Hayley — hip dysplasia and former professional golfer

Hayley O’Connor is a 39-year-old ex-professional golfer and fitness professional. She had to retire due to hip dysplasia — a condition usually spotted at birth where the hip socket is too shallow to support the ball of the hip. This condition causes serious pain and compromises your movement, and in most cases requires several surgeries to prevent it from worsening. After extensive research on CBD, Hayley wanted to give it a go and found Alphagreen. She has only been taking CBD for 4 weeks since this was written but has already noted some significant improvements to her health and well-being, and thanks Alphagreen’s customer service team for providing quick, approachable and informative responses to her questions.

Why did you decide to start using CBD?

I was diagnosed with something called hip dysplasia which I started showing symptoms for in my late 20s and early 30s. Before my diagnosis, I was a professional Golfer and health professional, so I was really fit and active. Then all of a sudden, I started having this bad pain and sadly, at this point in my life, I was struggling a lot with it. Usually, they pick up on this condition at birth, but unfortunately for me, it was missed, which made things more complicated.

I looked into alternative supplements or ways in which I can help manage the pain in between, alongside the surgeries I was going through. One of the key things which stood out to me with CBD was that people were finding it effective for helping with anxiety and this was also something I was struggling with after my diagnosis, so I gave it a try.

How long have you been using CBD and has it been helping with your hip dysplasia/anxiety?

So I tried it in America a few years back when I was into my fitness and competing — they had some good options out there but I stopped because I was in a good place at the time and I didn’t think I needed it. But I decided to try it again four weeks ago as I realised I needed an alternative for my anxiety and my pain and inflammation.

Since I ordered it from Alphagreen, I’ve been making sure I take it consistently every day and what I have noticed is that in the evening I feel much more relaxed. I don’t drink alcohol because of my pain relief medication, but I wanted something that would be a bridging point — something that would help me with the pain and help me relax. Since I have been taking CBD, I would say it has been definitely lowering, but I think over a longer period I will notice even more difference.

Were you sceptical about using CBD to start with and what would you say to others who are worried about taking it for the first time?

I am somebody that is a notorious researcher — I love to read up online and I also like to read scientific studies. I might not read every page, but I do make sure I do a lot of research and ask questions before I purchase any supplement or natural alternative. I think because I have always been into sport and fitness I have always enjoyed finding new ways to improve health and well-being. Because of this, I knew there was legitimacy behind CBD and it was why I didn’t have much scepticism before I tried.

Other people will always be dubious over these sort of products. Especially when a new supplement comes out and people will always ask the question — ‘does it actually work?’. Well, it does if you take the product over some time consistently, rather than just taking it on the one-off. So I would encourage people to give it a go, especially considering many people will have a bottle of wine a night to relax with their partner when the research is suggesting CBD is a much healthier option.

People will also be worried that it is a product derived from cannabis, but they need to understand that it’s completely different from smoking cannabis because CBD is non-psychoactive. I think we are entering a really interesting phase for cannabis products, as more and more people are ignoring the stigma that surrounds the cannabis plant and people are seeing its true potential.

Would you recommend Alphagreen marketplace and its services?

I would genuinely, highly recommend Alphagreen. I was overwhelmed with all the different types of products available, advice, articles and different people selling the product. What I loved about Alphagreen was not only were you guys helpful straight away as I had a lot of questions, but I love the brand and I loved the fact that Alphagreen has a variety of products all in one place.

It was also very reassuring to see such positive customer feedback and to see the way you engage with your customers. I didn’t expect you guys to respond so quickly and to have such knowledgeable advice, which was really helpful as I was a bit lost. I had so many questions like what do I get? And how much do I take? What is this product? What’s the difference between this and that product? Any question I had you guys responded quickly and the kind, approachable nature of the staff was something I haven’t found anywhere else.