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Healers Talk Healing Podcast
The Healers Talk Healing podcast invites you on a transformative journey towards holistic healing, where we explore the mind-body connection, natural remedies, and ancient wisdom to empower you to live a vibrant and balanced life. Join us as we share inspiring stories, expert interviews, and practical tips to help you unlock your true potential and embrace a happier, healthier you.
Healers Talk Healing Podcast
Unlocking Your Body's Balance: Hemp Cannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System
What if your body had a master regulatory system you never knew existed? In this eye-opening episode, hemp lifestyle entrepreneur Valerie Aloisio reveals the science behind the endocannabinoid system—a critical biological network only discovered in the 1990s that maintains balance throughout your body.
After losing her mother to cancer and facing her own health struggles, Valerie embarked on a journey that led her to become a pioneering voice in the hemp wellness movement. She breaks down the crucial difference between hemp and marijuana, explaining how hemp-derived cannabinoids support our bodies without intoxicating effects.
The conversation dives deep into why this matters: our ancestors consumed these plant compounds through diet, but modern lifestyles have created what scientists now call "clinical endocannabinoid deficiency syndrome." Learn how this deficiency might explain why so many struggle with chronic conditions like inflammation, sleep disruption, anxiety, and pain.
Valerie shares practical wisdom about different cannabinoids—from CBD's anti-inflammatory properties to CBN's sleep benefits and CBG's mood support—while offering clear guidance on quality, dosage, and what to look for in products. Whether you're new to plant medicine or experienced with hemp, you'll gain invaluable insights into how these compounds work with your body's natural systems.
Ready to transform your understanding of natural wellness? This conversation bridges ancient wisdom with cutting-edge science, offering a blueprint for supporting your body's remarkable ability to heal itself. Subscribe now to continue exploring the frontiers of holistic healing with us!
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Welcome to Healers Talk Healing, the podcast where we gather to explore the art and science of holistic healing, uncovering the secrets to a happier, healthier you. I'm your host, nina Ganguly, and together we will delve into the intriguing world of holistic healing, delving into the mind-body connection, ancient wisdom and natural remedies. Get ready for enlightening stories, thought-provoking expert interviews and practical tips that will empower you to unlock your true potential and embrace a vibrant, balanced life. Whether you're an experienced wellness enthusiast or simply curious about the power of healing, join us on this exhilarating journey as we share the wisdom and insights that can truly transform your life. It's time to embark on a voyage towards a happier, healthier you. So, without further ado, let's dive into the captivating world of Healers Talk Healing.
Speaker 1:Welcome to another episode of Healers Talk Healing. Today, we're thrilled to be joined by Valerie Aloosio, hemp lifestyle entrepreneur, global business leader and passionate advocate for natural healing. After a successful corporate career, valerie embraced entrepreneurship over 25 years ago, seeking more freedom, fulfillment and purpose. A personal loss inspired her journey into the health and wellness space, eventually leading her to the groundbreaking world of hemp and cannabinoids endocannabinoid system. Valerie has become a driving force in bringing the science-backed healing potential of cannabinoids to healthcare professionals and communities worldwide. In this powerful conversation, valerie shares how cannabinoids compounds naturally found in hemp can support the body's own regulatory systems, offering relief for chronic conditions, stress, inflammation and more. We explore her mission to destigmatize plant medicine, promote education over fear and lead a global movement that blends holistic wellness with economic empowerment.
Speaker 1:If you're curious about natural alternatives, the business of healing, or how plant-based wellness is transforming lives, this episode is for you. Oh my gosh, I'm so, so, super excited to have our next guest with us, valerie. Valerie, thank you so much for taking the time to join us today to share all of your expertise. Those of you who have been listening, you've heard her bio. It's you know we've started out talking preemptive talking. As you all know, I do a lot of preemptive talking before I hit record and sometimes I think I should just record right from the beginning, get all those snippets and maybe I'll do that next time. And I keep saying it and I don't do it, and maybe next time I'll just let it record. But you know, valerie, the question that I ask all of our guests before we get into the nitty gritty of who you are and what you do and how you came to be who you are right now? What is your definition of healing?
Speaker 2:Wow, Thank you so much for having me and I love our conversation so far. So it's going to be a pleasure to be with you in the audience today. So, you know, the first word that comes to mind is balance, you know, because if we're not in balance, how well can we be? So, you know, I guess we can. That's the first thing that comes to mind, because there's just so much when it comes to healing oneself right, Absolutely.
Speaker 1:There is so much. I think healing is such a small word, but a huge impact and a lot behind it, and you know you had a very interesting journey into the space that you're in currently. And, of course, you know inquiring minds want to know about how you stepped into this journey, teach us your expertise. We're here to learn from you and then be able to walk away and use some of the information that you've given us to help us on our journeys.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah Well, thank you, yes, and we all come to our place, I think, as a result, if we're guided and we move into that step. Sometimes it's scary, but my whole journey started I don't know 25,. You know, over 30 years ago I lost my mother to breast cancer. She was only 59 years old and I had a three-year-old and was pregnant with my daughter. So, as a young mom going, losing your best friend and your mom at such a young age, you know, you start to think and you know why. Why, why is this happening? And now we've looked 30 years. Since that time, everyone that we know is dealing with cancer or some kind of disease.
