BOTANICAL WELLNESS 101
For as long as women have been dealing with stress, sleep disruptions and everyday aches and pains…
(translation: since the dawn of time), active botanicals have been a go-to for relief and self-care.
At Betty, we’re here to harness the power of natural, plant-based ingredients to help you address common health and wellness concerns — and have fun doing it.
What’s up with Cannabis?
Go ahead and get high if you want to, but Betty Botanicals will not take you there. Our products contain active compounds derived from hemp, a member of the cannabis plant family — the same family that produces high-inducing THC. But unlike THC, the hemp-derived compounds in Betty products don’t have any psychoactive effect. Rather, they support healthy living by helping naturally regulate processes like sleep, mood, energy, stress and pain perception.
All of the active compounds in the cannabis plant family are known as cannabinoids (say that three times fast). While hundreds of natural cannabinoids exist, compounds commonly used in non-psychoactive wellness supplements, including our products, include CBD, CBG, CBC, CBN and CBDA.
How do Cannabinoids Work?
Cannabinoids take effect by attaching to receptors in the central nervous system, gut and other body systems. And here’s the amazing part: a growing body of research reveals that our bodies actually generate their own cannabinoids — molecules that stimulate cannabinoid receptors throughout the body in a network known as the endocannabinoid system. This system influences everything from learning and memory to emotional processing, sleep, temperature regulation, pain control, inflammation and immunity. As one example, the well known phenomenon of an exercise-induced “runner’s high,” often attributed to endorphins, may actually be more accurately linked to the action of the endocannabinoid system.
Using cannabinoid supplements is a safe and effective way to support your body’s natural regulatory processes by giving the endocannabinoid system a little extra love.
I’ve heard of CBD, but what are all those other letters?
CBD — short for cannabidiol — is one of the most common active (but non high-inducing) cannabinoids, and was the first to be widely marketed for its wellness benefits. But we’re learning more every day. Hundreds of different cannabinoids exist in nature, and in the body’s natural endocannabinoid system. CBD, CBG, CBC, CBN and CBDA are all variants of the same idea; molecules that mimic the structure of the body’s own endocannabinoids to support healthy regulatory processes.
At Betty, we formulate each product with a custom blend of different cannabinoids to provide the best support for specific wellness priorities like healthy sleep, focus, stress management and pain relief.
What about other botanicals?
Anyone who’s ever sipped an herbal tea or blissed out with a scented bath knows the wellness-enhancing benefits of natural herbs, roots and blossoms. That’s why soothing and stimulating botanical ingredients like lavender, peppermint, ginger and citrus are all star players in Betty formulations. It’s also why we think you should get yourself some flowers once in a while. Just sayin’.
We do not recommend Betty products for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Please talk to your doctor if you have questions about supplements.
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