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How To Use CBD Honey Sticks 2024? Things You Need To Know
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- Written by Healthcanal Staff
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Kimberly Langdon, MD
CBD products have been hitting the market in droves recently and this is all thanks to their anti-inflammatory properties and the numerous health benefits they give you. And with popularity, comes a lot of changes and alterations to the products in order to appeal to a wider audience. We have the article about how to use CBD honey sticks for you to read!
One important change was the method of taking CBD, why use droplets when you can mix it with honey and eat it directly? That’s exactly where CBD honey sticks come from and you can eat it directly or mix it with tea and enjoy the sweet taste of raw honey along with the benefits that CBD brings you.
How To Consume CBD Honey Sticks?
Being commercially created for the masses, CBD honey sticks are very easy to use. You don’t need any special material to use a CBD honey stick and it comes very naturally to use.
It’s very similar to how you would use instant coffee. Simply open one side of the honey stick and either consume it directly or mix it with tea, coffee, or the beverage of your choice.
CBD honey sticks can be used in other ways as well. It can be used as topicals to relieve pain, a face mask to take care of your skin, and even as a lip balm to moisturize your dry lips. Despite all this, a lot of people prefer eating it directly and we understand because “Why waste perfectly delicious food?”
What Are CBD Honey Sticks?
Honey is a superfood that we have been using for centuries now. It is not just delicious but it also has tons of other benefits like its antibacterial properties, ability to treat coughs, heal wounds, and anti-oxidative properties as well.
CBD is very similar to honey except it really isn’t food instead, it is a chemical compound found in cannabis plants. People even call it CBD hemp since the hemp plant is also a variety of cannabis plants.
CBD brings a lot to the table with its health benefits. Expect CBD to help people deal with chronic pain, lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety, and according to some studies CBD has potential properties to counteract neurodegenerative disorders.
CBD honey sticks are basically the genius idea of combining raw honey with CBD. You get a delicious and healthy product that optimizes the delicious flavor of honey and combines it with the health benefits of CBD.
How Do Honey Sticks Work?
CBD is often mixed with other natural flavors to make it edible. Not that CBD tastes bad but it does have this earthy or grassy flavour to it which isn’t a taste that a lot of people like in their food.
What a CBD honey stick does is make CBD more commercially appealing to the masses. They’ve infused honey with CBD and turned them into CBD honey straws or sticks
People like sweet things and having CBD-infused honey is a good way to make CBD products more palatable for the masses.
Will Adding CBD Honey Sticks Get You High?
No. All CBD oil and CBD products in the US are heavily regulated by the FDA.
THC[1] which is a prevalent compound in cannabinoids only makes up 0.3% (or lower) of CBD products. The compound is known for its psychoactive effects but having it in a concentration less than 0.3% isn’t enough to get people high.
CBD honey sticks won’t get you high because the majority of them have had their THC taken out, so you don’t have to worry about losing your motor skills after taking a cup of CBD honey.
Benefits Of CBD Honey Sticks
Being a combination of both CBD and honey, CBD honey straws share both of their health benefits. Expect it to:
- Lower blood pressure
- Boost your energy
- Treat sore throat
- Cure coughs
- Reduce inflammations
- Combat free radicals
- Relieves anxiety
- Improve heart health
- Combat depressions
These are the major health benefits that CBD honey sticks bring to the table which makes it a really appealing product for people looking for a way to live a healthier and better life.
What Are The Side Effects?
Recent posts about CBD honey sticks showed that they have very similar side effects to other CBD products. But since the concentration of CBD in these honey sticks are low, the side effects aren’t that prominent.
Common side effects include:
- Dryness of mouth
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Low blood pressure
- May get in the way of your meds
Severe cases of CBD honey side effects would include interference with the liver’s functions which is detrimental to the body.
Frequently Asked Questions
CBD honey sticks make eating and taking CBD delicious.
It usually takes as fast as 15 minutes to kick but it could be longer for other people.
No. CBD honey is regulated by the FDA and they’ve made sure that its THC levels are low to the point that it does nothing.
It depends on the product. But the ratio is usually around 1:10 to 3:10 CBD per honey.
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- Bonn-Miller, M.O., Loflin, M., Thomas, B.F., Marcu, J.P., Hyke, T. and Vandrey, R.G. (2017). Labeling Accuracy of Cannabidiol Extracts Sold Online. JAMA, [online] 318(17), pp.1708–1708. doi:https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.11909.
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