How much CBD should you be taking?

Are you curious as to how much CBD you should be taking? If so, you’ve come to the right place! This article will guide you in your discovery of what the right dose of CBD is for you and your body in order to maximize its amazing benefits while also saving you money.

How much CBD should I take?

This is a question everyone should take seriously. The amount of CBD YOU should take and how often you should take it will differ from other people, even those with the same weight, age, etc.

Traditional pharmaceuticals are prescribed from pre-set formulas that are often very broad - “anyone over 12 can take two tablets, twice a day”. Physicians don’t have the time or necessarily the ability to prescribe one or two things that can impact all of the varied systems in your body. They certainly can’t have patients simply trying it out for themselves as most medicines can overdose easily. However, CBD works with our endocannabinoid system and can address the varying and different deficiencies we all have.

You live a certain lifestyle, eat a particular kind of diet, deal with various issues or struggles that aren’t exactly like those of anyone else and your endocannabinoid system can influence each of the systems in your body accordingly.  If you truly wish to give CBD the opportunity to make a difference in the way you feel and the way your body works, you need to know what your endocannabinoid system does, how it operates and how CBD works with it.

Start low, go slow

The single most important thing you must do when you start using CBD is to begin SLOWLY. Start low, go slow. Starting with the recommended dosage amount on the bottle is the best place to begin. Each company packages their products differently, their product contains different amounts of active potency and they possess different qualities of seed. Their company recommendations would generally reflect that.

The dosage is not the same for CBD in general -  it's very much dependent on the brand, the strand and the bottle. Just remember to begin with the lowest recommended dose. You can work your way up far easier than working yourself down. A very good guideline to go by is to take a low amount, wait three days, and then increase as needed.  Three days is a good amount of time for your body to determine its reaction to CBD.

You’re the only one that can determine the correct amount for your body. Take note of these tips:

• Start with the bottle recommendation
• Start low and evaluate every three days
• Watch your bell-curve

The Bell Curve

This is where you start off by taking a certain amount and increasing it as necessary. Then, eventually, you’ll reach your peak. This will be what's best for you but you won’t really know it at that stage.  As a result, you’ll likely increase the dosage a bit more and discover that the higher amount doesn’t quite work as well. At this point, people generally think “what the heck? Why isn't this working for me anymore?” and then proceed to keep increasing the dosage. There comes a point when you reach the optimal dose and it's ultimately up to you to gauge when that is. With isolate CBD, there will be more of a bell curve effect. This is because it’s straight CBD. Full spectrum produces less of a bell curve effect because often it becomes a thing of the more you take, the better it gets.

You will never overdose on CBD - you can't. There is however a proper amount that everyone should be taking. It’s up to you to find that sweet spot where your body can enjoy the full range of health benefits that comes with using CBD.