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Episode132:HowtoUseCannabidiolorCBDfor

Sleep,Hormones,andHealth


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Child:WelcometomyMommy’spodcast.

ThisepisodeisbroughttoyoubyMyGreenMattress.Ifyou’vebeenreadingWellnessMama,youknowthatIhaveusedandrecommendednaturalandorganicmattressesforyears.AndI’vetriedalotofthem.Wespendathirdtoahalfofourtimeinourbeds,especiallychildren.Sothisisonegreatplacetooptimizeandreduceexposuretoharmfulchemicals.We’vetried,likeIsaid,severaldifferentmattressesovertheyearsandIlovealltheonesthatwe’vetried.They’reallnaturaloptions.ButI’vebeengettingalotofrequestsforamorebudgetfriendlyoptionthatisgoodforkids.Whichiswhywhenourlittlestneededabiggermattress,weorderedonefromMyGreenMattress.TheyareGOTandGOLScertified,theyareGREENGUARDcertifiedandthey’recompletelynatural.They’realsomuchlessexpensivethanalotofmattresses.Soyoucancheckthemoutandfindoutmoreatwellnessmama.com/go/green-mattress.

Thispodcastisbroughttoyoubymyobuddy.Thisthingisoneofmydailygo-to’sforrelaxationbecauseitcombinesthebenefitsofinfraredheat,percussivemassageandvibrationaltherapyforwhatIcanonlydescribeasamixtureofdeeptissuemassageandmyofascialreleaseallinonedevice.IthasreallyreducedmymuscletensionandmyneedformassageandmanypeoplewithconditionslikeMS,chronicfatigue,etcareusingthisformusclerelief.Also,manyathletesuseitforfasterrecovery.Ipersonallyfindthebiggestbenefitforrelaxationandforfasciawork,butyoucantryitoutatwellnessmama.com/go/myobuddyandmakesuretochecktheshownotesforaspecialdiscount.

Katie:Hello,andwelcometothe"HealthyMomsPodcast."I'mKatiefromwellnessmama.com.AndIamheretodaywithLaneKennedy,whohasanawesomestory,andit'sgonnadispelsomemythsononeofthemostrequestedpodcasttopicsonFacebook,whichisCBDorCannabidiol,I'mgonnahavetogetusedtothatword,andthedifferencesandthesimilarities.SoLaneisabiohackerandwellnesscoach.Shewasactuallyoneofthefirstbulletproofcoaches,andnowtherearemanyofthem,whichisawesome,andshehasbeencoachingwomenforyears,especiallyaboutMBSR,whichisMindfulness-BasedStressReduction.Andsoherwholefocusishelpingwomengainbalanceandstressrelief.Andsomeinterestingfactsabouther,shesleptonawoodenpillowwithoutcomplaint,she'sgivenbirthathomelikeIhave,andshe'sbeeninlong-termrecoveryformorethan20years.Sowelcome,Lane,thanksforbeinghere.Ican'twaittojumpin.Lane:Iamsohappytobehere.Thanks,Katie,forhavingme.Katie:Absolutely.AndIthinktostart,itwouldbereallyawesometohearyourstory,likewhatareyouinrecoveryfor?Andwhatwasyourjourneythere?Lane:Well,Iwasbroken.That'showwecanstart.Imodeledformanyyears.SoIcomefromthefashionindustry.Andinthatindustry,youtendtoliveveryfast,andyoutendtobreakdownveryquickly,andthat'swhathappenedtome,youknow?Ilivedaveryfastlifewithdrugsandalcohol,andIcametoabottombackin1996.Soit'sbeenquiteawhilebetweenavodkatonic,let'sjustsay,oraglassofredwine.Andnow,I'mcompletelyhappyandfree,andI'mnotbreakingdownlikeIusedto.Sothatwasthebeginningofmystory.Andwhathappenedinmyearlyrecovery,andthisisrelevanttothisstoryisthat,IthoughtbecauseIgaveupdrugsandalcoholthatmylifewouldbecome...Iwouldbecomesuperhappy,andmybodywouldfunctionproperly.Andwhatendeduphappeningisthatabouttwoyearsintomyrecovery,mybodyactuallystartedbreakingdownevenmore.Andthedoctorsdidn'tknowwhatwaswrongwithme.Iwenttoallthesegreat


