You’re probably hearing a lot about CBD and wondering if it is something you should be taking.

We can’t tell you what to take, but we can tell you that we’ve tried a lot of CBD products to date, and we provide reviews and recommendations based on our experiences and understanding of what constitutes “quality.”

CBD companies are not mandated to do testing on their products, but we prefer ones that invest in third party validation. These tests help prove that the products have the amount of CBD in them that they claim and also check for toxins including heavy metals, mold, and pesticides.

While any health supplement you use should be discussed with your doctor, research is showing that CBD can address a number of health issues and conditions. More research to fully understand the benefits of CBD, however, Project CBD provides a list of potential uses along with links to some of the research available including relief from anxiety and stress as well as reduction of surface and systemic inflammation.

And of course, a supplement alone cannot produce a stress-free life, but when you have good health, stress is reduced. When you take a supplement like CBD that has neuro-protective qualities and helps reduce stress and get better sleep, that’s a good start!

Below, we’ve listed some of the CBD oil products we personally like to give you a sense of the variety that is out there.

We also recently partnered with TruPotency, a company that puts CBD products through rigorous third-party testing in order to identify the ones that they’ll feature on their site. You can peruse their recommended – and carefully vetted – oils (Global Xtracts, Plant People Co., Populum, Medterra, and NanoPharm) for that added assurance that you know what you’re getting and ingesting. NOTE: We haven’t tried any of these brands yet but will report back when we do.