How Insomnia can be treated with Hemp Oil or CBD Oil

Insomnia: What is it?

Insomnia is a disorder concerning the sleep pattern of an individual. This condition can be attributed mainly to poor sleep habits, lack of exercise, anxiety, joint pain, chronic illness, depression. Insomnia can be diagnosed by its difficulty to fall asleep or remain asleep.

Anyone suffering from insomnia will feel a lack of energy every morning and will be disinterested to carry out everyday activities. This is a medical condition that can be treated but not cured.

What causes insomnia?

Insomnia is of two types

·         Chronic Insomnia – This lasts for around three months and is generally a result of another underlying reason like arthritis or joint pain, other chronic aches. This can be a result of psychological reasons like stress or anxiety, lastly, substance use is also a major cause behind insomnia.

·         Short -term insomnia – Change to sleep patterns, sudden traumatic events or intense stress can lead to short term insomnia.

Statistics say 6 to 10 percent of the adult population has suffered from a sleep disorder which can be diagnosed as insomnia disorder. Clinically a condition where a person has sleep difficulties for three nights a week for at least three months and sleep disorders which result in functional difficulties on a person ‘s life is said to be suffering from insomnia.

 Ways to treat insomnia

This can be treated using both medical and non-medical ways. Certain therapies like sleep therapy can practised to overcome this disorder. Some most tried methods are:

·         Avoiding caffeinated drinks near bedtime

·         Not being on bed while undertaking other leisurely activities like watching TV or surfing the b

·         Not undertaking exercise close to bedtime.

·         Using CBD oil can also be a good option and is becoming a way of treating this disorder.

Whatever method of treatment is used, it should consulted with a doctor to avoid any side effect. Insomnia is found to effect women more than men.

Therapeutic use of hemp oil

When hemp seeds are pressed we get hemp oil. Hemp oil or CBD oil has many medicinal properties. It has the capability of treating insomnia, chronic pains and aches. To be technically correct all hemp oils contain cannabidiol, so hemp oil can also be called CBD oil. Cannabis plants are widely studied for their wide range of medical benefits which include treating joint pain, back pain, insomnia and others.

CBD is capable to treat not only pains and sleep problems but also anxiety and stress. If we study CBD vs THC we will find that both are having medicinal properties, but the former is non-psychoactive element while THC is that compound of marijuana that gives the ‘high’.