Aging is a natural part of life and often comes with challenges such as arthritis, sleeping issues, anxiety, fatigue or a weakening immune system. Cannabis is a safe and natural way to lend a huge amount of support to the body when it comes to managing these various symptoms.
Sleep is one of the top three reasons for cannabis use in the older community.
Countless people have had success using cannabis as a sleep aid in place of over-the-counter medications. Sleep issues can vary between falling asleep and staying asleep, or for some people both.
For falling asleep, a fast-acting product such as a tincture or vaporizer is recommended with an onset of 5-15 minutes and duration of 3-4 hours. For staying asleep, a digestible product such as a gummy or cookie is recommended with an onset of 2 hours and a duration of 6-8 hours. It is important to use an Indica dominant cannabis product, which acts as a muscle relaxant and sedative. You can remember Indica as “In-da-couch”.
Arthritis is an almost unavoidable symptom that results from years of wear on the body’s joints. We know arthritis is very likely to develop with age. Cannabis can provide the opportunity for realistic relief from the inflammation and pain associated with the onset and progression.
Topical cannabis products, especially those rich in CBD or THCa, are very effective in treating the symptoms of arthritis and produce no psychoactivity or “high”. It is crucial to apply the topical before the pain is already bad, multiple times per day to manage the inflammation.
