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How to Choose the Right Topical for You
Topical pain relievers can help to reduce inflammation, help relieve muscle tension, and decrease pain symptoms. But when thousands of...

Krystal Harrell
Jul 7, 20193 min read
Essential Oils
A truly authentic essential oil is one of the plant kingdom’s greatest gifts. For centuries they have been prized as remarkable flavors,...

Krystal Harrell
Jun 5, 20192 min read
CBD & Travel
I get asked all the time about traveling by air with CBD oil and CBD products. This has always been a gray area with no real definitive...

Krystal Harrell
Jun 5, 20192 min read
Hemp Extract / CBD
Depending on how much you know about CBD, cannabinoids and hemp extract, you may be intrigued by this health supplement and interested in...

Krystal Harrell
Jun 5, 20192 min read
Why Summertime Can Exacerbate Chronic Pain
Everyone wants to be happy and healthy this summer. There are seasonal activities to enjoy and social engagements to cherish, but what if...

Krystal Harrell
May 26, 20194 min read


THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CBD AND THC
When it comes to CBD, the one question we hear more than any other is, “Will it get me high?” The simple, fundamental answer is no. Point...

Krystal Harrell
May 14, 20193 min read
Efficacy, Transparency & Safety...Where do we go from here?
Hemp derived products are now separated from the Controlled Substance Act [1] thanks to the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill. This is a...

Krystal Harrell
Apr 28, 20193 min read


The Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
The ECS is a signaling system that operates naturally within every organ and tissue in our body. Even in people who have NEVER consumed cannabis, the ECS plays a critical role in homeostasis. HOW IS THAT?? Because each of us produces our own endocannabinoids, the prefix endo- means “from within”. The ECS is a source of balance that helps to stabilize various processes that keep us alive. For example, inflammation is a completely normal response to tissue that is damaged, infe

Krystal Harrell
Apr 22, 20193 min read


CBD Coach
Welcome Loyal and New Customers alike! We have decided to start a blog here at the Herbal Alternative so that we can keep you up to date on all of our latest CBD products. It’s also to share enlightening information to help combate some of the negative or misleading information that you can find out here in the interweb. So let’s get started… We’ve decided that the first blog will be about our time spent at the CBD Expo Midwest this past weekend. We can now proudly state that

Krystal Harrell
Mar 24, 20192 min read
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