Speaker 1:Right, so how did that all?
Speaker 2:happen and as a new mom, I was like I'm going to do everything possible to make sure that my kids are raised in as healthy a way as possible, because this should never happen. I have two wonderful sisters and we're all so close, and so it really the driving force was trying to learn. When my mom got initially sick with cancer 10 years prior, you know what kind of things can we do to keep ourselves fit, healthy and young and deal naturally with this because obviously the chemicals and stuff, although helpful, you know, isn't the be-all end-all. And so that's where the inquiring mind at me started going. And it was all because of that personal experience. And then you know, fast forward a few years after losing her, I went through a divorce and and my own personal you know story of depression and anxiety and all that stuff that goes along with, okay, as a single mom raising two kids and losing your best friend, like all that stuff is turned into it, and I think that's what led me down that path of understanding.
Speaker 2:You know about mental health, having gone through depression and anxiety, and you know having to be there for my kids when you don't want to. I mean, how many people have these kinds of things that they face, and you know I don't know what I mean. How many people have these kinds of things that they face and you know I don't know what pulls you out of things. I know. For me it was a faithful situation, you know, and saying, you know my kids deserve more and I got to get myself well. And that led then on to, you know, a friend sharing wellness products with me. That really helped. And that was just the beginning. Then I couldn't get enough of it, studying nutrition and and kinesiology and just so many things and being in a space with other health and wellness practitioners and healers and all those things that just led me to where I am today, which you know we'll get into.
Speaker 1:But it is talking about the cannabis industry, which lots of talk about that and I think it's a very interesting conversation because it can be so polarized, and I think that's because we don't have enough information or we're fed an imbalance of information.
Speaker 2:Yeah, there you go.
Speaker 1:So the imbalance of information that's out there then can tend to overshadow the benefits that are that are there with the, with the products and with this particular plant.
Speaker 1:And then there's also confusion right there's, there's the whole confusion.
Speaker 1:So I'm so glad that we have this opportunity to clear the confusion, to get a little bit of a better understanding of how we can use this, because I think it is a wonderful plant when it's used for healing purposes. And, and my opinion, which I will state, is that I will state is that many, many, many moons ago, before we had chemical processes for healing purposes, we used things from the earth, Whatever was available that our ancient people found wisdom through. You know, all over the world, not just you know in one side of the world, where we say, oh, there's a Western and Eastern, it's all over the world. All the peoples all over the world, not just you know, in one side of the world, where we say, oh, there's a Western and Eastern, it's all over the world. All the peoples all over the world were finding and using things that would help them heal or elevate in their spiritual experience. However, you wanted to use that. So I am going to let you tell the peoples and kind of clear the confusion about this plant.
Speaker 2:Yes, yeah, okay, great Well let's get into it a little bit, because it all. First we'll start off with. We're talking about hemp and cannabinoids, cbd derived from hemp. We're not talking about marijuana on this conversation. We've got great experts that can actually I can introduce you that have the understanding about medical marijuana and how marijuana is used. Marijuana is grown short and bushy. It's grown for a high concentration of THC, so that's most people think. When I, you know, when I was asked to, you know, launch a company to bring CBD to the world.
Speaker 1:people think I'm going to be a drug dealer. You know, I know what's going on and I'm like no, no, no, that's what I thought, because I said, no, I'm not going to teach.
Speaker 2:I told my kids not to do drugs. What are you talking about? You know like no, no, you don't understand. And our foremost authority was my initial and is my mentor today and the founder of the company I represent that away. So we'll talk about that as we go forward. But the difference is two different trees in the cannabis forest. You've got marijuana, as I just described, and then you have hemp. Hemp grows tall and lengthy, you know, like bamboo. Okay, a very low concentration of THC, but very high concentration of CBD kind of a dial and other cannabinoids that this beautiful plant produces. So most people think about hemp.
Speaker 2:Back in the early days, 1600s, our founding fathers came over. They brought hemp, they grew hemp. There was hemp rope and sales and clothing and feed. We fed our livestock hemp not genetically modified, born, you know um. So we ingested that livestock. We got the benefits of hemp, all those cannabinoids that support our body, and we'll talk about that in a second. So, but then it was back in 2737 BC when the Chinese emperor Shenyang first used cannabis, for medical reasons, you know. And so we think, like you said, many, many moons ago, you know, people from all over the world have incorporated this plant holy, anointing oils, all kinds of things. And so when our founding fathers brought hemp over and we started to grow it in the 1800s, it was part of the American pharmacopeia. You know our base oil, for all our, the majority of our pharmaceuticals had the base oil of cannabis, and this is so fascinating. So you know we were part of the American pharmacopeia. Cannabis use was everything from cramps to seizures and you name it, and it was part of our society, it was part of our well-being, it was part of our diets. You know what happened back in the 1930s, you know, was the marijuana tax act, because you know, of course, the cotton trade and other trades did not like that. You know this was encroaching on their kind of territory, and so be it. But then in 37 they passed the marijuana tax act which made hemp and all cannabis illegal.
