7 CDB Myths That May Shock You

by Hydralive Therapy | Feb 6, 2020 | Wellness

Let’s talk about CBD Myths! (cannabidiol).

Some call it the most misunderstood compound in the world today – and yet, the billion-dollar industry is sparking such an explosion of interest in the United States that by 2024, the sale of CBD products is expected to touch $ 20 billion.

From anxiety and inflammation to MS, heart health and even cancer, CBD is showing its promise as a curative support for a variety of mental and physical diseases.

Some scientists even believe that CBD oil will prove as life-changing as penicillin in the 1940s.

So, what’s the delay?

In the technology-driven environment we live in today, why can’t CBD simply time-travel into the future and establish itself as the wonder drug it is slated to be right now?

The answer is two-fold: a) pending further research and b) existing fear in the minds of people that CBD is actually a drug.

We’ll set aside the need for more scientific findings for the purpose of this article. We’ll focus on the fear factor instead. Because lack of knowledge engenders fear, and that fear in turn create myths and misinterpretations among consumers that take years sometimes to clear up.

Below, we have listed 7 of the most common misconceptions about CBD, to get the ball rolling on this conversation at Hydralive.

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Learn about CBD Facts and Myths!

CBD Myth # 1: It’s Related To Marijuana, So It Must Be An Intoxicating Substance

No. CBD is not intoxicating. The compound that produces a stoner’s high when using marijuana is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). It is the notoriety of THC that has caused so much confusion and overshadowed the potential benefits of CBD as a naturally occurring, therapeutic product.

Sure, CBD and THC are both compounds (cannabinoids) extracted from the cannabis plant. But they impact different receptors in the brain. Simply put, THC affects what is known as CB1 receptors, which produces a feeling of intoxication. CBD does not. 

In fact, CBD helps to counteract the anxious, paranoid feelings that THC sometimes creates and works as an anti-psychotic.

CBD Myth # 2: It’s Illegal In The United States

You can legally buy CBD online across the US, as long as it is derived from industrial hemp (containing THC below 0.3% by weight). But some states are a bit more friendly than others when it comes to CBD. Find out more, if you’re interested in the current position of your own state, by clicking HERE.

CBD Myth # 3: It’s Addictive

CBD in any form is not addictive. In fact, CBD may actually help treat certain substance addictions and minimize the unwanted side effects of pain management medications without being an addictive agent itself.

CBD Myth # 4: It’s Nothing More Than A Lifestyle Fad

We’d say this. Incorporating any natural wellness product into everyday lifestyle is a fad. Social media has changed the world irrevocably, and thanks to tastemakers, influencers and trendsetters in the social space commanding millions in followership, it is easier than ever to reach and bandwagon people in new and imaginative ways.

True, that CBD is being enjoyed today in everything from chocolate, lollipops and lattes to bath bombs, face masks and body lotions. But look back just a year or so, and you’ll remember how turmeric for example, with its endless healing properties, became trendy as a popcorn topper, cheesy dip and smoothie ingredient.

CBD Myth # 5: It’s Biggest Fans Are Millennials

CBD consumers are an average age of 40 and over. Moreover, they have higher education, holding college degrees, and are more likely than non-consumers to be responsibly employed full time.

CBD Myth # 6: I Tried CBD, And I Felt Nothing

Unlike THC, which impacts the way you feel almost immediately, CBD does not work that way. You don’t experience a high. And depending on why you’re taking it, you might not notice any significant changes until you’ve been supplementing daily for a few weeks. 

The best way to know if CBD oil is “working” is to know why you’re taking it before you start. Maintain a record of your symptoms as time goes on, and you’ll find it easier to understand if the supplement is a good fit for you.

CBD Myth # 7: All CBD Products Are Equally Effective

In an unregulated market, it is important to do your research well, and choose products from the most reputable suppliers. No matter what it says on the label.

Check for full disclosure on the COA (Certificate of Analysis) that all reputable CBD companies use.  The COA tells you everything you want to know about the quality of the CBD and the information is verifiable. Also be skeptical of international manufacturers. Tests have proven that some of them contain trace amounts of CBD – or none at all! If you have any questions about us, please check out Our Menu!

How to Keep and Smash Your Health Goals

by Hydralive Therapy | Jan 6, 2020 | Wellness

One of the top 3 resolutions people make, new year after new year, is living a healthier life. (Along with more money and more love.)

Whether it’s a heart-friendly diet or a weight loss plan or exercising regularly, people believe health goals are completely achievable because the onus is entirely on themselves. There are no bosses to please for the desired promotion or hoping for a perfect life partner to miraculously show up and offer the perfect relationship.

And yet, by February, approximately 80% of people give up on their new year health goals and revert back to their old eating habits and sedentary lifestyles.

Why is that?

Why do health goals fail so frequently, when succeeding at them is entirely a matter of personal choice?

Stop beating up on yourself if you have failed in the past, because it is not your conscious fault.

