EP 30: Ashlee Powers — A Runner And Nutritionist’s Take On CBD
Ashlee Powers, who comes from a family of runners, started running at the age of six. By the time she entered high school, it had become more than a hobby — running seemed to her, with divorced and low-income parents, like her only option for going to college. In search of a better opportunity for her kids, Ashlee’s mom even moved the family to a new city, Newport Beach, precisely so that they could attend a school with one of the best running programs in the country. Her odds of getting an athletic scholarship seemed high.
“I was taught that my only way to college was to run and earn a scholarship,” she says. “And that was important to me, almost more important than my love for the sport at that age. Because it was a means to make my life.”
This is why, when Ashlee got her first stress fracture during summer training at the age of 15, it felt “devastating.”
“For me, running was an end-all, and I had to figure out how to get healthy,” she recalls. “It wasn’t just the stress of being injured and wanting to run. It was also, ‘This is my future. My life.’ In my limited experience at 15 years old, you don’t understand that it’s not the end.”
Ashlee would recover enough to earn a full-running scholarship to Southern Methodist University and eventually transfer to UCLA. But running injuries continued to plague her until she discovered CBD.
In this episode of Good Dudes Grow, Gary and Ashlee talk about how making CBD a part of her nutrition regimen not only helped her physically — it also helped her rediscover her love for running again.
What You’ll Learn:
- How Ashlee’s love of nutrition and superfoods ultimately led her to discover CBD
- How she incorporated it into her diet, began sharing it with other runners, and ultimately created the first CBD superfood bars
- The impact CBD has had on Ashlee’s physical AND mental stress as an athlete who’s always striving to improve
- And much more!
Favorite Quote:
“There’s just been this continued progression where I’ve even gone on personal record ‘PR’ runs, every single race. I finally am healthy and able to train. Versus when we couldn’t get me past 40-mile weeks even in college, now I can get 80-mile weeks.”
— Ashlee Powers
Connect with Ashlee:
How to get involved:
Gary Roberts is the founder and CEO of Pure Body Zen, a company based not only around creating and selling high-quality CBD products, but one that is on a mission to change the landscape on how mental health and addiction are treated. Gary has founded a non-profit called Promises Recovery Centers for those who need it as well as creating the first-ever educational training facility for Physicians, Therapists, and Mental Health advocates using innovative therapeutics like psilocybin, Mdma, and LSD.
You can learn more about Pure Body Zen on their site, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram.
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