Speaker 2:Not just marijuana, but this beautiful hemp plant that didn't have any intoxicating effects, that we use for industrial purposes. I mean there's over 20,000, 40,000 uses for hemp. I mean everything from now hemp, batteries, hemp, biofuel, hemp building materials, hempcrete. You know, industrial applications are here, well, are here today, because now you know, the passage of the Farm Bill said OK back a few years ago saying, you know, no, hemp is not a Schedule 1 drug and we can start to bring it back actually had a big hand in lobbying for the laws to change and everything, because this beautiful plant had more than just well being, you know wellness for our bodies, but also those industrial applications.
Speaker 2:So you know that we've come a long way, a long, long way, but in a very short period of time. So so at least we know now the differences in hemp and marijuana. Today we're talking about hemp plant cannabinoids. Oh, they affect our well-being, which I'll get into shortly. But any questions about that kind of history of hemp and how it was so important to um, our well-being being in part of the american pharmacopeia I think what is interesting to me is the full circle.
Speaker 1:So now we're back to, you know, having to fight for something that was already there, that was taken away. You know I could definitely go on a tangent about industrialization and capitalism and some of the things that it has impacted, and now we see the way that that's impacted our health and our well-being, and not just our physical health but also our mental health, and I think that, you know, I'm glad that we've incorporated back into the system and into well, into I don't know if it's all over North America or just in the United States. I'm in Canada, so I don't know what's going on over here.
Speaker 2:To be frank, yeah, no, no, I mean Canada right now. I mean they legalize marijuana, so they won't allow any importation of any of these types of products to Canada because they're growing their own, you know, and they want to. You know, and there are some countries like that, but for the most part, like our company, products are in over 47 countries. Now, you know. But we'll get into why that is and everything. But you're right, it's coming full circle where something that we always had was taken away from us. And then when we think about, okay, 1930s to where we are today, and then we think about, okay, spike in all the cancers and autism and ADD and seizures and all those things, could it be that that had something to do with it? And I will tell you yes, it is, and that's been scientifically proven.
Speaker 2:Because it was only in the early 1900s, 1990s, that Dr Raphael Mishulam discovered the endocannabinoid system, which every mammal has. So we have an age, old plant, new health science. It was only discovered. Dr Raphael Mishulam was, was, was looking at, okay, what's going on with the runner's high and the endorphins and all that, and that led him to the discovery of the endogenous cannabinoid system. It's, it's a 12 system within our bodies, we all. We have a muscular system, a respiratory system. You know all our systems well. The endocannabinoid system is a system and it was just recently discovered.
Speaker 1:When we think about timeline, you know wow, tell us a little bit more about that now. I know we're not going to have a huge scientific conversation, but I think a little bit of understanding of the system will help us then see how beneficial the use is.
Speaker 2:Yes, absolutely Well. First of all, this endocannabinoid system is the body's largest self-regulatory system. In our bodies it's responsible for balance, or homeostasis between all bodily functions. This is not me saying this, this is now science. So we have CBD, cb1 receptors in our brain and our nervous system and CB2 receptors in our gut, in our visceral area that supports the immune system. Now we have oxidative stress Everyone knows about that, the free radicals that are out there and all the stressors on our body. And then we have, you know well, we have antioxidants right In our body that we produce. Well, the whole point is to get both of those in balance. And when we're out of balance with too much oxidative stress, which causes all kinds of disease in the body, our bodies are in trouble. And so what? This? Why this industry now exists is because the discovery of this endocannabinoid system is here and it's now, and it's not like you can feed it vitamin C or other vitamins to support it. The only thing that can support it are cannabinoids. So we produce cannabinoids within our bodies. We do it naturally. They're called endocannabinoids within our bodies. We do it naturally, they're called endocannabinoids within, and they're most predominantly found in mother's breast milk, which we can get into another conversation of why that is just so important. But but then they degrade because we're not those cannabinoids that are produced within our bodies. 2ag and anandamide are the disintegrator. They deteriorate very, very quickly because we're not being fed from external sources phyto cannabinoids found in plants, primarily in hemp and the cannabis plant. That's what feeds this endogenous cannabinoid system. So since we're not feeding our pigs, our cattle, our sheep hemp and we're getting those nutrients that way, the only way to deal with the problem of not having enough is to ingest phytocannabinoids found from plants, and that's where we get CBD, cbg and other cannabinoids. We'll talk a little bit about some of the major ones in a bit. Other cannabinoids We'll talk a little bit about some of the major ones in a bit.