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doctorsinBeverlyHillsandpaidtopdollar,andtheyjustlookedatmelikeIwassomeanomaly.Andfinally,Iworkedwithadoctor,andtheydidthisbloodtestwithme.Andatthetime,youhavetoremember,youknow,20yearsago,22,21yearsago,alotoftheillnessesthatarepresenttoday,theydidn'tknow,youknow?TheywerejustcomingoffoflikeAIDS,right?Like,anybodywithanykindofchronicconditionswasautomaticallycategorizedorquestionedtohaveAIDS.Andsothat'swhattheydidwithme.Andtheystampedthatonmybloodcertificate,andIwashorrified.AndIsaid,"Whatdoyoumean,IhaveAIDS?"Andtheysaid,"No.Actually,youjusthaveAutoimmuneDeficiencySyndrome,"whichputmeintothecampof,"Wedon'treallyknowwhat'swrongwithyou,butyourimmunesystemiswipedout."AndsoIcouldn'tgetupmystairs.Mybonesached,myjointsached,myhairstartedfallingout,myskinwasyellow.Anditwasreally...Imean,youknow,whenyou'relivinglikeIlived,attheheightofmycareer,Ihadeverythingatmyhands,youknow,beck-and-call.AndthenI,physically,couldn'tcookmydinneranymore.AndIwasfortunateenoughtohaveaverydearfriendwhostartedseeing,backthen,whatisnowtoday,afunctionaldoctor.Backthen,thispersonwasjustsomeweirddoctorwhodidalotof"Herbalsupplementsandspecialprotocols,"becausetherewerelikecolonicsinvolvedanddrinkingoliveoil.Andallthese,youknow,methodsthatregularsociety,thenorm,frownedupon.Butwhatheintroducedtomewasmywellnesspath,andIgotwell.Withinsixweeks,Iwasnolongeraching,Iwasnolongeronmyfloorcryingeveryday.Iwasactuallyup,andabletocook,andgetupanddownmystairsandIfollowedhisprotocol.Buthisprotocolinvolvedabout150supplementseverydayandeatingalotofgreenvegetableseveryday.And,youknow,Iwasyoung.Iwaslike,"Ican'tdothiseveryday,youknow."AndIstartedtravelingtheworld,andIkindoffelloffofthatprotocol.Andmybodywaswellenoughtogetby,youknow,itwasstrongenoughtothrive,andIwassmartenoughtostartstudying.Somystudying,thehumanbodyandtheimmunesystem,reallystarted,youknow,15,20yearsagowhenIstartedthiswellnessjourney.AndI'mgonnafastforwardalittlebittowhenIhadmyson,almosteightyearsago.And,youknow,IwentintothedoctorbecauseI'vealwayshadhormonalfluctuationsandalackofacycle,ortoomuchofacycle.AndsoIactuallywentonbioidenticalhormonesabout15yearsago.Andatthattime,thedoctoralsotoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletoconceiveachild,thatIdidn'thave,youknow,itwouldneverhappen,thatmyuteruswasn'tstrongenough,andjustwasn'tgonnahappen.AndsoIwaslike,"Fine,yeah,hey,I'mnotgonnabeamom.Icandootherthings.Icanbeofservice.Ican,youknow,traveltheworld.Icanhelpotherpeople."AndwhatendeduphappeningisthatIstartedseeingthisfunctionalmedicinedoctorhere,upin...IliveupinSanFrancisco.Andsheputmeonadifferentprotocol.Andloandbehold,Inowhaveahealthybaby,youknow,aneight-year-old,almost,can'tbelieveit.And,youknow,Idon'tknowaboutyou,Katie,butIpracticeattachedparenting,Iknowthatyou'reastrongmom,andyou'reintoyourkids.Andtheytake...Imeanhe'stakeneverythingfrommebecauseI'msoattachedtobeingamombecauseIwastoldthatIwasn'tgonnabeamom.Andasthathappened,mybodystartedtobreakdownagain.Anditwasverysimilartohowitwas20yearsago.Mybonesstartedaching,myhairstartedfallingout,mymoodwaslikedepressionhitreallyhard.AndthereweredayswhenIcouldn'tgetoutofbed.Itwasjusthorrible.


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AndIfeltlike...IalsohadadentalchairaccidentwhereIherniatedtwodiscinmyneck,andIendedupgoingtophysicaltherapyforabout9months,10months.Andthentheysaid,"Wecan'tdoanythingmoreforyou."AndIjustkindofsurrenderedto"Thisismylife.I'mgonnaliveinpain.I'mgonnadothebestIcan."Anditwasreally...Imean,hereIam,ahealthandwellnesscoach,andIprimarily,youknow,helpotherhealthprofessionals.AndhereIam,youknow,justtotallybroken,doingthebestIcan,youknow.I'msuperbulletproof,Ieatmostlyplants,Idrinkallthewater,Idomygreensmoothies,youknow,Idoeverything,butIwasstillbroken.Andloandbehold,IwasdoinganeventwithNicoleKeatingoftheEpicWellness.AndshesawthatIwasinpain.Andshesaid,"Youknow,Lane,Ihavethisstuff.Ihavethislittlebottleofoil,andIthinkit'sgonnahelpyou."AndIsaid,"Whatisit?"Atthispoint,I'mdesperate.Andshesays,"It'shemp."AndIsaid,"No.Notinterested,notinterestedatall."Andshejustlookedatme,shesaid,"Okay.Well,I'mjustgonnaleavethisforyourhusband,maybeheneedsitforhissleep."AndIsaid,"Okay,that'sfine.Youcanjustleaveit,I'llleaveitonthecounter."Iwokeupthenextmorningwiththisexcruciating,knife...it'slikea...Iusedtocallittheicepick.SoIhavethisice-pickpaininmybackthatwouldradiatedownintomyelbows.AndIcankindofequateittowhatIhearaboutfibromyalgiapainorthisarthriticpainthathappens,andIwouldgetitinmybackstabbing.AndIwokeupthatmorning,andIwassodesperatethatIputmyfingerintothelittlecontainerthatsheleftme,andIputiton,topically,becauseIdidn'twanttojeopardizemyrecovery,youknow?Ihave20yearsoflivinginthislong-termsobriety,andIdon'twannahaveanythinggetinthewayofthat.AndsoIputiton,topically,andIhadanimmediateeffect.Ittotallyblewmymind.AndIcalledNicole,andIsaid,"Whatisthis?"Shesays,"It'shemp."AndIsaid,"Well,Idon'thavethepain.Idon'thaveice-pickpainanymore."Andshesaid,"Really?"Isaid,"Yeah."AndIsaid,"Well,canItakeitinternally?"Andshegoes,"Yeah,youcan,it'sasupplement."AndIsaid,"Butyouknowwhat?I'mgonnajustcheckinwithmydoctor,"becauseIdon'tknowwhatI'mdoingandI,youknow,mybrainwasliketoomuchinformation,Idon'tknowwhattodo.AndsoIputacallintomydoctor.Mydoctorsaid,"Yes,it'sasupplement,CBD.Thescienceonitisamazing.You'reabiohacker.Dotheresearch."SoIwashappytojumpontoGoogleandstartinvestigatingwhatCBDis,andwhatit'snot.AndIendeduptakingtheCBDinternally,andI'vebeenpain-freesincethen.Andforme,tohavesuchaprofoundexperience,Ican'tbelieve,Katie,Ican'tbelievethatIlived.LikeIhadsurrenderedtothatpain,andthatIhadjustagreedto,like,livingthatway,ofbeinginthatdepressedstate.Iwasn'treallyshowingupformychildasmuchasIwantedto.IwasreallykindofaB-I-T-C-Hwithmyhusband,short-tempered,youknow.Thatkindofpainandthatkindofdepressionjusttakesyoudownortookmedown.AndwhenItookthehempoilandhadsuchaprofoundexperience,Ihadtolearnaboutit,andIhavetofeellikeIamcompellednowtoshareaboutitbecauseit'ssopowerful.Yeah.Isthatgood?Isthatenoughofmystory?Katie:Yeah.That'sabsolutelyperfect.AndIthinkyourfirstreactiontoitaboutnotbeinginterested,itbringsupaninterestingpoint,whichistheonethatIgetthemost.Thequestion'saboutis,whatisit?Isitdifferentthancannabis?Isitdifferentthanweed?AndsoI'dloveforyoutodelveintothedifferencebetweencannabidiolorCBD,andhowthatisdifferentfromcannabis.Andfrommyunderstanding,atleast,there'sCBDandthere'sTHC,whichistetrahydrocannabinol,andthey'recompletelydifferentsubstances.AndfromwhatI