It isn’t merely a `lack of willpower’ as most people would think. The resistance, in fact, comes from long-terms habits (and beliefs) that have become ingrained in our brains.

The brain is a complex network of `neurological pathways’ that are established by repeated thoughts and behaviors. For example, if you have always eaten a tub of ice-cream to make yourself feel better during times of stress, you have unconsciously built a neurological pathway that accepts ice-cream as a `normal’ solution to stress. Breaking that default pathway and building a new one that involves going for a run instead cannot happen overnight. Just like a stream cannot change its course all of a sudden.

It’s a process that takes time and constant repetition to make a lasting imprint. And all the motivation in the world cannot replace old imprints with new ones unless you understand this basic principle.

But the good news is this: neurological pathways are `elastic’. (Scientists call it brain plasticity.) In other words, they can be manipulated and reformed by exposing your brain to not just what you do and think, but how you feel. 

Feelings directly impact the subconscious mind, compelling the brain to rewire old channels, and right there is the secret solution to make your health goals stick.

In this article, we won’t talk about all the usual advice that experts offer on how to change the way you think about health and fitness. (If that really brought about lasting changes, every participant at a Tony Robbins motivational workshop would be leading perfect lives today.)

Instead, we will show you some simple methods that will incrementally change how you feelabout any goal you have set for yourself.

How to Set Health Goals

Try them. After all, what’s the worst that could happen? You’ll just end up feeling better?

# 1: Release Self-Judgement From Past Failures

Absolutely the worst thing that keeps us stuck in vicious cycles of failure is self-judgement. Nature taught us fear for survival reasons a long time ago. But society taught us something perhaps even more damaging: guilt and shame. 

From childhood, when we were told we were a bad little person if we didn’t do what parents and teachers wanted of us, to adulthood when we’re constantly judged by family, friends and media for not being a certain way or aspiring to a certain lifestyle – there is no escaping the strangling web of guilt and shame that conversely keep us stuck in our old ways.

Why?

Because after years of conditioning to fit a certain mold, as dictated by others, we lose our individuality and sense of self-worth. And we subconsciously believe we are not good enough.

This is at the very core of the problem for a vast majority of human beings. We unconsciously scupper our own chances of success because we unconsciously believe we are not worth it.

If you can honestly face and address this belief, you’re basically unstoppable.

But how do you start doing that?

A small but very effective way, as propagated by Rapid Transformational Therapy expert Marisa Peer, is posting signs around your house that simply says: I Am Enough!

Yes, that’s it.

Write “I Am Enough” in bold letters on a piece of chart paper and stick it in your bedroom, where you will see it first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Post it on your bathroom mirror. Write the message on a sticky note and tack it to the edge of your computer. Make it a wallpaper on your phone. 

Constant exposure to this short, self-empowering message will start to seep in after a while, says Marisa, who has successfully worked with celebrities, politicians and regular people like you and me, with incredible success. If you want to know more about this strategy, click HERE to hear Marisa explain it in her own words.

This is just one strategy. There are many more ways you can expose yourself to empowering messaging to change your own judgement of yourself. Do it repeatedly and continuously, and you will soon notice how differently you’re looking not just at yourself but at all aspects of your life where you previously felt short.

# 2: Disempower Your Negative Thoughts  

Negative ideations are just that – ideations. They are not real. They’re figments of our imagination and they do not exist!

But worst-case scenarios are the thoughts we are most comfortable with. We may aspire to think best-case ones, but they vanish after a few seconds because our subconscious minds do not believe they are actually possible.

Thanks to well-established neurological pathways in our brains, we consistently default to negative thinking, which in turn, leaves us feeling angry, hurt, disappointed and discouraged.

Notice the pattern here?

Our habitual thinking keeps up caught up in the same cycle and all we do is just feed and repeat.

The only way to break out of this is to train ourselves to notice when negative thoughts are creeping in. And actively recognize that these are just thoughts. No more real than the script of our favorite Netflix show. 

It needs practice, sure. But once you start policing your thoughts, you will quickly learn to recognize the self-defeating fiction for what they are. And once you recognize and release them, they can no longer hold you in their power.

Meditation is one of the best ways to teach yourself this practice. Journaling is another. Or lighting a candle in a quiet moment and keeping your attention on only the flame without the babble of thoughts crowding your mind.

# 3: Get Back On The Horse  

Don’t lose faith and give it all up the minute you fail. Because fail you probably will. (Remember brain plasticity?)

There’s no shame in failing. But there is enormous power in being able to get back on the horse and keep riding in the direction you want. You may not reach in the 2 weeks or 2 months as you anticipated. But every time you re-embrace the reason you started on this journey with fresh enthusiasm, the distance still waiting to be traveled with get shorter and shorter.

The most practical way is of course to break up your end result into small, actionable ones. Celebrate each small milestone, however small they may be, because they’re all victories in their own right. 