Speaker 2:But what's interesting is Dr Ethan Russo, back in 2004, basically postulated clinical endocannabinoid deficiency syndrome. This is a medical term and he basically felt that our bodies are so out of balance by not having this important nutrient, things like lupus and fibromyalgia and things that we didn't know well what caused this and why is this happening. He's now he has coined this term, which is now in medical journals and everything clinical endocannabinoid deficiency syndrome. So if we have this deficiency, how do we support it? How do we supplement? And the only way that we can at this point is by taking plant-based phytocannabinoids found from hemp and a good quality source, and we'll talk about what people should look for. Okay, but hopefully people now understand why we need it.
Speaker 2:We produce cannabinoids and joe cannabinoids, we'reids. We're not feeding that system. The only way to feed it is with phytocannabinoids, and you know who knows now, like remember I said that timeline in the 30s to where we are today, yeah, and just in 2004, dr Russo, you know, said hey, this is why there's so many things happening. We're not feeding this important system that was newly discovered. And so that's why this industry is here. It's here to stay. Yes, it's only been, you know, 10, 12, 15 years. You know that the first ever cannabinoids were brought to market by our company and I'm very, very proud of that.
Speaker 2:That's why I'm here, because of the innovation and fighting the fight and changing the laws and lobbying and all that that went in 10 years prior to bringing in 2012, the first ever election commercially CBD product to the world was our company, and now everyone is kind of getting involved in it, and rightfully so. However, unlike Canada, you know, we're starting to get some good regulatory laws and things like that, cause it's not a regulated industry. It's becoming that way and now people are starting to understand well, I can't just buy something at the gas station. I need. This is a serious supplement, you know, and anybody like you are in wellness know that it's important to have quality, you know, and so that's where we're at today.
Speaker 1:Going on in my head right Right now it's like wait a minute, wait a minute, hold on, hold on, hold on. So how do we then get this information to our everyday general physician who is like you're going there saying I have this and you discover you have these things. It's not. Their first line of defense is not to go and look at you know, cbd or, most of the time, not some natural resource or source that can help with that. So how are you, as an organization, being able to lobby for the doc, like to the doctors and say, hey, hey, hello, hello, it is that knock on the door.
Speaker 2:You know that's so important that you said that, because, okay, so first the laws had to be changed. Now we are here. It's it's actually being my niece just graduated. She lives um in ottawa and she is a doctor. And you know she was saying, wow, we're just starting to learn about this because, remember, the doctors like my age and you know our ages or whatever, they weren't trained in this, they weren't trained in trained, they weren't trained in homeopathy and all that. That's why we have naturopaths and we have so many people that have come to us on the holistic or alternative side of medicine. But we know now that people, doctors now, are starting to want to learn because, remember, they weren't trained in this.
Speaker 2:The younger generation now coming in are okay, because this is science now. So, but again, most of us all think about, oh, getting high thc, what's that going to do for your body? But now that there's over I don't know, 30 000 clinical studies, I mean there you can google cbd and anything and you're going to see studies, I don't no matter what it is, you know. And then there's a lot of great information out there and there's a lot of some misinformation out there because people are thinking the old way. And so how are these doctors finding out about this? It's by having an open mind and it's about having you know. You know, and it's about having you know. You know, tens of thousands of fans around the world going and knocking on, like I have.
Speaker 2:You know, doctors that I know that have said hey, my patients are coming in asking I don't know where to, I don't know where to point them because I'm not trained in this, and that's where we come into play. You know to do that and then to point them into the right direction or educate them on where to start looking at this information, because you know, let's face it, if we are using a natural botanical product, you know it's not like you have to worry about. Well, I guess no, I shouldn't say that. You know overdosing and everything else. You know, like opioids and all this other thing. But yes, of course, some natural um, you know products can have a toxicity, but that's not what we're talking about here.
Speaker 2:So they need to go to people they know and trust, or people that are educated in this topic, like I am and many others, so that they can get the information so that they can feel comfortable recommending it to their patients, at least know why they need it, why they should try it. It's an antioxidant, it's a neuroprotectant, it's anti-inflammatory the list goes on Antispasmodic you know there's a patent in the US patent claiming cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants. You know, it's US patent 6630507. You know. So this is again. We're not just talking about fluff here, we're talking about science. So an open-minded doctor will should say, okay, somebody needs to learn. And now you know there's a lot out there people like myself that could educate them and then they can confidently go to their patients Um and with a recommended source. Because now that you've said, oh well, why don't you try CBD? Well, what you want, you know, and that's the problem.
Speaker 2:I think that is now where we're hoping to change as a result of getting in front of and showing what they need to look for purity, and we'll get into some things that people need to look for.
