Energy Archives - Ministry of Hemp America's leading advocate for hemp Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:49:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://ministryofhemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Icon.png Energy Archives - Ministry of Hemp 32 32 Medosi Energy Spray 180 Kept Us Working With CBD & Green Tea https://ministryofhemp.com/medosi-energy-spray-180/ https://ministryofhemp.com/medosi-energy-spray-180/#respond Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:49:59 +0000 http://ministryofhemp.com/?p=64220 Medosi Energy Spray 180 seems to hit the perfect combination of CBD and energy, mixing full spectrum hemp with green tea & green coffee bean.

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Medosi Energy Spray 180, a carefully curared formula including CBD, caffeine and green tea extract, helped us get through those lazy afternoons.

Instead of pouring another cup of coffee or cracking open an energy drink, Medosi wants you to reach for this spray instead. We found it a great addition to our daily repertoire. The flavor is unique and the combination of CBD with a carefully selected, not overwhelming amount of caffeine really delivers for us.

With the Medosi Energy Spray 180, there’s 180mg of CBG per bottle. A serving is considered 6 pumps of the spray bottle, which delivers about 6mg of full spectrum CBD along with about 20mg of CBD from green coffee bean extract, and 5 mg of green tea extract. There’s also added vitamins to promote energy and focus.

A Medosi Energy Spray box and bottle resting on an outdoor track behind a runner crouched in the ready position.
Medosi Energy Spray 180 mixes full spectrum CBD with green tea and green coffee bean extract for a healthy alternative to energy drinks.

Medosi paid us a fee and offered us free products in return for our honest opinion. If you purchase a product from one of these links, we’ll receive a percentage of sales. Read more about sponsored content on the Ministry of Hemp.

More than just a CBD company

In a marketplace flooded with subpar products, Medosi doesn’t want to be seen as just another CBD company or even a CBD company at all!

They see their focus being on the whole plant, something they call “whole spectrum health.” Medosi offers a very diverse product line, from their CBD sprays to tasty CBD gummies, and a roll-on gel, plus CBD oil available in both full spectrum and THC-free varieties. They’re “obsessive about quality” and we thought it shines through in the final products they make.

We appreciated that each product comes with its own, easy to access certificate of analysis. Medosi uses a cGMP facility to make their products, ensured the highest standards in purity and cleanliness.

Though the serving size is 6 pumps, we found just a few pumps were enough for a small boost. Since the spray goes right under your tongue, it absorbs into the body quickly. For regular CBD users, you may find this spray works best in addition to your daily regimen of capsules, oil, etc. The taste was a pleasant mixture of hemp and green tea, sweetened but with a little bitterness from both.

Medosi Energy Spray 180 (Ministry of Hemp Official Review)

Medosi Energy Spray 180 (Ministry of Hemp Official Review)


  • Highlights: Medosi Energy Spray 180 combines full spectrum CBD with green tea and caffeine from green coffee beans, for a healthy alternative to energy drinks when you need a boost.
  • Strength: 6mg CBG per serving, plus 20mg caffeine & 5mg green tea, 30 servings per 30ML bottle
  • Price: $69.99
  • Special: Use code MINISTRY for 15% off at checkout.
  • Customer Service & Shipping: Fast, friendly customer service. Free shipping available.
  • Independent Test Results: Online.
  • Taste & Texture: A sweet, somewhat hempy taste of green tea and cannabis. This is a light spray that is not oily in texture.
  • Ingredients: CBD oil / Full Spectrum Hemp extract Hemp with Natural Caffeine (from Green Coffee bean), Green Tea extract 50% ECGC, Vitamin B12 (Methlcobalamin), Vitamin A (as Beta Carotene), Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol), Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopheryl Succinate), Glucuronolactone, Resveratrol, Purified water, Potassium Sorbate, Sucralose, Glycerin, Xylitol, Xanthan gum, Lecithin (from Sunflower), Coconut oil, Natural flavors.

On December 21, 2020, Ministry of Hemp conducted our own lab test of Medosi Energy Spray 180 using Analytical 360, our trusted lab. Download test results here.

Medosi uses domestically-grown hemp in all their products. Try their delicious, fruity gummies!