# 4: Enjoy Your Fantasies

What are fantasies? Nothing except believing fiction for real. This runs contrary to point # 2, but in exceptionally good ways. Power your positive feelings instead of encouraging the negative ones.

Vision boards work very well for this.

If your health goal is to lose weight, create a vision board with cut-outs of pictures that visually represent what you want. Like celebs who look the way you aspire. People who represent your idea of style. Favorite fashions you will be able to wear once you reach your goals. Stick them in a collage on a board and keep this board in your bedroom.

Allow yourself the luxury of feeling and imagining, even if it is for just a few minutes a day, as you look at this board. The best times are of course first thing in the morning, when your mind is as empty as it will be in the next 12 hours, and last thing at night, when you’re most susceptible to imprinting as you’re relaxing into a state of sleep.

# 5: Stop The Social Media Chatter  

When will the world realize that social media is nothing more than a make-believe rat race? 

We’re not saying social platforms are not entertaining – and sometimes even useful. But do take off the rose-tinted glasses and realize that your friends and family are not living the glorious lives, as captured in their images and videos, because they’re as human as you are. It takes a couple of seconds to click a `happy’ picture. A whole lifetime of struggle against challenges to achieve it.

Enjoy social media by all means but take all you see with a pinch of salt. And use the time you’d spend scrolling the life of others to build and improve your own.

What Does All This Have To Do With Achieving Your Goals?

Everything.

Because we’re trying to steer you in a direction where transformation comes from within. We’re not offering band-aid solutions because they’re by definition, temporary. By clearing out old baggage of self-defeating ideas and beliefs that weighed you down in the past, we’re encouraging you to step into your own spotlight as the most glorious version of you.

Not as others expect you to be but in full and complete confidence of who you are. If you have any questions, make sure to check out Our Menu!

Good luck!

IV for Immune System

by Hydralive Therapy | Jun 14, 2019 | Wellness

Air travel isn’t glamorous for everybody.

While some people can sit back, relax, and actually enjoy a flight, others step out of the aircraft with a groggy head, jetlagged eyes, runny nose and shoes in their hand because their feet swelled up from water retention while they were stuck 35,000 feet in the air.

If you’re one of those unfortunate few who don’t do well on airplanes, and need several days to recover from the disruptions that traveling causes to your health and well-being, you probably need to boost your immune and digestive system before, during and after the flight.

Here are 5 ways to do it:

# 1: HYDRATE IN ADVANCE

Increase your water intake at least 24 hours before a flight. Prepare your body with all the fluids it needs because once you’re seated in the aircraft, you have no control over environmental conditions. Humidity drops from 30-40% to about 10% in the cabin, and you’ll be a lot more comfortable if you’re ready to counteract that by being well-hydrated beforehand.

Remember to buy water after you pass through security check, because the drinks trolley will not come out until the plane has stabilized and you won’t be able to leave your seat to grab some from the service station at the back.

Avoid caffeine, sugar and alcohol. Carry some coconut powder with you instead and mix it in your water for an instant electrolyte boost.

Keep a travel-sized moisturizer handy to keep your skin from drying out.

# 2: USE A MOUTHWASH BEFORE BOARDING

Nasal and throat passages dry out at high altitude. The mucous linings lose moisture and have a weakened ability to trap pathogens and prevent illness. Brushing your teeth and using a mouthwash right before your flight will help you fight this germy onslaught.

# 3: RUB ON SOME ESSENTIAL OILS

When travelling in close proximity with others, you’re more susceptible to picking up pathogens circulating in the air. To purify your sinuses and help reduce inflammation, place a few drops of essential oils onto your chest or sinuses and breathe deeply. Peppermint and eucalyptus are highly effective in keeping sinuses clean and eliminating infections. (Take a small vial of essential oil of your choice, to stay compliant with TSA carry-on regulations.)

# 4: TAKE HOT WATER INFUSIONS AFTER THE FLIGHT

Soothing hot water infusions can correct water retention and discomfort that results from travelling. Below we have outlined hot water remedies that are particularly effective in restoring regularity after a long flight.

Detoxifying: A combination of Manuka honey, lemon and hot water will flush out toxins, heal inflammation and reduce bloating.

Anti-Nausea: Calming blends like ginger, licorice and peppermint will help alleviate feelings of sickness.

Restorative: Natural herbal blends that contain sweet aniseed will restore gut regularity post-flight.

# 5: ENJOY A HYDRALIVE THERAPY

Revive and rejuvenate your compromised immune system with an IV therapy session at Hydralive Therapy® .

An IV therapy will safely rehydrate your body in a soothing, spa-like environment. Doctors have long touted the benefits of IV infusion therapy to dehydrated patients and it’s one of the most effective ways to recover quickly from a long flight and hit the ground running. The menu of services is excitingly full of rejuvenation possibilities, and whatever problems you may particularly face after a long-haul flight, Hydralive will have a quick and affordable therapy to counteract it.

Good luck!

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