Speaker 2:I mean, our product is listed um in um, the physician's desk reference, the pdr, you know, which is a journal, a medical journal, where doctors go to how to treat certain things. You know our cbd is the only product listed in that, the only cannabis product listed in that prestigious journal. So you know they have to look for quality, they have to look for someone that can guide them and how they can start utilizing the products, and it's almost like, oh, at this point. There's plenty of symposiums. I know what we've done with some of my colleagues around the world is held some medical symposiums. I've spoken to Lynn about that. I mean, because you're going to align with a company, you want to make sure that you can provide the information, provide quality products and then how to use them right, and so we've done some medical symposiums in different cities around the country. This was right before COVID hit and we're starting them up again because that's how people will come to learn.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I have a question based on what you were sharing earlier, which is what, what different? Because you talked about it being an anti-inflammatory we talked a little bit about earlier and fibromyalgia, but what other diseases or other medical issues can be helped by the CBD?
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, and when I mentioned lupus and fibromyalgia, that was. That was how Dr Russo finally came to the understanding that, hey, we don't know why certain things happen, but it possibly be. And that's where you know he says, yes, the system is so everything you know. I've been at this now I'm studying this for over 11 years now. I am a founding member of Canaway and the company that brought these cannabinoids to the marketplace to begin with, and it is. I just want to. I don't want to digress. Your question was just go back, of course, the question is you know what?
Speaker 1:what issues? I guess I'm going to say that that's where we were.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so everything like you know, from A to Z, if you're thinking about if this puts the body into balance, you know I mean well, what can be, you know what can be addressed and that's where you know, with all the studies there's studies on cancer, on seizure disorder, there's all like I don't claim, we don't claim that this is going to treat or cure anything. But if you give the body what it needs and you put the body in balance also hydrate, eating, good foods, the whole thing but in this particular case, with supplementing the endocannabinoid system, if it's responsible for homeostasis and all bodily functions and everything is working in harmony together, then, just like with some of the studies around cancer, you know they were showing that cbd helps stop the growth of cancer and causes apoptosis, cellular death within the cancer cell. These are parts of these are research that's going on. But then you have your own. You know we use word of mouth, you know our company uses direct sales out there and everything. When I say a to a to z, from infants, infants to seniors, our fluffy friends also, cats, dogs, horses, every mammal has this endocannabinoid system, and what my colleagues me personally have seen through these last almost 11 years now, it's just been crazy, you know, and to hear from athletes Olympic athletes with you know chronic traumatic encephalopathy, cte, concussion, trauma, and how they were hooked on opioids and drugs and that was spiraling them into a different place where they didn't want to be, and finding more natural solutions and how, again, studies are out there about CTE and other things.
Speaker 2:So you know, when we talk about this and like, yes, I'm recommending, you know we're talking about a certain product. I want the audience to understand we don't claim to treat or cure anything. When you give the body what it needs, the body does what it needs to do, you know. So it's not just one magic bullet. You know, every, we have to eat right, we have to hydrate, we have to um, keep our, our mental health sharp and get enough rest and, with this discovery of the endocannabinoid system, this is why we're having this conversation.
Speaker 2:It is now that I've learned what I've learned. This will always be a part of me and my family's diet, because it's not like anything can supplement can replace it. Anything can supplement can replace it. You know. I mean, you know it's that education and that knowledge and giving people oh, hey, try this, yes, in conjunction with whatever it is that you're currently doing, and we have a lot of people that we work with that we see, okay, they're on certain meds that maybe they want to reduce or get off and they start to now do more natural approaches to healthcare. And and they start to now do more natural approaches to health care and now they start to see that reduction, some people staying on lower doses of their meds and coming off. You know, you just never know. If you put the body in balance, the body can do amazing things, and I always come back to that.
Speaker 1:I love what you're saying and you're exactly right. You're coming back to the balance. That's what holistic treatment is about. It's holistic, it's all of the things, it's mind, body, spirit, soul, all of it connected and understanding. I think what maybe is a missing out there is ourselves understanding our own bodies and our own systems, and maybe there's that's where you know we can do a better job, meaning society, I guess, and in schools, is actually each of us understanding oh, we have these systems. Okay, I took. The last science class I took was in grade nine. I know, okay, you know, and everything else, because I'm an avid learner, I began to learn on my own. As I go down a rabbit hole or for most people, it happens when something's happened to you yeah, right, you were saying that earlier there's some sort of impetus that starts and ignites this, this search for how do I get better, right, you?
Speaker 2:know, and you know we are preachers of comfort. We go to people we know, like and trust for information, right, I mean, that's what the whole point is is to really get this message out there. That's why our founders of our company, instead of like, doing like billboards and going a traditional route something sitting on a shelf this had to be educated, had to be talked about, and so that's why they chose marketing or direct sales to get the product to the market we think about, from nobody hearing it about it, to hundreds of thousands of people in 47, 48 countries and other countries, even like laws or like that all started just about 11, 12 years ago.
