CBD for Focus: Minimize Stress to Maximize Focus

If you’ve been feeling a little tense lately, it’s not just you. Around the country, many adults have noted that their days and nights seem a little more jam-packed with stressed-out tension. In fact, a recent study found that over a third of adults feel more stressed this year than last, citing several reasons for the boiling tension around them.^[1] Now, while stress has unique effects on sleep and general wellness, it can also seep into your daily work hours, impacting your focus and shrouding your mind in an inescapable brain fog. 

So, how do you fan away the brain fog and quiet stress’ red, spinning alarm bells? It all starts with understanding stress’ relationship with your brain’s attention center. In this article, we’ll help you minimize stress by showing you how to give your brain the space to focus on the things at hand. Plus, we’ll introduce you to a few CBD for focus products that can help you reclaim your workday flow. 

Stress’ Effects on Focus

As a professional writer, I would be lying if I said stress has only negative effects on focus. Nothing inspires laser focus quite like an approaching deadline and a fresh cup of black coffee. In certain situations, stress is necessary to keep you on track. Without a little sprinkle of stress, you wouldn’t push yourself outside of your comfort zone or work just a little bit harder. Stress can be a great motivator. But there’s a flip side to that stress ball. 

When you’re under prolonged stress, your body is tense. You feel it weighing down your shoulders, cranking in your neck, and buried deep in your brow. Your body is on high alert. For what? Not sure. But it’s ready! Typically, this stress response subsides after the threat (whatever it was) is gone. But in today’s interconnected world, our stress isn’t always ephemeral. Oftentimes, the things stressing us out are a scroll away. So, our stress response is permanently triggered, affecting our ability to relax, sleep, and concentrate on anything else. This is one way stress chips away at your focus. 

Another is by disrupting our sleep. Quality sleep is crucial for mental clarity and sharpness.^[2] When stress eats away at our forty winks, our brains aren’t well-equipped to shift gears and tackle mental-heavy tasks. And the same can be said for daytime stress. During the day, when stress steals our attention, our brains spend their valuable resources on that problem instead of others, which can lead to a gradual decline in mental clarity and alertness. One study found that over a third of adults had lower cognitive function when they had elevated stress.^[3] 

So, how do you manage stress and enhance focus? Luckily, we have a few solutions. 

How CBD Helps With Stress

CBD has a unique effect on stress, thanks to its relationship with our endocannabinoid systems. 

Your Endocannabinoid System

All animals have an endocannabinoid system—yes, even cats and dogs. This system is responsible for regulating essential functions, like sleep, mood, appetite, energy, and stress. When this system is out of sync, these functions can take a hit, resulting in a gradual decline in mind-body wellness. But cannabinoids, like CBD, have a unique relationship with your endocannabinoid system. This system recognizes and binds with cannabinoids, leading to a boost in overall performance.** This boost creates a cascade of wellness-forward effects, like deeper relaxation, heightened mood, and diminished stress.** 

How CBD Helps With Focus

Now, with your mind and body relaxed, how can CBD products boost focus? 

Mind-Body Relaxation

Relaxation may seem counterproductive when boosting focus, but it’s actually a key factor. Many other focus-boosting tactics, like gulping down caffeinated drinks, can actually trigger your body’s stress response, leaving you feeling unfocused, wired, and jittery. CBD, on the other hand, promotes non-drowsy relaxation, which pairs well with our focus-boosting formulas.  

Focus-Boosting Formulas

We make our CBD focus products with an array of focus ingredients. These tinctures, gummies, and capsules use ingredients like long-lasting caffeine, sharp P.S., nootropics, adaptogens, and more to boost focus and raise alertness—all while the CBD stymies any spike in stress. 

CBD to Help You De-Stress & Maximize Focus

To enhance focus and minimize stress, we have several great options, including the best CBD gummies. Here’s a quick glance at each before we dive into them!

CBD Gummies for Focus & Energy

With a delicious, natural blueberry flavor, our CBD Gummies for Focus & Energy contain 50mg of broad spectrum CBD, 50mg of phosphatidylserine (sharp P.S.), and 50mg of energizing caffeine per serving. This focus-heavy formula helps keep you energized and alert for hours during the day.

CBD + CBG Wellness Tincture

To boost your daytime wellness, our CBD + CBG Wellness Tincture uses a cannabinoid-packed, antioxidant-rich formula to soothe your mind and body and ward off stress.** This tincture comes with an attached dropper, so you can customize your preferred dose, letting you determine the right serving for a focus-filled day. 

CBD Sleep Gummies with Melatonin 

Looking for the best CBD for sleep? You can fortify tomorrow’s focus by getting ample sleep tonight with our CBD Sleep Gummies with Melatonin.** A serving of these gummies comes with either 50mg or 100mg of CBD and 5mg of melatonin, plus passion flower, chamomile, and lemon balm. We also add a proprietary blend of sleep terpenes and magnesium to promote a better night’s sleep.**

CBG + CBD Morning Capsules

During your pre-work shuffle, opt for our CBG + CBD Morning Capsules instead of a piping hot cup of coffee. All you have to do is take a serving of two capsules and a blend of CBD, CBG, long-lasting caffeine, and L-Tyrosine goes to work, gently energizing your mind and staving off stress. 

Focus Blend CBG Mushroom Tincture 

Or, choose our Focus Blend CBG Mushroom Tincture, which is packed with nootropic mushrooms and broad spectrum CBD. With mushrooms like lion’s mane, chaga, and cordyceps, this tincture delivers energy, stress relief, and wellness in a variety of strengths (1000mg, 2000mg, or 4000mg).**

Microdose THC Capsules

Lastly, you can choose an entirely different route—one that carries a little extra “chill.” Our Microdose THC Capsules come with 25mg of full spectrum CBD along with 2.5mg of THC per serving. For many adults, this small dose of THC helps them box out mental chatter or external distractions and focus solely on work—with a little extra giggles. 

Focus and Find Your Flow State

With or without stress, focus is sometimes hard to tap into, especially in an online world that consistently demands your attention (and thumb swipes). Focus is a practice that starts with a good night’s sleep and ends with a proper comedown. Unplugging your mind from work can help compartmentalize stress and keep it from seeping into other areas of your life. To work hard, you have to rest hard, and the perfect place to start is our suite of CBD products!

Bibliography

1. Staff, StudyFinds. “American Breaking Point: 41% Say They’re at ‘Peak Stress’ Right Now.” Study Finds, Talker Research, 17 Sept. 2024, studyfinds.org/americans-at-peak-stress-now/?nab=0.  
2. “Sharpen Thinking Skills with a Better Night’s Sleep.” Harvard Health, 1 Mar. 2014, www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/sharpen-thinking-skills-with-a-better-nights-sleep. 
3. Schimelpfening, Nancy. “Stress Can Affect Your Ability to Think Clearly, Study Finds.” Healthline, Healthline Media, 13 Mar. 2023, www.healthline.com/health-news/why-it-may-be-harder-to-make-good-decisions-when-your-stressed#The-goal-of-the-study.