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Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies Kept Us Relaxed & Focused All Afternoon https://ministryofhemp.com/medterra-stay-alert-cbd-gummies/ https://ministryofhemp.com/medterra-stay-alert-cbd-gummies/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:38:43 +0000 http://ministryofhemp.com/?p=64098 Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies, with added herbs like green tea, helped us stay focused and productive without needing endless coffee.

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Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies helped our reviewer stay focused, with less pain and distractions, during some long afternoons.

You know how it goes: you’ve been working hard all day and you can feel your eyes drooping. It’s easy to keep reaching for coffee, but the benefits of that can disappear quickly, leaving you jittery and strung out. These tasty gummies from Medterra helped us stay productive without needing endless coffee.

Medterra put a lot of care into these Stay Alert CBD gummies too. We love that they are vegan and free of corn syrup. And they contain such a carefully crafted blend of added supplements to go with the CBD.

An overhead view of a desktop scene, with a white man working on a laptop in a t-shirt. Also on the desk is a cup of coffee, a notebook, a smartphone, some flowers, a bowl of granola with fruit, and Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies.
Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies helped our reviewer stay focused, productive and relaxed without making us jittery.

Medterra paid us a fee and offered us free products in return for our honest opinion. If you purchase a product from one of these links, we’ll receive a percentage of sales. Read more about sponsored content on Ministry of Hemp.

Read on for our full review of Medterra Stay Alert CBD gummies.

Energy & focus without jitters

Don’t get us wrong: we love coffee and tea. Journalists (like our Editor) are among the top caffeine consumers, at least according to one 2014 poll.

But too much caffeine can leave you jittery and even more prone to anxiety, something we struggle with during these weird times. Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies make a great substitute, or at least might help you cut back. The cannabidiol helped our reviewer stay focused, reducing symptoms of chronic pain and other unpleasant distractions that make it hard to get through the day.

Medterra is one of our Top CBD Brands, so we were already familiar with their great CBD oil. These gummies blend it with a special formula of added supplements. These include green tea and guarana, which do contain some caffeine (but less than coffee). Ginkgo biloba extract improves blood flow, and some research suggests it might improve cognitive performance too.

Most of all, we love that Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies taste great and don’t contain a lot of weird ingredients. And since they’re vegan, you can share them with all your friends.

Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies (Ministry of Hemp Official Review)

Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies (Ministry of Hemp Official Review)


  • Highlights: Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies have a tangy citrus taste, a nice chewy texture, and kept us relaxed and focused during the work day, without jitters or anxiety.
  • Strength: 25mg CBD per gummy, 30 gummies per bag
  • Price: $39.99
  • Customer Service & Shipping: Fast, friendly customer service. Free shipping starts at $75.
  • Independent Test Results: Online.
  • Scent & Texture: These CBD gummies have a lightly chewy texture, and a strong, not-too-sweet citrus punch which mostly covers up the taste of hemp and other supplements
  • Key Ingredients: 25mg CBD isolate with 100mg Guarana, 100mg Green Tea, 50mg Ginkgo Biloba per gummy
  • Other Ingredients: Tapioca syrup, Raw sugar, DI Water, Citrus pectin, Natural flavor and color, Citric acid, Malic acid
  • Other: A generous 30-day money back guarantee is available for unsatisfied customers.

On July 7, 2020, Ministry of Hemp conducted our own lab test of Medterra Stay Alert CBD Gummies using Analytical 360, our trusted lab. Download test results here.

Medterra, one of our Top CBD Brands, uses Kentucky grown hemp in their products. Be sure to try all 4 flavors of Medterra CBD gummy, including Keep Calm, another favorite of our reviewer. We also love their CBD Rapid Cooling Cream for sore muscles.

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How Pro Athletes Use CBD For Recovery, Energy & Focus https://ministryofhemp.com/pro-athletes-cbd-medterra/ https://ministryofhemp.com/pro-athletes-cbd-medterra/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:24:16 +0000 http://ministryofhemp.com/?p=62549 Pro Athletes face grueling daily regimens of workouts and training, and many of them use CBD to speed recovery time and improve their focus.

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Living busy, competitive and strenuous lives, pro-athletes use a lot of different techniques to gain any sort of competitive advantage. Today we’ll focus on how these pro-athletes use our favorite hemp-derived product — CBD — for better training and performance. 

