Can CBD help with menopause?

For us at The Tonic, when talking about health, there’s no such thing as taboos and when it comes to discussing the menopause and its array of symptoms, we’re an open book. There are few topics we love chatting about more than the menopause with its hot or cold flushes, restless leg, mood swings, brain fog, lack of sex drive, joint aches, itchy skin, vaginal dryness to name a mere handful! So can CBD help with any of the menopause symptoms? The short answer is yes! Let’s explore more…

Menopause symptoms

Some symptoms can start years before menopause officially sets in and then continue for years after it’s apparently finished. For some women, they cruise through symptom-free, but for many, their hormone levels are all over the place. And symptoms can vary from the well documented hot flushes, restless legs and mood swings to the less talked about such as failing eye sight, vaginal dryness, itchy skin and joint pain.

Can CBD help with menopause?

So many of our bodily functions are regulated via the brain and endocrine (hormone) system, and when our hormones are out of kilter, so are these functions like sleep, mood, physical inflammation, temperature, brain function. CBD creates a state of homeostasis (balance) in all these areas, and more. We have endocannabinoid receptors throughout our skin and muscle cells as well as immune and nervous system, explaining how CBD can help with physical symptoms like pain and restless legs as well as dry skin.

As a pleiotropic, cannabis (and the cannabinoids derived from it), produces many different effects through almost all molecular pathways, by activating or binding to the receptors throughout your endocannabinoid system (ECS) – a complex network which spans your entire body including your endocrine, nervous and immune as well as the control centre of your brain. When you use a CBD product, the molecules from this incredible plant, will travel where they are needed, working in two ways: binding to receptors, passing on the message to balance things out (like reduce inflammation, regulate sleep pattern, lift the mood etc.), and promoting your own endocannabinoid production (including the bliss neurotransmitter, Anandamide). Yes – your body has the capacity to make its own CBD.

The Tonic’s CBD massage oils are great for restless legs and joint and muscle aches

How to take CBD during menopause?

There are multiple ways to take CBD, depending on the symptom you want to focus on:

• All-round Menopause support: taking CBD orally, as water-soluble oil or classic CBD oil, is the best way to tackle multiple issues, as it enters your bloodstream and moves to where it’s needed. Your endocannabinoid receptors run through your endocrine (hormone) system, nervous system, brain and muscle cells. Taking it orally allows you get a high amount into your system quickly, so great for a morning boost or bedtime calm.
• Restless legs and aches: rubbing CBD oil into your skin can soothe all manner of issues. It’s great for your skin and has the power to penetrate deeper into the joints and muscles, soothing aches, pains and restless legs.
• Sleep: CBD Teas make for a delicious and effective bedtime drink. If, like me, you need a lot of help getting off to sleep or wake in the night, any of the oral oils provide a fast acting remedy.
• Brain fog and mind focus: CBD oils are great for a morning energy boost and to calm the nervous system, to bring some mind focus. If you want to replace your morning coffee for something more calming, but as effective for increasing your energy and clearing brain fog, this might help. We can also recommend the Black Mango ‘Stay Focused’ tea as a great coffee alternative.

CBD isn’t a quick fix for the menopause, sadly there’s no such thing, but it is a simple, natural and accessible way to make the whole process much more bearable. You can support your body in bringing a little balance to your chaotic endocrine system by microdosing your favourite CBD.

SOME COMMON QUESTIONS ANSWERED…

HERE’S A QUICK GUIDE TO USING CBD FOR MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS

All-round Menopause Tonic
Products –  4% & 8% Water Soluble, 8% Classic Oil, 3% CBG Enhanced CBD Oil
Taking CBD orally is the best way to tackle multiple issues, as it enters your bloodstream and moves to where it’s needed. Your Endocannabinoid receptors run through your endocrine (hormone) system, nervous system, brain and muscle cells. Taking it orally allows you to get a high amount into your system quickly, so great for a morning boost or bedtime calm.
Restless Legs and Aches
0.5% Massage Oil, Zephyr Massage Oil, Bath Soak
Rubbing CBD oil into your skin can soothe all manner of issues. It’s great for your skin and has the power to penetrate deeper into the joints and muscles.
Sleep
4% & 8% Water Sol, 8% Classic, 3% CBG, Cleansing Blossom Tea and Fruit Tea
The Teas make for a delicious and effective bedtime drink. If, like me, you need a lot of help getting off to sleep or wake in the night, the oral oils provide a fast acting remedy.
Brain Fog and Mind Focus
8% Classic, 25% Classic CBD Oil, 3% CBG, Black Mango Tea, Vibrant Lemon Tea
Our classic CBD oils and the CBG Enhanced are great for a morning energy boost and to calm the nervous system, to bring some mind focus. If you want to replace your morning coffee for something more calming, but as effective for increasing your energy and clearing brain fog, go for these two teas.