’s been well-established that CBD and other components of hemp can benefit the body and mind – that’s what we’re all about at ICHOR. But even though we know this and accept it as fact, how is it possible?  Let’s get into the nitty-gritty of what’s inside CBD and what makes it work for the human body. CBD is a cannabinoid (as is CBG and the rest of the laundry list), and endocannabinoids are naturally produced by the human brain – by something called the endocannabinoid system. WHAT IS THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM? The endocannabinoid system is made to take up these neurotransmitters...