It’s no secret that pro-athletes live an on-the-go lifestyle. For most athletes, a normal day would be to get up at an early hour in the morning and do their first training session, followed by their breakfast, meeting with their coaches and then another training session, followed by lunch then more training and more food.

With this jam-packed schedule they find little-to-no time to take care of themselves. This is why pro-athletes rely on their coaches, trainers and medical staff of their organizations to take care of them, so they can put all their focus on their craft. 

Photo: Pro Cyclist Justin Williams, rides his bicycle in a rice. Williams uses CBD to reduce inflammation after races and workouts.
Like other pro athletes, Justin Williams uses CBD to reduce inflammation after workouts and competitions. (Photo: Medterra)

But for small-injuries and general self-care, these athletes must rely on different health products to help them. This is where CBD products can come in. To learn more, we talked to three athletes about how they use CBD: a PGA tour champion, a pro cyclist and a retired Olympic alpine skier. 

Justin Williams (Pro Cyclist)

The first athlete we talked to is Justin Williams, a professional cyclist out of Los Angeles California.

Born from immigrant parents in south central LA, Williams had great success early on in his career, winning championships as a teen and securing a spot on the U.S national team. Since his early success, Williams has bounced from team to team, but Williams is experiencing a resurgence as of late. During this late bloom in his career, Williams is quickly becoming one of the most influential figures in the sport, championing the African American and Latino communities of his hometown and helping them get into the sport of cycling. 

After learning from all the ups and downs the sport has to offer, Williams is using his own experience to train and provide opportunities to children of color interested in cycling, opportunities in which he had to fight for in his teenage years. Justin has now founded his own cycling team, L39ion, out of LA which features him as the main sprinter and team manager. He uses his platform and his team to provide valuable experiences to cyclists of color. 

As a road racer, Williams is constantly training with his team and puts an enormous amount of strain on his joints and muscles and as a social advocate for POC in the sport of cycling, he exerts a lot of his mental and emotional energy. He quite literally gives all of himself for the sport that he loves and the people he is fighting for, which means he’s extremely busy and strained all the time. 

How a professional cyclist uses CBD

To counteract the strain he puts on himself, Williams uses topical CBD creams to keep inflammation down and soreness at a minimum. He believes that the recovery process is just as important as the races themselves, as your recovery dictates your performance and well-being. Through the use of CBD topicals, he can cut his recovery in half, while also making him a happier and more able human being. 

“CBD helped me get rid of a lot of aches and pains.”

Cyclist Justin Williams

Williams told us, “I’ve integrated Medterra Pain Cream into my everyday life and it’s truly a game changer.” 

He added, “This is a product that’s helped me get rid of a lot of the aches and pains that come along with the years of beating myself up.” 

As a brand ambassador for Medterra, he also supports their mission. He believes Medterra is helping make quality CBD products easier to access. Medterra is one of our Top CBD Brands, because the Ministry of Hemp review team also uses their products to feel better

“I am proud to be a part of a brand that is doing its best to take care of the world the same way they take care of me,” Williams concluded. “That kind of commitment to people is rare.”

Julia Mancuso (Pro Skier)

A four-time Olympic medal winning downhill skier, with a gold medal during the 2006 Winter Olympics, Julia Mancuso has been a winner all her life.

Skiing with the likes of Lindsey Vonn and the U.S ski team from the mid-2000’s to the early 2010’s, Mancuso has enjoyed a long and fruitful career. But now as she gets older, she faces a different challenge: maintaining her physical health as well as being a mother and business owner. 

Even after retirement, Julia still maintains an active lifestyle. In order to maintain this lifestyle, she has to mitigate all of the nagging injuries picked up from racing down mountains for over a decade. Not only does she have to deal with those pre-existing injuries, she also has to fight all the little physical pains of daily life. 

How a retired Olympic skier uses CBD

Mancuso uses CBD gummies to keep calm in order to power through her long days spent surfing, running a business, and being an awesome mom to her child Sonny.

“I’ve been focusing on my health a lot more this year, and Medterra is a big part of that,” she said. “I love that the gummies make me feel calm and have anti-inflammatory properties that are great for recovery.”

