Meet the CBD Guru of the Upper East Side

CBD has reached the Upper East Side, where registered dietician and certified holistic cannabis practitioner Brooke Alpert is prescribing a CBD protocol, alongside diet and lifestyle shifts, to emotional eaters. The CBD craze encompasses everything from vape pens to skin care to Kim Kardashian’s baby shower. It has also been said to create a sense of calm on the user, and Alpert is promoting it to get symptoms of stress and anxiety under control. “It started with anxiety — a lot of my clients who are emotional eaters, the underlying component is anxiety,” said Alpert, who is the affluent neighborhood’s only certified CBD expert — her credentials mean she is able to prescribe a knowledgeable CBD routine for various ailments, a subject that has proven confusing for consumers. “The wellness clients and moms that I see — instead of taking their Xanax or glass of wine, I’m having them supplement throughout the day with high-quality CBD, and they’re feeling better.” Since bringing CBD into her practice, Alpert estimates about 90 percent of her clients use it in some capacity — she believes it has anti-inflammatory benefits, and that it can help regulate energy levels and with post-workout recovery. Alpert’s own CBD product, Daily Habit,

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