It’s 10 AM on a Friday, and the list of everything you have to do before the week ends is staring you down. You’re three cups of coffee in, but instead of coasting into hyper-focus mode, your hands are shaking, your heart is pounding out of your chest, and all you’ve accomplished so far is changing your desktop background for the sixth time. It’s in this moment that you officially decide you’re done subscribing to this daily caffeine-jitter loop (which we know ends in a big crash later), and are ready to try whatever the top performers are doing instead.
Per usual, the internet has lots of tips and tricks to offer. However, one organic solution in particular catches your eye. You discover Silicon Valley professionals are using this new hack to optimize productivity and mental endurance: CBD for focus. It’s no wonder they’re producing the best technology and the most innovative concepts!
You continue down this rabbit hole about microdosing CBD and learn that this natural extract has more to offer than supporting your sleep cycle and reducing anxiety. In addition to helping your body regulate these physiological functions, cannabinoids can also facilitate your journey into flow state (and keep you there). With that said, CBD products for focus are also becoming a popular, organic alternative to pharmaceutical medications that seek to achieve the same goal, such as Adderall and Ritalin.
How CBD works for focus
Unlike coffee or adderall, CBD is not a stimulant. It doesn’t push your brain into overdrive in order to focus your attention. Rather, it modulates the signaling of key neurotransmitters, specifically serotonin and adenosine, to produce a stable, balanced environment for dopamine activity. Instead of a manic spike of productivity that ends in a 3 PM caffeine crash, CBD puppeteers your brain into its flow state and parks it there for the day. But wait, there’s more!
CBG: Your brain’s favorite co-pilot
CBD has another slept-on counterpart: CBG. CBG is another non-psychoactive extract of the cannabis plant that specifically locks you into go-mode. CBG is also affectionately known as the mother of all cannabinoids. When paired with traditional CBD, CBG offers an amalgamation of elevated therapeutic benefits, also known as the entourage effect. This cannabinoid-induced synergy enhances mental alertness, emotional regulation, and cognitive functioning.
Think of it this way: CBD clears the background noise in your brain caused by stress and anxiety, while CBG dials you into the task at hand.
Tips for using CBD to get into flow
- Use CBD products targeted for daytime use, preferably ones that pair CBD with CBG.
- Read the Certificate of Analysis (COA) to ensure what’s inside the packaging matches the claims on its label.
- If you take vitamin B12 supplements, practice supplement stacking with your CBD products.
- Master microdosing. At Cloud City, the golden rule we live by is “start low and go slow.” This applies especially when trying new CBD products for the first time. To learn more, check out this blog about microdosing CBD for peak performance.
Ready to swap those annoying caffeine jitters for a calm, steady state of flow? Visit Cloud City Supply in downtown Campbell for expert recommendations and CBD education to help you zap brain fog and lock in your most productive summer yet.
