“Like most other herbal medicines, CBD is understudied, unregulated, and often wrongly vilified.” -Dr Jeff Chen Dr Jeff Chen is co-founder of Radicle Science and is doing tons of research advancing our understanding of CBD and other herbal remedies. In this episode, I ask Jeff about the new science of CBD - both its potential health benefits and challenges. We also explore the promising trials into another cannabis compound - CBN. Stay tuned to find out: How effective CBD is for sleep, anxiety, pain and more How stigma and regulatory hurdles have hampered scientific progress What you should be looking for when buying CBD products How Radicle’s crowd-sources clinical trials are shedding light on many herbal remedies Chapters (1:54) What is CBD? (3:27) Why herbal remedies are dismissed (8:59) Crowd-sorucing data on CBD and CBN (14:13) Avoiding bias and determining placebo (19:46) Science of the endocannabinoid system (25:11) Safety of OTC CBD supplements (29:30) Optimal delivery route of CBD (33:21) Best cases for CBD in clinical settings (36:46) Choosing the right product - an unregulated market (48:07) Benefits of lion’s mane mushrooms Connect with me: TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook An OG Podcasts production.