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Innovative healthcare & alternative remedies


6 OCTOBER 2019 • HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS


Body and Mind Botanicals


Body and Mind Botanicals was born out of the desire to produce high- quality CBD products and intro- duce people to the benefits of CBD, which may include relief from pain and inflammation, as well as stress, anxiety and low mood. Unlike THC, the psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plant, CBD won’t get you ‘high’ or ‘stoned’. Instead, the compa- ny’s cannabis tea has been shown to help people relax and sleep better, making it ideal to have before bed. Te company prides itself on being


involved in every stage of produc- tion, from seed selection to delivering organic CBD products to customers and stockists from its base in North- amptonshire. Body and Mind Botani- cals cannabis tea and oil is a full-spec- trum cannabis product, contains below the level of THC allowed in the UK and most of Europe (0.2%) and is certified organic and vegan.


HOW THE COMPANY STARTED Body and Mind Botanicals comes from a very personal place. Te company’s journey started three years ago, when


Balance the body and calm the mind Michael Fitzgerald,


the co-founder,


was researching therapy for Multiple Sclerosis. Tis is something that a very close family member suffered from. After reading early studies relating to MS and CBD, it then lead him onto doing more research and he found how CBD could help with sleep. Tis was something that was of real interest to him, as from the age of 14 he’d rarely slept for more than four hours a night. He decided from that moment he’d give it a go. He instantly felt the


What CBD allowed him to do was


release his anxiety and let the person he really was shine through. Once he discovered these amazing


PART IN THIS BUSINESS, IT DONATES 5% OF ITS PROFITS TO MS CHARITIES.


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benefits throughout his body and mind — but the biggest thing for him is that people around him noticed a great improve- ment in his general mood. Without even realising he suffered with low mood, anxiety and stress, this lead onto a time of reflection which was really tough.


USE CODE SUCH AN IMPORTANT SCLEROSIS PLAYS


BECAUSE MULTIPLE


benefits, he was very frustrated with the lack of product quality consistency and misinformation he’d find when trying to purchase the oils. So, after a solid 12 months of research his business partner Martin Kaprockyj joined him. A further six months along and they’d put


into place


farms and distribu- tion. Ten Body and Mind Botanicals was


truly born. It’s the only company


in Europe that harvests a unique strain of plant and


processes it in the way it does, which gives the tea its distinctive fresh flavour. As well as having a beautiful taste, in every cup, you’ll find 25-40mg of CBD — depending how long the tea is brewed for — and the great thing


WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? Te company’s goal moving forward is to educate existing stockists and customers on the health benefits of CBD and innovate exciting new prod- ucts containing cannabis and other all-natural


ingredients. Body and


about drinking the tea is, after only five minutes, many customers start to feel the benefits.


Body and Mind Botanicals began


selling its products in a few local delis, offering tea-tasting sessions to intro- duce new customers to the wonderful world of CBD. Te company soon established a distribution network, which helped it get its products into stores up and down the country. You’ll now find Body and Mind Botani- cals cannabis tea in more than 350 stores across the UK, including all Grape Tree shops, Daylesford Organic farm shop and Partridges of London. Despite this impressive growth, Body and Mind Botanicals remains a fami- ly-run operation and hasn’t changed its personal approach to business.


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