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understand,THCisthepsychoactiveoneandCBDisnot,isthatcorrect?Lane:Correct.Katie:Okay.SowhatisCBD?It'sisolatedfromhemp,butwhatisit,like,chemically,howisitimpactingthebody?That'samazing,thatyouhadsuchadrasticandimmediatedifference,butwhatdoyouknowofthemechanismbyhowit'saffectingthebody?Lane:Yes,let'sgetintoit.Katie:Awesome.Lane:SoI'mjustgonnaprefacewith,youknow,anybodycanlookthisstuffup,right?LikeIamjustabiohacker,reallyonamissiontolearnmoreaboutthis,butthisinformationisoutthereforallofustolearnabout.AndwhatI'vedoneisI'vegonesodeepwithinitbecauseoftheprofoundexperience.Andyou'reright,Katie,there'sahempplant,let'sjuststartthere.There'sahempplantandthere'samarijuanaplant.Howaboutthat?Andthewaythatwecandifferentiatethetwoisbyafunctionalmeasure,whichmeanstheyactuallycanextractthecomponentsoftheplant,thecannabidiolsandthey'rethecannabinoids,andthere'sabout113oftheselittlecannabinoids.AndthemarijuanaplantwillhaveTHCinit.Therefore,itwillbestampedmarijuanaor,youknow,medicalcannabis.AndhempplantswillnothavetheTHC,ortheywillhaveunder.03%,whichisminisculeamount.SotheTHCisveryusefulforsomepeopleinsomesituations.soit'snotabadpartoftheplant.Butifyou'restrictlylookingforthecannabidiol,you'regonnagowithahempoil.Doesthatmakesense?Katie:Yeah,thatdoes.SoIthinkthat'sakindofacommonmisconception.Andpeoplekindoflikelumpitallintogether,andassumeit'smarijuanaandavoidit.Butthat's,Ithink,theinterestingpoint.Andtothatnote,CBD,isthatlegalintheU.S.asfarasyouknow?Lane:Yes.SoCBDiscompletelylegal,completely100%legal.Noproblems.Youcantravelwithit,youcangiveittoyourkid.Imean,thereisnothing...therearenopsychoactivepropertiestoit,youknow?Like,thatwasoneofmybiggestconcerns,right?It'slikeI'mgonnaendupdowninmyhusband'swinecellar,right?Likeno,orlikeforgettingmykidsomewhere.Soforme,thatwassuchabig,importantfactor.LikenoTHC,nopsychoactiveproperty,andhavingitbecompletelylegal,veryimportant.Katie:Yeah.AndfromwhatI'veseen,you'reright,theresearchisreallyastoundinginallthedifferentwaysit'sbeingused.Butcanyoukindofgointosomeofthose?Like,whataresomeofthewayswe'reseeingclinicaluseofthis,orpeoplejusteventakingitathomeinabiohacking-typeway.Lane:Peoplearetakingitalldifferentways.SoIknowthattherearesomanycasestudiesoutthereandanecdotalevidenceaboutthisproductworking.ImeanyoucangoonGoogleorYouTubeandfindhundredsofstoriesofhowCBDisworking.Thecannabidiol,youknow,itworksonthisendocannabinoidsystemthatweallhave,thesystemisamazing.Andtherearetworeceptorsthatit'sworkingon.Sothere'stheCB1receptorandtheCB2receptor.


