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5 Hemp Oil Benefits For Health and Wellness

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Have you tried hemp oil? After almost a century of being outlawed, hemp—a form of cannabis with extremely low levels of psychoactive THC—is now legal in the United States. This is big news for people interested in the therapeutic effects of cannabidiol (or CBD) because—while hemp doesn’t contain enough THC, the compound that provides the “high” of cannabis, or any other psychoactive compounds—it does contain cannabidiol (CBD). For years, all anyone talked about when they talked about cannabis was the THC content. Breeders focused on driving THC levels as high as possible and ignored the other compounds. Even pharmaceutical companies interested in the medical applications of cannabis focused on the THC, producing synthetic THC-only drugs that performed poorly compared to the real thing. It turns out that all the other components of cannabis matter, too, and foremost among them is CBD. CBD doesn’t get you high, but it does have big physiological impacts. These days, researchers are ...

Is A Low Carb Or High Carb Diet Better?

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Low carb, high carb, all over the carb spectrum… What’s the best way of eating to be your healthiest self? In this quick video I break down the results of some recent studies to help you decide which diet will work for you. Full Transcript: Nicki : Robb? Robb : Yes? Nicki : What is better? A high-carb diet or a low-carb diet? Robb : Well, Nicki, that’s a great question and there is a fair amount of controversy around that, and the reality is it kind of depends. Both approaches can work. Both approaches do work. Clearly this is a contentious pissing match that is difficult to find the likes of … Well, I don’t know. Actually, everything’s a contentious pissing match these days, but when you really dig around in the literature, there haven’t been spectacularly well-done studies looking at this, and we can find anthropological examples of high-carb societies that are way healthier than Westernized populations, low-carb societies that are more healthy. Robb : But recently Kevi...

Banana Smash Oatmeal + My Morning Routine

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After I wrote about banana smash toast I was making oatmeal one morning, or rather  assembling some steel cut oats I made in the rice cooker that I did not make with banana (because I think bananas get too brown overnight in the rice cooker). I started to slice banana on top of my oatmeal, because that’s just what you do right? And I thought – I should smash it into that smooth puree again. Banana Smash Oatmeal Boy-oh-boy was that a good idea! I was able to dip my spoon into each layer – granola, PB, banana, oats and get a little of everything in each bite. Texture fans: this was a great combo! My Morning Workout Routine Remember when I wrote this post about clean sweat ? Back when B was so little, I was wearing him a lot of the time. Naps were SO unpredictable! I never had a good time for a home workout so I would take a shower, put on athleisure, and hope for the best. I Do My Most Important Task First Because our first nap of the day is the most reliable, I always try...