Guest Column by Rod Glupker
I have always loved the game of golf.
That love, however, was greatly challenged – and halted – just over 10 years ago, when I found out I have degenerative disc disease.
After a decade of physical therapy, every pain medication the doctors could throw at me (including opioids), plus steroid injections directly into my spine… still nothing was working. Then my wife handed me a bottle that she says she has been using for two years for anxiety. She said she was able to stop taking all her anxiety medication since using this product. I had no idea what it was, but trusting my wife, I took it.
That evening was the first time in a very long time I felt relief. I asked her what it was, and she said it is CBD. I asked her what CBD was. She said it is derived from cannabis… and I about lost it. I yelled “You gave me marijuana?” She said no – it is from hemp. Two different plants.
Since all I knew about hemp or marijuana was whatever I heard from my parents and others growing up, I knew I had to learn everything I could about this CBD she had given me. I spent several months investigating it, taking several online classes including medical classes. I was intrigued by what I was learning. I started going to seminars all over the country.
Now I teach at seminars and last year we opened our retail location in Fremont, Michigan and built our website shipping CBD to all 50 States. I research the heck out of each product and demand that producers show me third party lab tests for quality. Aiding others has been one of the best things I have ever done. I see dozens of people every day that tell me how much I have helped them with pain, inflammation, anxiety and stress relief, sleep, disease and more.
After learning all that I have, an additional bonus was to discover that CBD helps with seizures. In fact, one of the earliest studies for seizure relief began some 45 years ago related to CBD-like effects and a prescription medicine. You see, I have been having seizures most of my life. The meds that the doctors had me on had slowed them down, but those meds also made me very foggy all the time. The side effects were terrible.
So, I spent 5 months weaning off 100% of my pharmaceutical medications and over the counter drugs. I am happy to say I have not had one single seizure since switching to CBD. I have been off all of my pharmaceutical and over the counter meds for over two years now and feel great. I have not even had an aspirin in over two years!
This year, in the heat of Covid-19, I was able to return to the great game of golf – playing pain free and having fun.
A lot of professional athletes are turning to CBD for everyday use, helping them with pain, inflammation, stress, anxiety, focus, sleep and more.
Many PGA Tour golfers are using CBD and bragging how it has improved their game. Maybe it will do the same for you.
For more information: CBD Store of Michigan, (616) 291-9558, www.cbdstoremi.com
Here are a few of the dozens of articles about CBD and Golfers.
https://golftoday.co.uk/which-golfers-use-cbd/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/sports/golf/golf-cbd-billy-horschel.html
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/is-cbd-golfs-magic-potion