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AndtheCB1receptor,right,isinyourbrain,intheperipheralnervoussystem.TheCB2,we'regonnabedealingwithourimmunesystem.And,youknow,whenyouthinkaboutwhat'shappeninginthebodyisthatyoucantakeinthephytocannabinoiddiol.AndtheCB1andCB2receptors,inourbody,inthisfantasticendocannabinoidsystem,islookingforthatcannabinoid,it'slookingforthatlittlemolecule.It'slikealockandkey.Sowehavethesereceptors,andthey'relike,"Where'stheotherpart?Ineedtobehappy."Andsowhenweingestthephytocannabinoiddiol,thehempoil,thoseCB1andCB2receptorsarehappy,right?So,whenwehearasituationlikeamigraineheadache,orPMS,PMSishuge,depression,weknowthatthatisabreakdownoftheendocannabinoidsystem,andit'sbecausethatsystemisweak.It'sbeenweakenedbyourdiet,bythestressofoursociety,justourlifestylechoices.Sowhenwe'retakingthecannabidiol,thephytocannabidoil,again,Ijustwannaexpresshowthatsystemchangesbecausethatsystemisthis:anetworkwithinusthat...HowdoIwannasaythis?Itisjustasimportantastheimmunesystem,astheendocrinesystem.Itismonitoringthebody.It'stryingtobringitbackintohomeostasisallthetimeisendocannabinoidsystem.Sowhenthecannabinoidsarehappy,youknow,theyhavethatlockandkey,theCB1andCB2receptorsarelockedin,thenthatsystemisworkingproperly.Sopeopleareusingit,youknow,for,there'ssomanythingsthatpeopleareusingitfor.ChildrenareusingitforAD...what'sthat?ADDandADHD,peopleareusingitforaddiction,peopleareusingitforALS,peopleareusingitforAlzheimer,anxiety,arthritis,anykindofepilepsy,right?Soallofthesesystemsinthebodythatstarttobreakdown,whentheybreakdown,thereisaresult,right.Whenthemicrobiomeisdisrupted,right,youhavegastrointestinaldisorders,likeCrohn'sdiseaseorcolitis,right?Sowhenwebalanceouttheendocannabinoidsystem,thosegastrointestinaldisorderscalmdownbecausethatendocannabinoidsystemis,again,it'sbringingthebodybackintohomeostasis.Doesthatmakesense?Katie:Thatdoesn'tmakesense.SoImean,I'vebeenstudyingnaturalhealthforalongtimeandalternativetherapies.Andthis,Ifeellikestillisn'ttalkedaboutverymuch.Like,whydoyouthinkthatis?Whyisthissostillobscurewhenthere'ssomuchresearchonit?Lane:Yeah.Well,letmetellyou.Imean,95%ofAmericanshaveneverheardofthisendocannabinoidsystem,youknow,neitherhasadoctor.AndImean,it'sreally,youhavetothinkaboutoursociety,right?Wehavelockeddownmarijuanaas,youknow,whatisit?ATypeIdrug,right?ScheduleIdrug.Sowecan'treallygetourhandsonittodomuchresearch.Thereisalotofgovernmentofficials,youknow,thatareagainstmarijuanaandcannabis.Theydon'twantittobeinthehandsofdoctors.Sotheyputupalotofroadblockstohavetests.IwasreadingaboutoneSanFranciscooncologist,actually,tryingtodogetatestapproved,youknow,sohecouldstartgettingsomeresearch.Andhestartedthisin'96,thenitgotroadblocked.Hehadtoredefinehistestthenitgotroadblockedagain.Wewereupto'98,thenitgotroadblockedagain.Now,he'sinthe2000.Ittookhimeightyearstogetapprovedononestudy,eightyears.Doyouknowhowmanypeopledieaftereightyears,right?Soit'sabigissueoftheNationalInstituteofHealthOrganizationthatthedrugagency,theydon'twanttobegenerouswithasubstancethatisstillaScheduleIdrug,evenwithallofthefacts,evenwithallofthedatathattheyhaverightnow,it'scrazy,it'scrazy.Katie:Thatiscrazy.Especiallybecause,Imean,thereactuallyislegitimateresearchonmarijuanaitselfandevenTHCincertainmedicalcases.Doyouthinkthat'sjustlikeasocietalstigma?Doyouthinkthat'll


