Picture this: Your mental health hasn’t been the best the past few weeks. You have no energy and resort to fast, pre-packaged foods for convenience and short happiness bursts. In return, you feel worse and feel stuck in what seems like a never-ending time warp. People perceive you as lazy, but you’re struggling to keep …
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Are you a self-proclaimed gym rat and are intrigued by cannabis culture? Don’t let common misconceptions about cannabis keep you from using it to enhance your workouts or your recovery. The cannabis plant is packed with full-body benefits. From your mental game to a relaxing cool down, there’s a way to consume cannabis to make …
In the entirety of the animal kingdom, the animal with the highest metabolism is the hummingbird. With wings beating 60 to 80 strokes per second, they have such a fast metabolism that they often live just hours from starvation. Humans, on the other hand, have varying metabolic rates that can slow over time. Although there are many …
The Olympics may be over, but the routines and habits of these top performing athletes can still apply. Olympic swimmer, Ryan Murphy shares with CNBC how he recovers after training twice a day, deals with the pressure of going for gold, and finds time for friends and family. Even though we aren’t all Olympians like Murphy, …
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Diet fads come and go, but some have been around for longer than you may realize. The ketogenic diet was first developed by Dr. Russell Morse Wilder at the Mayo Clinic in the 1920s. He created it as a treatment for children with epilepsy. He found that the low-carb, high-fat diet reduced seizures and sometimes even eliminated the …
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Think about the last time you felt a burst of stress. Maybe it was when you were preparing a big presentation for work, or while you were getting a root canal done. When we feel stressed, our body releases the stress hormone called cortisol. In small doses, cortisol is a powerful hormone. It helps regulate …
As we inch closer to resuming our pre-Covid activities, many people are unable to kick their unhealthy habits that developed during the most difficult periods of the pandemic. The increase of stress and isolation led to a surge in alcohol consumption and drug use. In June 2020, 13% of Americans started or increased substance use as a coping …
Superfoods are staples for every diet that have been proven to help your body run more efficiently today and promote a fuller, longer life for tomorrow. One superfood that you may not have considered is cannabis. Although the therapeutic and medicinal benefits have been well documented, the nutritional benefits of cannabis are gaining more recognition. …
CBD, Hemp Seeds and Cannabis: The Next Superfood? Read More »
Picture this — you wake up in the morning, brew yourself a fresh cup of coffee, and add a spoonful of powdered… mushroom? This may sound confusing, even a bit unappetizing, but many popular lifestyle brands have endorsed mushrooms for their enormous health benefits. Although the mushroom fad has just started, traditional Chinese medicine has …
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Studies have show that CBD can help induce browning, the process where your white fat cells turns into brown fat cells. Discover how this process can help you increase your metabolism and lose weight naturally.
