Throughout the second half of the 20th century, high levels of optimism about the ability of medical science and pharmacology to shortly abolish all disease and suffering prevailed throughout the United States. Travel back to the year 1965, and you would be likely to find that people believed that diseases like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease would be eradicated by the 1980s or ‘90s.

    

Fast forward to 2019, and the state of things is now quite the opposite. With major drugs ranging from Vioxx to thalidomide having been shown not to relieve suffering but to cause it, even leading to death, skepticism of Big Pharma and the drugs that it hastily pushes onto the market has never been higher.

At the same time, there are widespread substance-abuse and mental-health crises plaguing the nation, which have further exacerbated the country’s suicide epidemic. Many people blame these circumstances on the record levels of antidepressants being taken. And some who are in the know rightly claim that other far more effective treatments have long been suppressed by drug makers that want no real competition.

    

MINERAL Brings the Power of CBD Oil to Austin

It turns out that nature has produced its own line of antidepressants, appetite stimulants, analgesics, and anxiolytics. They come from the plant known as Cannabis sativa, also popularly known by the names of its various superstrains: hemp and marijuana.

The cannabis plant contains hundreds of bioactive alkaloids, the two most prominent of which are tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, and cannabidiol, a potent compound that has been identified as a major cause of cannabis’ many therapeutic effects.

In a strange and miraculous coincidence, these compounds almost perfectly mimic a class of neurotransmitters in the human brain that are called, appropriately, endocannabinoids. These neurotransmitters are as important as any others, helping to regulate mood, drive sleep cycles, mediate pain sensations, and allow people to focus on sustained complex tasks. In short, cannabis and its derivatives are nature’s antidepressants, pain relievers, anxiety meds, and cardiovascular-health medicines all rolled into one convenient package.

Big Pharma Suppressed These Miracle Compounds, Until Now

This is why the opening of MINERAL, one of Austin’s first full-spectrum plant extract sellers, is a big step toward bringing natural and effective hemp therapeutics like CBD oil to Austin.

With the passage of a new law in Texas that explicitly legalizes hemp, a variety of Cannabis sativa that contains virtually no THC, the many potent effects of this plant and its extracts are now available to the general public. This means that Austin residents now have a powerful alternate means of experiencing proven therapeutic results without having to turn to the often dangerous chemicals offered by Big Pharma.

A quick glance at MINERAL’s product list will give an idea of what these products can offer.

For example, the company’s blend known as FOCUS helps relieve anxiety while helping users focus on tasks at hand. Like every MINERAL product, it also contains a highly unique blend of terpenes, which give FOCUS hints of white jasmine, rosemary, and lemon. This product could be used as an all-natural substitute for pharmaceutical anxiolytics and medications that improve attention and focus. And the best news is that, unlike its pharmaceutical counterparts, FOCUS has no serious side effects.

Another example of a MINERAL product illustrates how cannabinoids can be carefully formulated for desired effects. The company’s MAISON is specially blended to promote rejuvenation of the body at the cellular level. It can provide excellent results to athletes who wish to improve recovery times from workouts, as well as those who may need faster skin rejuvenation from damage secondary to sun exposure.