Speaker 1:And let's just talk about the company. We keep saying the company, but this company now sounds very interesting and I want to know more about it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, thank you. Well, you know I'm very, very proud of it. You know, our parent company a company Conaway was launched to be the direct sales arm of getting this product to market. Traditional forms of advertising would not do. Stories had to be told, people's personal stories of perseverance over things. I mean, whether it be a nonverbal, autistic child is now mainstream school. You know, I mean things like that that just change your life. After some of the things I've seen, there's no other place I can be than here speaking to people like you, because that's how the message is going to get out there. That's how, you know, by us developing teams of people that go out and and educate, the way we are doing here, whether it's one-on-one conversation on a podcast in front of tens of thousands of people, which I've been a part of over the years I mean it's, it's just mind blowing and it's going to continue to be that way. That's why we're always looking for people to say hey, yes, I want to know more, I want to add this to my practice. Hey, I'm a single mom and I'm looking for a job that can be around with my kids. You know, show me how I can replace my income and and help other people. You know, show me how I can replace my income and help other people, you know. So we have that component to it. But the most important thing is circling back to yes, we need CBD, yes, we need to incorporate these cannabinoids into our daily diets. What do we need to look for?
Speaker 2:And you know, canaway set the standards. We were the first. We were the first company ever to bring products to market. Many have followed suit, but we've set the standards. There was no regulation when it came to testing. We set the standard of triple lab testing, having certificates of analysis available with a barcode.
Speaker 2:You know, don't get any product, you guys, unless you know where the product is sourced and there's COAs of what's in it, what's not in it, how safe is it? Like all that stuff? You must have that. Of course, our company, canaway, we do have that. That's why, you know, lynn, we're having this conversation and why she thought that this was so important for her people to choose the right product. So you need to make sure it's pure, organic. We grow our crops in organic, biodynamic farms, you know, that are free from pesticides and chemicals and herbicides, and all that so certified organic under FDA guidelines, so that the product is pure, and then at the end of the day, it's okay. You've got all those certificates of analysis. Now you know you have a good product. How much do I need to take, you know?
Speaker 1:what is the recommended?
Speaker 2:daily allowance. Well, guess what? There isn't one, but there is a you know school of thought right now, because again, such a new industry is you know if you're under 50 pounds, you know you start small. You know 10, 20 milligrams, you know you're, you're over 50 pounds and you're healthy.
Speaker 2:50, 50 milligrams a day of cbd you know if you're dealing with issues as we start to age little, or you know, swelling of the joints and maybe lack of sleep and low energy. Well then, you increase it. You know some people take 100, 200 milligrams a know, but again, this is of the natural botanical form. Watch out for the synthetics out there and for those kinds of things, because you know you don't want to go there, yeah of course you don't want to go there.
Speaker 1:Let's talk about that for a minute, because I think it's important that now we understand the benefits and we understand it's important for it to be pure and organic. Well, I think it should be organic. Of course, it's better for the body. You don't want to ingest all those chemicals. What should we watch out for? Like you know, for vitamins, you want to watch out for fillers and different things and how the capitals are made and all of that you want to do and we've been told and taught about that. So, yes, for the people the audience that's listening what do we really want to watch out for? What do we want to look for?
Speaker 2:Well, you want to make sure that the product is what it what it?
Speaker 2:is like I was saying first of all, make sure it has some what we call COAs so that you can see that there's no arson. You know no impurities in there and what's in the bottle is actually in the bottle because you know, with nutritional, like vitamins and stuff, there's a lot of stuff out there. There aren't even you know vitamins in it. You know it's all those fillers here you want to just look for. You know cbd oil, cbd derived from hemp, and that should be the ingredient, you know, and and maybe organic mct oil as a carrier oil. But there should not be any other fillers or binders or anything like that in product.
Speaker 2:You know same, when you start to think about a cbd, it's an antioxidant to your protection. It helps with inflammation, energy. You know cognitive function, those things reduction of discomfort or pain in the body that's's what cannabidiol is known for. So you want to see what that is. Then, if you're dealing with a reputable source like our company, we also have all other phytocannabinoids that are within the plant and plant waxes, and chlorophyll and flavonoids and terpenes. You know all the goodness of the plant. You know you want to make sure that that's in there. You know that's part of it. So you're not just getting fragmented amounts, you're not getting any synthetic amounts of CBD derived from synthetic sources or whatever. You have to really look for that purity and then that's just what it is CBD, or if it's kind of a gyral CBG that helps with mood and depression. You want to see that. That's the only thing that's in there other than potentially like a, a carry all hemp seed oil or we use mc, organic mct oil.
Speaker 1:You know you'll find it, but other than that, that's it that is so important for us to know and I think it's you know, it's the the statement of when you're looking for whole products. It won't have a lot of stuff listed, it won't have things that you can understand, that are clear for you, that don't say this, this and this and then you get lost in the label. Is this long?
Speaker 2:And that's true In this situation you'll have, okay, yes, maybe at a fair you'll see somebody selling CBD oil, all right, and they'll say, oh yeah, it's just CBD. Okay, great, where is the certificate of analysis? Do you provide one? Because a lot of people doing homegrown things and different things, you know, and they can't prove that that product is organic, because, again, this is something when you start to incorporate and feed this endocannabinoid system. What's very important is this is not something you take when you have a headache. This is a daily. This is not something you take when you have a headache. This is a daily supplement, just like I drink water and you drink water every day. This is not something you take when you feel like it.