Lucas Glov (Pro Golfer)er

A 19-year PGA Tour vet, Lucas Glover has experienced a lot during his golfing career, having his fair share of ups and downs. A U.S. Open champion in 2009, almost having to leave the sport and now experiencing late success in his career. Suffice it to say, Glover has been an athlete at all levels for a very long time.

In order to sustain such a competitive level for such a long time, Glover states that you have to be constantly evolving yourself and your treatments as an athlete, as the difference between great golfers and champion golfers is miniscule. So, athletes have to try and experiment with anything to keep their competitiveness consistently higher than their competitors. 

How a professional golfer uses CBD

For Lucas Glover, he tried CBD to up his game and recovery in 2018 and has advocated for its usefulness ever since. 

“At our level everybody is really good and 1% of an edge makes a difference, Glover told us. “For me the recovery, after working out, after playing, after travel stems from regulating inflammation and sleeping well.” 

Pro Athletes like Lucas Glover use CBD to enhance their focus and workout recovery time. Photo: Wearing a Medterra polo, PGA-tour veteran Lucas Glover swings his golf club on the course.
Pro Athletes like Lucas Glover use CBD to enhance their focus and workout recovery time. (Photo: Medterra)

He maintains that in order to excel as an athlete, one must find an ideal mindset, one not too low-energy but also not too overly anxious as well. For him and our other athletes, CBD is a perfect catalyst to achieve that balanced mindset for peak performance. After incorporating CBD oil into his routine, Glover has had his best season in over a decade!

“I don’t think it’s a coincidence,” Glover said of his improved play. “I’m sleeping better, and I feel like my recovery is better.

“As far as my overall health, I feel great,” he continued. 

“I can tell the difference when I wake up in the morning and that’s a big part of it. Medterra’s really given me a leg up.”

Final thoughts: How top professional athletes use CBD

These athletes maintain their bodies through the strenuous work of their training and competitions, and a little help from CBD. Not only are they able to increase their recovery time and increase their performance, keeps them active through retirement. It helps with mental clarity throughout their daily lives. 

“I’m sleeping better, and I think my recovery is better.”

Pro golfer Lucas Glover on using CBD

CBD helps Justin Williams properly balance his cycling career as well as his social activism within the sport. For Julia Mancuso, CBD products allow her to continue her active lifestyle, stay focused mentally in order to balance running her business and raising her son. Lucas Glover, uses CBD products to maintain that perfect mental balance on game days, while keeping his performance at a high level. 

For all of the athletes, using CBD products means they can happily live their lives while still enjoying their respective sports and active lifestyles!

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Prima Brain Fuel Elixir Is A Delicious Way To Get Focused https://ministryofhemp.com/prima-brain-fuel-elixir/ https://ministryofhemp.com/prima-brain-fuel-elixir/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2020 21:01:38 +0000 http://ministryofhemp.com/?p=59662 Prima Brain Fuel Elixir is an exciting way to quickly add CBD to your morning routine. Talk about green energy!

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Combining CBD with other selected natural supplements, Prima Brain Fuel Elixir is an exciting addition your morning routine. Talk about green energy! 

We’ve only seen a few brands try out making a drink powder, but so far we love this method of getting our CBD! And Prima is taking things to the next level with their botanical elixir line. We are excited to review their Brain Fuel Elixir, which includes 10 mg of Broad Spectrum CBD plus Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Lion’s Mane and Ginkgo Biloba. We’ll explain more about those additional ingredients below.

It’s easy to mix a drink packet into a glass of water. When our team tried it, it was a great addition to our morning routine. Within an hour we were zoned in, focused on work. Seriously, we couldn’t believe how noticeable the effects were! While it only lasted a few hours; it was a nice change from coffee. We felt calm yet attuned to tasks at hand. No jitters or distracted energy that sometimes happens after an espresso. 

Prima Brain Fuel Elixir is great for those who like a nutty, subtle earthy flavor. We mixed it directly with water or in drip coffee. However, we can imagine including this elixir in a chocolate-flavored hemp protein shake for a yummy pre-workout or quick meal replacement.

Our reviewers thought Prima Brain Fuel Elixir made a great addition to our morning routine. Photo: The drink mix box and packet posed artfully with a flower and rocks.
Our reviewers thought Prima Brain Fuel Elixir made a great addition to our morning routine.