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eventuallychange,orwhatdoyouseeasthefuturethere?Lane:Yeah.IthinkwithCBD,thereisgoingtobechangebecausepeoplearegettingwell,peoplearechanging.LikeI'moneofthesepeople,right,thatwasbrokenandmiserable,andnowI'mlikethisisavailabletoallofus,right?SoIthinkithastobeinthehandsofthepeople.Andifthere'saloudenoughkindofvoice,wewillgetacknowledgement.Wewillgetthestudies.Itmaytakeanother10years,whichissuper,supersad,butIthinkpeoplewillcomearound,Ithinkpeoplewillcomearound.There'stheRaphaelMechoulam,hewastheIsraeliOrganicChemistoutofHebrewUniversity.Andhereallytalksabout,youknow,thisishislifework.Imean,he'stheonethatkindofdiscoveredTHCbackin1930-something.And,youknow,it'sbeenyearsofhimwatchingthepowerofthisplant.Andhejustperseveresbecausehetrusttheprocess.Like,heknowshowpowerfulthisplantallyis.Andhejustkeepsonworkingtowardsit.Eventhoughhe'shadsomanychallengesandobstacleshimself,youknow?It'sjustnuts.It'scrazytothinkaboutthat,youknow,opiumormorphinecamefromopium,like160yearsago.And,youknow,wehavethisVicodin,wehadthisopium,right?Andthencocainecamefromtheextractofcocaleavesinthelateormid-1800s.Butthere'sbeenthisresearcharoundcannabisisjustuntouched.It'slikethisbig,blackboxthateverybody'sjustlookingat.It'ssointerestingtomeasjustsomebodylookingintoit.AndifIwereachemistorascientist,Iwouldbeonfire.I'dbeso...I'dbecrazy.ButIjust,youknow,Ijustkeepthinkingandrootingforthemthattheroadblockswillslowlyfalldown.Especiallynowthat,youknow,ObamapassedthatFarmBill,peoplecannowgrowit,andit'sbecomingmore,Idon'tknow,moremainstreamastimepasses.Katie:Yeah.WellIthinkyourstoryevenillustrateslikesomeofthosesocietalmisconceptions.Howyourfirstreactionwas,"Noway,"becausethatisacommonassumption,andit'sgnnatakeeducation.Andthat'spartofthereasonIwasexcitedtohaveyouontoday,istokindofdispelthosemythsandexplainthatthereisaverybigdifference,andthatCBDitselfislegal.AndasfarasIknow,itcanevenbeused,youknow,pregnantnursingmomsorchildren,there'salltheseuses.SoI'dlovetogointothatbecauseIknowI'mgonnagetthequestions.Alotofthepeoplelisteningaremoms,andalotofthemarepregnant.Solet'stalkaboutthat.HowcanmomsandwomenuseCBD,specifically?Andthenalsoafollow-up,howcanchildrenuseit?Lane:Okay.Somomsandwomencanuseiteveryday.Iuseiteveryday.Ihavemyclientsusingiteveryday.It'sasupplement.Andtheycanuseitfor...again,CBDsupportsahealthymood,right?Ithelped...becausewe'reworkingwiththatendocannabinoidsystemthat'salwaystryingtobringusbackintobalanceawayfromthefight-or-flight,we'retryingtodropintoourparasympatheticnervoussystem,we'retryingto...itwillhelpwithanybodywhois,youknow,anxious,anxiety.Itwillrestoreustobeingcalmer,youknow,intraffic.Thinkaboutwhenyou'reintraffic,you'relike,"Ohmygosh,"right?Somomscanuseitforbringingdownthatedge.Theycanalsouseitforimmuneconditions,right,becauseit'sgonnaboostourimmunesystem,becauseit'sgoingtoattachtothatCB2receptor,whichispredominantlyhappeningthroughthemidlineofourbodyandintothemicrobiome.It'sgoingtohelpwithanykindofarthritis,right?Anykindofachinessbecause,again,it'shelpingtheentiresystem.SoIthink,youknow,Ireallybelievestronglythatwomenandmoms,youknow,we'reso...Imean,wedoeverything,let'sjustfaceit.We'rego-getters,we'regonnamakeitallcometogetherforourfamily,weareoverworked,underpaid,and...we'repaidwithlove.Thisis...I'vealways...youknow,Ihavetosaythat.But,youknow,we'retired.


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SothisisalsogoingtowhatIhavediscoveredfrommyexperienceisthatitalsohelpswithsleep.Like,mysleepwasinthetoilet,Katie,Imeanjust...Iwouldwakeupat2:00o'clockeveryday,everynight2:00,2:00,2:00,3:00,tossingandturning,hot,sweaty,turning,andthisistotallychangedmysleepcycleandthewaythatIsleep.Iactuallysleepthroughoutthenightsomomscouldtakeittohelpwithsleep.There'sthatdipofenergythatusuallyhappensaround2:00or3:00intheafternoon,andalotofmomsand,I'mincluded,youknow,grabthatextracappuccinooracupofcoffee,orextrakombuchaorsomething,right?Andnow,IjusttakealittlebitofmyhempandIfeellike,"Oh,thereIamagain,yay,moreenergy."Soitkindofrestoresmyenergyandrestoresmysleep.AndIknowthatalotofmyresearchhasbeenaroundsleepforwomen,inparticular.Andsowhenwomenaresleeping,youknow,agoodeighthours,sevenhours,youknow,ourbodyisbeingrestored,right?Sowecantakeonwhat'sinfrontofusthroughoutourday,right?Wecanwecandealwithtraffic,wecandealwiththedog,andthecats,andtheanimals,andthehusbands,andwhatever,right?Wecandealwithitall.Sosleepissuchabigfactorformoms,Ithink,andforwomen.AndCBDhashelpedtremendouslywiththat.AndIalsojustwannaputalittlepluginaroundmaybe...I'vereadsomerecentstudiesonPTSDandithelping,youknow,soldiersandpeoplecomingbackfromreallyhardtimes,andit'shelpedwiththataswell.Soagain,there'ssomuchinformationoutthere.Andalittlebitofresearch,youcanuncoversomuchofwhatitcanhelpwith.Butbeingreallyclearwith,"Okay,Iwouldliketotakethisbecauseofthissymptom,thissymptom,andthissymptom,"right?SoI'mdepressed,Ihaveinflammatorybowelproblems,I'mnotsleeping.AndwhatIshareislikejusttryitandseewhathappensbecausetheCBDis,actually,anadaptogen,andit'smodulatingoursystem.Soit'sgoingtogiveyouwhatitneeds.SoyoumaythinklikeI...it'ssogreat.Ihadoneclientstarttotakeitbecauseshehad,exactly,intestinalsituation.Butwhatitdidforheristhatshewasabletowalkaroundherchild'sschoolandnotbeanxious.Shenoticedthatallofheranxietywasgone.Sothat'sagame-changerforsomebody.Katie:Yeah,absolutely.AndIhaveafriendrecentlywhohad,like,apostpartumsustainedhighbloodpressureshehaspreeclampsiapregnancy,andtypically,thetreatmentforthatisyouhavethebaby,andherbloodpressuredidn'tdropafterpregnancy.Andsothey'restilltryingtobringitdownbuttheCBDhasreallytakentheedgeoffofher,andatleastgottenitinasafe-ishlevel.Soshe'snot,youknow,atriskofastroke,whichishuge.Lane:Oh,God.Again,thebloodpressureissue,diabetes,right,again,becausewe'rebringingthebodybackintobalance.We'redroppingintothatendocannabinoidsystem,whichisgoingtosendsignalsouttotherestoftheorgansonwhattodo.AndIwilltouchonthekidthingforjustaminute.Ipersonallyhavegivenittomyson,andIdon'tgivehimafulldose.Igivehimjustonepump.Andhewasrecentlyreallysick,andhisrecoverybounce-backtime,he'sreallysickforaweek.Hewasbackinschoolthenextday.SoI'veseen...andhealso,it'ssofunny,he'slike,"Oh,makesmecalm.Oh."Andthenthenextday,itwasn'tlikethat,itwasatotallydifferentexperience.Again,soIthinkthat'sthenatureofthephytocannabinoiddiolisthatitisanadaptogen,soitwillgiveyouwhatthebodyneeds.Soit's,Ithink,afantasticresourceforkids,aswell.Katie:Yeah.Andthere'ssomuchgreatresearchaboutadaptogens.Iknowthat'ssomethingI'vebeenresearchingquiteabitandI'vementionedinafewpost,butitreallyisawholecategoryofitsowntoo.There


