CBD oil for you, and the truth about your pets CBD has found its way into morning routines, gym bags and bedside tables across the UK. It has also found its way into a lot of dog bowls, and that part of the story needs a little more care. Here is the honest picture for...

If you are reading this because cancer has touched your life, we are sorry, and we are going to be straight with you. CBD does not cure cancer. Anyone who says it does is either mistaken or selling something. What the research actually shows is more modest, more interesting and, in places, genuinely helpful. Where...

Type “CBD and Parkinson’s” into a search engine and you will find everything from careful science to videos promising miracles. This is the careful science bit, written for real people, with the miracle claims left firmly at the door. A quick word on Parkinson’s Parkinson’s is a condition where the brain gradually loses cells that...

If you have heard that CBD can help with seizures, you have heard something true. It is the best evidence CBD has anywhere in medicine. It also comes with a great big “but”, and if you or your child lives with epilepsy, that “but” is the most important part of this article. How CBD became...

Living with post-traumatic stress disorder is exhausting, and anyone who has it deserves honest information rather than miracle claims. So here is the truth about CBD and PTSD: the research is genuinely interesting, it is also genuinely early, and we will tell you both halves. What PTSD does to the body PTSD can follow any...

Of all the things people say about CBD, the claims about the brain and nervous system are the boldest. Some are backed by serious science. Some are wishful thinking. Here is how to tell the two apart, in plain English. Why the nervous system in particular? Your brain and nerves are wired with something called...

Queasy tummies are as old as boat trips, dodgy prawns and the first day of a new job. Cannabis has been used for centuries to help people feel settled, so it is no surprise that CBD keeps coming up in the conversation. Here is where the science really stands, minus the hype. First, a quick...

“Is CBD oil FSA approved?” is one of the questions we hear most. The honest answer is “not quite yet, but the UK is closer than anywhere else on Earth”. Here is what that actually means for you. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the government body that looks after everything we eat and drink...

No, it will not get you high. Yes, it might just become the best friend your face has ever had. Here is the short, jargon-free version. CBD (short for cannabidiol) is a plant compound found in hemp. It has nothing to do with THC, the part of cannabis that gives people the giggles. What it...