We actually have a patent-pending method by which we infuse our highly concentrated cannabidiol from organically sourced hemp oil INSIDE the molecules of other ingredients. We work with lipids because the human endocannabinoid system is itself lipid based. We believe this is a more efficient way of delivering CBD to your body and that a little CBD within one of our products might be similar to a LOT of CBD ingested without our proprietary technology.
Why does it matter?
For one thing, raw hemp oil can taste pretty strong. But our process places the active ingredients inside of lipids (fats and fatty acids), and they simply taste good! Lipids are also absorbed very efficiently by the human digestive system, so we theorize that the CBD we pack inside those lipids might be more bioavailable to your body than if they were not. Finally, the human endocannabinoid system is itself a lipid-based signalling system working between synapses throughout many areas of your body. We think it makes sense to deliver cannabidiol to you in a lipid-based delivery system.
So you have to ask yourself: if you are going to the trouble and expense of making sure you are ingesting hemp oil or cannabidiol, doesn’t it make sense to be sure you are ingesting it in a manner that is as efficient and complete as possible?
But we are not stopping there: Lexaria is investigating and budgeting research and development dollars on additional related methods and techniques as we continually strive to find the most efficient methods possible – the highest bioavailability – of delivering active ingredients to you. So we are continually discussing methods of enhancing the technology we have already developed. If we can find ways to make it better, we will.
And we are investigating other technology related to this same concept of delivering active ingredients to you more efficiently than other known methods. It makes sense to ensure that the things you are eating are being delivered to your body as effectively as possible, with the comfort of good taste and the avoidance of stomach upset.
For competitive reasons we cannot disclose exactly in which directions our theories are pointing. But we can say that we have several ideas we will endeavour to pursue: and in doing so we will try to advance the understanding of the fascinating cannabinoid molecules and how they interact within the human body. There are already public companies concentrating on the adaptation of these molecules for various drugs in development or, in some areas of the world, already in medical use. Although we are not pursuing drug based therapies we remain convinced that there are advantageous methods of delivering cannabinoid molecules to the body in wholesome, nutritious foods, that are superior to mother nature’s original packaging.