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arealltheseamazingplantsandherbs,andthingsthatareamazingadaptogensthathelp...thestressresponseissomuch.Andforthistohelpkids,I'mguessingthere'salotofmomslisteninggoing,"Iwantmykidtobecalmandsleep."Andthereissomeresearch.I'veseensomeemergingresearchaboutthepotentialwithbehavioralproblemsandevenADDandADHD.Andsothiswouldbeoneofthoselegalthingsthat'sworthatry,certainly,beforeyouturntomedication,orit'ssomethingmoreserious.Lane:Yes,Iabsolutelyagreewithyou.I'veheardandseenmomswithkidswithADHD,andthechange,thetransformationhasbeen...it'smind-blowing.Imean,I'mlike,"What?That'samazing."Ialsohadafriendwho...hersonhasautism,totallychanged,wentfromnotspeakingtoactuallybeingpresent,andsmiling,andspeaking.Soagain,thisisanoilthattheresearchisstillbeingdone.Butwehavereal-lifechangehappeningrightbeforeus.Soyeah,it'samazing.ThisepisodeisbroughttoyoubyMyGreenMattress.Ifyou’vebeenreadingWellnessMama,youknowthatIhaveusedandrecommendednaturalandorganicmattressesforyears.AndI’vetriedalotofthem.Wespendathirdtoahalfofourtimeinourbeds,especiallychildren.Sothisisonegreatplacetooptimizeandreduceexposuretoharmfulchemicals.We’vetried,likeIsaid,severaldifferentmattressesovertheyearsandIlovealltheonesthatwe’vetried.They’reallnaturaloptions.ButI’vebeengettingalotofrequestsforamorebudgetfriendlyoptionthatisgoodforkids.Whichiswhywhenourlittlestneededabiggermattress,weorderedonefromMyGreenMattress.TheyareGOTandGOLScertified,theyareGREENGUARDcertifiedandthey’recompletelynatural.They’realsomuchlessexpensivethanalotofmattresses.Soyoucancheckthemoutandfindoutmoreatwellnessmama.com/go/green-mattress.

Thispodcastisbroughttoyoubymyobuddy.Thisthingisoneofmydailygo-to’sforrelaxationbecauseitcombinesthebenefitsofinfraredheat,percussivemassageandvibrationaltherapyforwhatIcanonlydescribeasamixtureofdeeptissuemassageandmyofascialreleaseallinonedevice.IthasreallyreducedmymuscletensionandmyneedformassageandmanypeoplewithconditionslikeMS,chronicfatigue,etcareusingthisformusclerelief.Also,manyathletesuseitforfasterrecovery.Ipersonallyfindthebiggestbenefitforrelaxationandforfasciawork,butyoucantryitoutatwellnessmama.com/go/myobuddyandmakesuretochecktheshownotesforaspecialdiscount.

Katie:Yeah.Soyou'vementioneditasanoilseveraltimes.AndI'dloveforyoutotalkaboutsourcingandlikewhattolookfor.Andisitalwaysinoil,oristhereasupplementalformaswell?Canyoukindofgiveusabrief...Lane:Oh,yeah,absolutely.Yeah.Sotherearemanytypesofwaystotakeinthehemp.Somepeoplewillvapeit,somepeoplewilltakepills,somepeoplewilljustusearuborasalve,somepeoplewilltakeatincture.Andfrommyexperience,there'salsopatches.AndI'vetriedseveraldifferentbrandsanddifferenttypesbecauseI'mabiohacker,Igeekoutonthisstuff.Andtheyall...Iwanttogetthebiggestbangformybuck.IwanttoabsorbtheCBDdirectly,right?SotheproductthatIuseisabout90%bioavailable,whichmeansitgoesintomysystem,passestheblood-brainbarrier,andIhaveanuptakeandhavelikeanimmediateeffect.Andit'sdonewithanano-enhancedliposomaldeliverysystem.Andit'sanoilform,Itakeitundermytongueanditgoesrightthroughthemucusanditdoesn'tgothroughadigestiveprocess.Therearetincturesthatareinanextravirginoliveoilorthey'reincoconutoil.Someofthemaremadewith,fillers,right?Like,there'sjustotherbrandsthataredoingotherthings.