Prima paid us a fee and offered us free products in return for our honest opinion. If you purchase a product from one of these links, we’ll receive a percentage of sales. Read more about sponsored content on Ministry of Hemp.

Read on to learn more about this specially blended CBD drink mix from Prima.

A thoughtful, vegan blend of natural ingredients

Prima has done their homework to create a cohesive blend of supplements that work as an excellent complement to CBD. 

To start, Ashwagandha has been used as an ayurvedic regenerative tonic for centuries and has been studied by modern day scientists over the last 30 years. It’s been found to have “multiple [biochemical effects] like anti-stress, neuroprotective … and anti-inflammatory.” 

Lion’s mane is a fluffy mushroom that is gaining popularity as a natural nootropic with neuroprotective properties. While we’re not sure how effective the 300mg will be when taken through this method (like CBD it is best when taken regularly over time). Rhodiola, an adaptogen, and Ginkgo are both long standing and more well known mental support plants. There’s 200 mg and 100 mg respectively in each drink mix, we see this as a good way to get all the brain support we need in one convenient packet. 

Beyond the thoughtful blend of ingredients, we appreciated that this supplement is vegan, gluten free, and free of sweeteners and GMO ingredients. 

Photo: A packet of Prima's drink mix being poured into water.
Prima Brain Fuel Elixir has 10 mg Broad Spectrum CBD in each packet and quickly mixes into water or other drinks.

Hemp tech and bioavailability in Prima Brain Fuel Elixir

One fascinating thing about this powder is the technology that goes into making it. Cannabinoids are typically oily, which makes it difficult for our water-based bodies to absorb. It also makes it challenging to create a drink mix like this. 

So how does Prima get oil and water to mix in their Brain Fuel Elixir? We learned their process starts with a broad spectrum, terpene rich hemp plant which goes through extraction, drying, and micro-lipid emulsion stages to reach the final product. Basically, CBD oil gets encapsulated into a fatty orb that helps it mix with the water in our bodies.

While our third party test results showed that this process removes terpenes, Prima is working on improving the tech so that all beneficial parts of the plant make it to the powder stage. 

Of course, CBD is just one of the potentially helpful ingredients in this supplement. Prima also makes a broad spectrum CBD capsule that offers a fuller range of terpenes and natural hemp compounds. 

Overall we are impressed with Prima Brain Fuel Elixir! We’re excited to see this brand grow and evolve with the industry. Their team is dedicated to the highest quality, working with a medical collective in California to keep up-to-date with the latest in hemp and health research. They call this a commitment to being “100% clean” by going beyond the normal standards to maintain safety in their products.

We appreciate this transparency in their sourcing process, beyond where they get their CBD. We’d love to see more of this type of work in the hemp industry.

Prima Brain Fuel Elixir (Ministry of Hemp Official Review)

Prima Brain Fuel Official Review


  • Highlights: Prima Brain Fuel Elixir is a rapid-dissolving powder that’s a quick, easy way to take CBD. This drink mix is fast acting and high bioavailability, with a taste our team found pleasant. 
  • Strength: 10 mg of CBD per packet, 20 packets per box
  • Price: $55
  • Special Offer: Use code ministry15 for 15% off!
  • Customer Service and Shipping: Fast, friendly customer service available online 24/7 Free shipping on purchases over $75.00.
  • Returns: Prima offers a 30-day return policy for unsatisfied customers.
  • Independent Test Results: Available by batch. A QR code is on the box or you can look up online.
  • Flavor & Texture: This drink mix is nutty, slightly earthy, with cacao undertones. It easily mixes with water for sipping or combining with smoothies and other beverages.
  • Primary Ingredients: CBD oil / Broad Spectrum Hemp Extract with KSM-66® Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Root Extract, Rhodiola rosea Root Extract, Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) Mycelium Extract, Ginkgo biloba Leaf Extract
  • Additional Ingredients: Soluble non-GMO corn fiber (dietary fiber), natural flavors, non-GMO maltodextrin, and silicon dioxide.
  • Other: Prima also makes drink mixes in “Rest Easy” and “Go-To” formulas. 

On November 25, 2019, Ministry of Hemp conducted our own lab test of this CBD oil, using a third-party lab. Download test results here.

Prima uses hemp grown on a family farm in Oregon in their products. Our editor loved trying their “The Daily” CBD capsule.

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