Speaker 2:Most people have come to cb, learn about cbd and cannabinoids and everything, because there's an issue. Right, there's an issue going on. They want to feel better. They've too much they heard about it. You know, through the all these years, I guess we did a really good job of getting the message out there, because now there's a lot of companies food companies too in this space, obviously, um and and the more the merrier, because our goal is hemp in every home. That's, that's what our, our company's. You know, philosophy is is we need to have hemp in every home and from industrial eventually to now eating this endocannabinoid system. But even though it may say that, make sure I want everyone here this, if you take nothing else away, yes, we need this and we need to take it every day. Okay, and you find you'll find the right amount of milligrams. Like, we may have a conversation and you may say, oh, you know, I'm trying to target this, that and the other thing, and then, based on that, I'm going to say, all right, let's start with 50 milligrams a day and the different cannabinoids, oh, you have sleep issues? Great. Then we're going to look at CBD cannabidiol and that is CBN cannabinol. That's going to help you with sleep. It works on the sleep receptors. I didn't say that.
Speaker 2:There's science that says that, because now, as you know, the industry is growing and, as there's more and more research and more science, people are starting. What we're finding is, oh, this cannabinoid will deal with this. Cbg will help with stress, depression, anxiety, focus. I mean, I have seen countless, countless kids and adults that suffer with you know, they're a little scattered, you know, and you have that kind of going on focusing issues. Um no, it's like night and day. It's like a switch just went on for many people and it's not like it's this miracle thing in one dose. This is starting to supplement that system and people find, within a couple of days or a couple of weeks, sometimes maybe longer, depending on what it is, but with daily use, just like we drink water every day you're going to start that endocannabinoid system that's responsible for balance is going to start to function better, and when that happens, people start to see things happening.
Speaker 2:Too many times, though, we have people oh, I bought this at the gas station. They told me to go get CBD. I saw it at the gas station, I saw it at the fair or something, and it did nothing. Well, guess what? Nobody educated them on how much they should be taking, what they should be looking for, that they needed to take it, you know, at least every day, maybe twice a day, depending. There was nobody to teach them how to utilize it, and or it really it wasn't there. It was hemp seed oil in there, it was olive oil in there, it was anything but, or it was 10 milligrams in the entire bottle, and you need 50 milligrams a day. So a bottle should last you a month, if that's the case for most people not, you know so how much is in there?
Speaker 2:the quality of it, you know the quantity, how to use it. That's where that's what you get when you now come to your directory. You're going to get someone who's going to help your, your clientele, be guided along how they should be utilizing and what they should be looking for.
Speaker 1:And I was just going to say that. You said it for me. You know. What I was going to say is you know we need to have someone that we can speak to and talk to. We can speak to and talk to and you know a lot of us get on Google, chat, gpt, you know wherever and become our own doctors and our own naturopaths and our own.
Speaker 1:And, yes, we need to understand our bodies and we need to know what's going to work for our bodies. So it's important to know that. But then to also go to the experts that can help and assist you in that journey to have that holistic health approach. And I'm so glad that you are part of our organization and that we do have the Canaway products listed on our products directory. So if you're looking for you just want to peruse the products, you can go to that part of our website. But you know, I think it's also important not just to do that, but then to have a conversation with someone like you, and your information is going to be available on the site as well. So it's just a wonderful relationship that's being created here and I learned so much today that I had no idea I knew. Okay, you honestly, I I'm just gonna say it straight like, okay, you take, you know, take weed if you want to sleep, if you're anxious, if you have depression, if you want to get high. You know, those are the things that I knew.
Speaker 1:I know hemp hearts have hemp hearts put them in your protein shake and have hemp hearts. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2:Add this, add this, add this but I didn't make us great for omegas three and six.
Speaker 1:That's it. I didn't understand that you need something every day and I'm a woman in perimenopause, so you know I'm like ha focus sleep anxiety.
Speaker 2:I know what you're talking about.
Speaker 1:I don't have hot flashes, I have some. I have cold flashes. Ah I'm on the opposite and I had to look it up because I had never heard of anyone having cold flashes.
Speaker 2:Interesting. I've never heard of that. Yeah, I looked it up. Yeah, go ahead. Yeah, yeah, that's when that was my first experience. It's so funny because they say, um, and I was asked you, you know, 11 years ago, to come sit down with dr titus and talk about the, the launching of this company that was going to be doing this. I was like and at that time I was in your- situation.
Speaker 1:I think I'm a little bit older than you, so that was 11 years ago.