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Andtheirabsorptionrateisnotashigh.Meaning,you'regonnaswallow...ifit'satincture,you'regoingtoswallowit,it'sgoingtogothroughyouresophagusdownintoyourdigestiveprocess.Andtheabsorptionrateisgoingtobeabout6%to10%.AndCBDisnot,Imean,youcangetCBDfor$20,youcangetCBDfor$200dependingonthemilligramsoftheCBD,andthedeliverysystemofit.Soitjustdependsonhowyouwannatakeit,howmuchyouwanttoactuallygetintoyourbody,and,youknow,youcanvape,right,andyoucanbringitintoyourlungs.Thatremindsmetoomuchofsmoking,it'saweirdhead-tripforme.Idon'treallypreferthat.Andyoucantakeacapsule,whichisusuallymixedwithsomekindofoliveoilor,youknow,coconutoil.Butthen,again,ithastogothroughthedigestivetractintheprocesssoyou'renotgettingasmuchintoyourbody.Andyoualsowanttoreallylookat...see,thisissuperimportant,theextractionprocessandthecertificatesofanalysis.AndIsharethisbecause,youknow,thiscannabisindustryis,it'snew.Imean,theseguyswerejustplantedintheirbackyardsnot,youknow,acoupleofyearsago,right?Andnow,it'slikeifyouwantareallygoodproduct,youwannamakesurethatyoucanseetheCertificateofAnalysis.Youcanseeiftheplantsweregrownin,youknow,whatkindofdirttheyweregrownin,arethereanyglyphosate,isthereanykindof,youknow,chemicalresiduebecausethehempplantisaremedialplant,whichmeansit'sgoingtobringupeverythingfromtheearthintotheleaves,anditbecomesapartofthechemicalstructureoftheplant.YoualsowanttolookattheCertificateofAnalysisforanykindofmoldorfungus,right,becauseyoudon'twantthattobeputintoyoursystem,especiallyifyouhaveanykindofimmuneissueorimmunedisorder,right?Youwantnomold,nofungus,super,super,superimportant.SoIalwaysrecommend,youknow,peopleaskingtoseethatCertificateofAnalysis,andreallydoingtheirhomeworkwhentheychoosetheiroil.Anditdoesn't...Again,you'regonnagetwhatyoupayfor,right?Andthat'slikehardtosay.ButIknowforme,IwannagetthebestintomybodysoIcanhavethebestperformanceorthebestoutcome.Doesthatmakesense?Katie:Yeah,itdoesforsure.AndIthinkthat'shelpful.Iknowyouhaveaguide,aswellforfindingagoodCBD,soI'llmakesurethatthatisintheshownotesatwellnessmama.fmsopeoplecanfindthatfromyou.AndIagree.Likeyou...withanysupplementthatappliestoanythingthatI'mgonnatakein,anyfood,yougo,youpayfor.Andyouwannadoyourresearchandonlypayforsomethingworthtaking,oryou'rejustwastingmoney,anyway.Lane:Yeah.It'ssointeresting.Thisclientofminecalledmeandsaid...shesentmeapicture,atextwithCBDwater.AndIwaslike,"Oh,wow,letmeseethat."Anditsaid,"Lifeisallmolddelivery."AndIwaslike,Igotexcited,gotreallyexcited.AndthenIsaid,"Howmuch?"Youknow,"Whatarethemilligrams?"Like,"Howmuchofthephytocannabinoiddiolsareactuallyinthatwater?"AndIsaid,"Sendmethelabel,"andtheyhadnothing.Therewasnolabelforhowmuchwasonit.AndIsaid,"Okay,what'sthenameofthecompany?"SoIwentonlineandIlookedonline.Andtheyhadnoinformationabouthowmuchphytocannabinoiddiolswereactuallyintheproduct,buttheydidhaveaCertificateofAnalysis.AndsoIlookattheirCertificateofAnalysis,andinonebottle,itwas1.5milligramsofCBD,whichislikenothing.Andtheywerecharginglike$10abottleforthiswater.Buthere'smore,thiswaswhatgotme,isthatontheirCertificateofAnalysis,theyhadnotestformoldorfungus.Andoneotherreallyimportant,it'stotally...I'mblankingoutonit,butIwaslike,"Okay,donotdrink


