In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Wellness x Nature “sat down” with Dr. Sara Sadek, a psychologist based in NYC (and also a dear friend!).

Full spectrum CBD refers to using the whole plant, including other cannabinoids like CBG and CBN, as well as terpenes, and, as discussed previously, a small amount of THC. The benefit to using full spectrum products is that you are more likely to achieve what’s known as “the entourage effect”…

“According to a 2018 cross-sectional study of CBD users, ‘anxiety’ ranks as one of the top three reasons for consuming the cannabis-derived product, along with ‘depression’ and ‘pain’.”