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A recent small study found that cannabidiol could reduce symptoms of social anxiety in people with social anxiety disorder (SAD). Brain scans of participants revealed changes in blood flow to the regions of the brain linked to feelings of anxiety.

In this study, cannabidiol not only made participants feel better but also changed the way their brains responded to anxiety.

A 2011 study also found that cannabidiol could reduce social anxiety. For that study, researchers looked specifically at cannabidiol to treat anxiety associated with public speaking.

Research published in 2014 found that CBD oil had anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects in an animal model.

A 2015 analysis of previous studies concluded that CBD oil is a promising treatment for numerous forms of anxiety, including social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The report cautioned, however, that data on long-term use of CBD oil is limited. While research strongly points to the role of cannabidiol in treating short-term anxiety, little is known about its long-term effects, or how it can be used as a prolonged treatment.

A 2016 case study explored whether cannabidiol could reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety-provoked sleep disorder in a child with a history of trauma. Researchers found that cannabidiol reduced the child’s anxiety and helped her sleep

Carrot Cake

Nothing says ‘Easter’ like a well-made carrot cake. As a matter of fact, this may well be reminiscent of your childhood romps in your garden finding Easter eggs or even your excitement over meeting the Easter bunny. Now that you are well into adulthood, you will find that this carrot cake recipe will bring about a sense of nostalgia you have not encountered before.

For this dessert, you will need grated carrots, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. The easy-to-follow recipe from Thanksgiving & Co. will have you making this not only for this occasion but all year round. This specific formula calls for 280 milligrams of your chosen CBD oil, however, you can tailor this depending on your needs.

Whip these recipes up in time for Easter and these CBD Oil-infused dishes will certainly put you in everyone’s good graces.

Online posts have claimed to reveal various “cures” for the new coronavirus. Some are benign, like eating boiled garlic, while others are potentially dangerous, like drinking chlorine dioxide, an industrial bleach. Neither will cure the virus.

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Treatments billed as miracle cures have cropped up across the internet since the new coronavirus, known as 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV, began spreading in Wuhan, China, at the end of December.

One rumor claims that boiled garlic can cure the virus. Another says that loading up on vitamin C will do the trick. Yet another would have people, essentially, drink bleach.

None of these “cures” will treat the virus.

We’re addressing each of these widely circulated claims in separate articles, starting with the most dangerous one — the claim that drinking chlorine dioxide will cure the virus.

Chlorine dioxide kits are sold online under various names — Miracle Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Supplement, Master Mineral Solution — but they are most often referred to as MMS.

But MMS hucksters sell the chemical solution as a cure-all for cancer, AIDS, autism and, now, the novel coronavirus.

These kits typically include a bottle of sodium chlorite and a bottle of an “activator” such as citric acid. When the two chemicals are mixed together, they make chlorine dioxide, a common industrial bleach used in the production of paper products, according to the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

None of that is true. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and similar agencies in the U.K., Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Australia, have warned against the use of MMS.