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thatwater.Juststop."Youknow,"For$10,don'tdrinkit.Idon'twantyoutodrinkthat."Sojustmakesure,again,toreallydoyourresearchandtolookatthoseCertificatesofAnalysis.Katie:Yeah,forsure.AndIlovetotouchontoo...Sowementionedatthebeginningthatyouareabiohacker.AndalotofthebiohackersI'vemet,DaveAspreyandTimFerriss,theseguys,they'reallmen.SoIwouldlovetohearyou,justkindof,gothroughsomeofyourfavoritebiohacksthatyoudo,especiallyasawomanbecauseIthinkthatthere'snotalotofpeopletalkingaboutthesethings,specificallyforwomen.Ifyouareamillennialguy,thereareamillionpeopleyoucanfollow.Butwhataresomeofthethingsthatwomencandoforbiohacking?KindofexplainwhatbiohackingisbecauseIthinkitgetskindofascaryreputation,anditsoundslikeyou'regonnalikehookyourselfuptolike10,000machinesanddrawthiscrazystuff.Butitreallycanbeaverysimplethinginyourdailylife.Solet'stalkaboutbiohackingalittle.Lane:Yeah.Ireally,thisword,biohack,itfeelssomasculinetome.Yeah,it'sjustlike...anditremindsmeofthewholemaleworld.AndsoIkindoflookatitasbio-individual.Like,soI'mthiswomanwhoIchoosetotakecareofmybody,howIchooseto,andIdoalotofN1experimenting.Meaning,IwilltrackwhatIputintomybody.Ihaveabout20yearsoftheselittlenotebooksofeverythingthatI'vetaken,andseeingwhattheresultsare.Sothat'sit.ThebiohackingmeanstomeisthatI'mjustinterestedinfindingoutwhatsomethingisgoingtodotomybody,whetherthatbeacupofcoffeeoragreensmoothie,youknow,itcanbethatsimple.AndsoIthinkoneofthe...Idon'tknow,oneofthebestbiohacksthatIdoisIdon'tdrinkcoffee.Andithastotallychangedmylife.Andpeoplearealwayslike,"What?Howcanyoubeabulletproofcoach?Howcanyou...That'slikeblasphemous."Like,"No."Butforme,Ifoundoutthatmygenes,myDNA,Idon'tprocesscaffeine,I'mactuallyaslowmetabolizer,whichmeansittakesmeaboutaweektogetacupofcoffeeoutofmysystem.AndIdidn'tknowthatforalongtimeuntilIhadmygenes,youknow,on23andMe.Everybodycandothat.Goon23andMeandfindoutwhatyourDNAislikeandyourgeneticcode.AndsowhenIstoppeddrinkingcaffeine,coffee,mywholelifechangedbecausemybodywasnolongerhavingtogothroughthatprocessoftryingtometabolizeit,onecupforlikeaweek.AndwhatIwasdoingwasthat,Iwasdrinkingcoffeeeveryday,youknow?Twocupsaday.AndsoIdidn'thaveenoughtimetoprocess,metabolize,andgetitoutofmysystem.Sothatonehack,rightthere,changedmylife.AnotherbiohackthatIuseregularilyisI'msuperintomeditation.Imean,itislikemygo-tofix.ThesciencebehindmeditatingandhowmybrainworksafterImeditateisamazing.SoIslipinmeditationtwiceaday,andyou'reprobablythinking,"OhmyGod,howdoIdothatwithmykids?""Oh,myGod,howdoIdothatwithmyjob?""HowdoIdothat?"Andforme,sothisishowIdoit.Andthisislikesuchagreatbiohack.It'ssimple.Imean,Iwillputfiveminutes,andthat'sallIneedisfiveminutes.AndIgotthissillylittleapponmyphone,reallyeasy,calledInsightTimer.Andtheyhavealldifferenttypesofmeditations.AndIsetitforonetofiveminutesanditwillbringupthosemeditations.Andseriously,Ischeduleitintomyday.Ihaveanalarm,itgoesoff,"Bing."Isitdownanddoit.Andagain,I'mlookingtoincreasemyperformanceandmystaminathroughoutmyday.Andthatmeditation,andbeingmindfulofactuallycommittingtoit,changesthewaymybrainworks.Sothat'sthesecondlittle


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biohackthatI'llgiveyou.ThethirdoneisassoonasIwakeup,Ismile.AndIgivethistoallofmyclients,thisisapartofmycoaching.Andthesciencebehindsmilinguponawakeningisabsolutelyphenomenal.Itwillchangetheneuralpathwaysofyourbraininstantaneously.SoIliterallywakeup,likemyeyes,youknow,theystarttolikecreakopenandIsmileatthesametime.Anditwill,again,changethepathwaysinyourmind,inyourbraintoasenseof“ahh”andrelief.ThenIstandup,andI'lljustputmyhandsonmyhips,andstandthereforaboutaminutewithasmile.Andthesearesoeasytodo.Butagain,Iwanttoimprovemy...I'msointerestedinperformanceenhancementsoI'mcommittedtodoingtheselittletinyhackseveryday.Katie:Yeah.Andthosearesoeasyandinexpensive.Andtheydon'teventakemuchtimebecausethosearethe...Lane:No.Katie:Becausetheythinkpeoplealwaysobject,"That'stoomuchmoney,toomuchtime."Andthoseareallreallyeasytoaddinandinexpensiveorfree,actually.Lane:They'refree.Yeah,they'refree.Idon'twant...like,Icouldgetintosupplements,Icouldgetintodifferentweights.LikeIhaveawhole...whatisthat?Likeawholebasketfulloflittlegadgetsandstuff,andit'snotnecessary,youknow?Like,Idoabraintrainingwithadvancedbraintechnologieseveryday.Ilistentomusictoincrease,again,increasetheneuralpathway.IhavemysondoingitaswellbecauseIwanthimtobemoreconnectedandhavefinemotorskills.Sothesearehacksthatwedoinourhousetogether,buttheycostmoney,youknow?It'slike,"Doyouwanttospendthat?"Youdon'thaveto.Sofreeisgood.Katie:Yeah,exactly.Andsotofinishup,Iwannarespectyourtimeandrespectthelistener'stime.AndI'mgonnahavelinkstoalotofwhatwetalkedaboutintheshownotes.Butcanyouletpeopleknowwheretofindyouonline?Lane:Sure.Iamoverattheupgradedwoman.com.AndonFacebook,upgradedwoman.com,yeah.It'seasytofindme.Katie:Awesome.Well,thatlinkwillbeintheshownotesaswell.ButLane,thanksforbeinghereandforclearingupsomeofthemisconceptionswhenitcomestoCBD.Andhopefully,it'llbehelpfulforalotofpeoplelistening,andmaybetheywon'tbeafraidtogiveitatrynow.Lane:Yeah,Ihopeso.Ihopeso.It'sagreatthing.Thanksforhavingmeontheshow,Katie.Katie:Absolutely.Andthankstoallofyouforlistening.AndIwillseeyounexttimeonthe"HealthyMomsPodcast."

Ifyou'reenjoyingtheseinterviews,wouldyoupleasetaketwominutestoleavearatingorreviewoniTunesforme?Doingthishelpsmorepeopletofindthepodcast,whichmeansevenmoremomsandfamiliescouldbenefitfromtheinformation.Ireallyappreciateyourtime,andthanksasalwaysforlistening.

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