Speaker 2:I sat there in that boardroom and having one of those situations and dr titus turned around and said another couple weeks or something, those are going to be gone. And I'm like, oh and I, and sure enough, you know, within the next month or two those went down from 100% down to 10%. Wow. Then it just said that was my first, my own personal experience, never mind what happened with my husband, my children and my family, friends, and then, of course, hundreds of thousands of people in 47 countries. It's just incredible, but it all started with that. So it's funny that you mentioned Well, I was gonna cause.
Speaker 1:you know, we got like these podcasts are for me too, okay.
Speaker 2:I'll make sure I'll be able to recommend And'm so glad I just before I want to make sure I just you guys for being so open minded, so for having maybe a part of your directory and and a member of your trusted group to be able to educate people, because that's really the foremost important thing that we we can do is is help people with the knowledge so they can make the right decision for themselves and then have a human that they can talk to, not just chat. Gbt, it's working into that space where, um, you have somebody say, oh you know, three days nothing's really happened. Hey, stay the course, you know, I mean because you're not going to get that you know any other way than through this beautiful, um, beautiful directory and what you're, what you're providing to people.
Speaker 1:I really want to thank you guys for that well, I would say you're welcome, but also thank you for all of all of the wonderful people that we have on the directory, like yourself, who are out there trying to make a difference for people from a holistic standpoint. It's so important. I was, maybe 10, 15 years ago, corporate girl in the corporate world. Nothing in where I am now today, and it all came through my own journey, like like each one of us have, and then educating myself into what can I do differently. And I think that's so important is that when you're looking for something different, I don't want to always say alternative. Because of this, we call this alternative medicine, but this is no Complimentary.
Speaker 2:It's complimentary, right it it's not alternative.
Speaker 1:It is something that came holistic, centuries and centuries and centuries ago, yeah, and so we're just getting back to what works the best for our bodies and learning that there's a system that you know most of us don't even know about that was just recently discovered, yeah, yeah, like you know, 2005, you said right, that's, that's so recent.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:It's crazy, right.
Speaker 2:You know so well it's. It's, yeah, we've come a very long way in this short amount of time, but with that, you know, industry like a regular regulatory agencies have to be, you know, know, get on board and they have to be more involved. And everything right now, like right now as we're speaking, we're part of the european hemp association that helps to govern things. And also also in the united states and, you know, in italy right now, there's a, there's a, there's something going on. There's a big hearing going on because they want to, like, outlaw it again. You know the government, because of, you know, pressure maybe from pharmaceuticals companies or whatever, they're looking to go back and now they're like, oh no, that's not going to happen. And so the more of us that are here that understand that we have to fight the fight about holistic and complementary approaches to health care Our medical community wants to know this.
Speaker 2:You're starting to see acceptance with many, many medical professionals and the ones that say, well, gosh, I just can't sell it out of my practice because, you know, I wasn't schooled in licensing and all that kind of bureaucratic stuff. That's where we come in, right? So we have these kind of conversations and give people the confidence that we're not just trying to sell them something. I mean, there's so many wonderful products out there. I know it can get very overwhelming. Well, how much you know peptide should I take and vitamins do I take? And GLP-1 and coffee with you know mushrooms, and how great is that I'm really enjoying? Um, no, but I'm just saying like there's so much.
Speaker 2:But what I want people to understand with this conversation is we do have an endocannabinoid system and the only thing that can support that are phytocannabinoids that come from plants like hemp and echinacea and flax and a few other. But we need to supplement on a daily basis and then people are gonna see the benefits. And now, with CBN for night and CBG for stress who's not sleeping well and under stress and CBD as an antioxidant, those are the. That's a trio. That's that's the magic thing. So we're going to be speaking and I'm going to make sure you're all set up with what you need so that in a month or so you can come back and say, wow, you know, this is really something we can do a follow-up.
Speaker 1:Of course, of course, why not? Why not? I mean, this is just the start of the conversation, of course. I think for every, every person I speak with, everything I I'm so blessed that I get to have these conversations because I get, like the firsthand, I get to ask stuff about myself all the time and hopefully those questions will, will help our audience. So I just want to say once again, valerie, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, your expertise. We will probably have you on again. You know when, when, when the time comes to ask more deeper questions and understanding of, of, of, of, of this, this, not just this product, this, this science behind it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we can.
Speaker 2:we can do a little, we can do, a little symposium for 30 minutes or so on some of the science, we'll come up with some.
Speaker 1:It's so good, but thank you, thank you so much. It's been such a pleasure, once again, to remind everybody that you can be found on our site Miraclesresourcescom. It's miraclesdirectorycom, resourcescom it's miracles directorycom, and we've we've got different places to go to get to you and us and it's like it's a beautiful partnership, thank you, thank you. Thank you for having me. Oh, it's been a pleasure. Thank you for joining us today on healers talk healing. We hope you've been inspired and empowered on your holistic healing journey. If you've enjoyed today's episode and want to continue learning and growing with us, don't forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review our podcast. Your feedback and support mean the world to us. Remember healing is a lifelong journey and you have the power to transform your life in profound ways. Stay curious, keep exploring and never stop believing in your own capacity for healing.
