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How Does Alcohol Impact Your Workout?

Body, Movement & Fitness, Nutrition

At one time or another, most of us have experienced what a hassle a single hangover can be. You’re in pain, you cannot possibly focus, you’re exhausted, and you cannot force yourself to eat a single bite of your much-needed breakfast.

Now, imagine going through all of that and hitting the gym – not possible, right? However, while a single hangover is truly unpleasant, it’s wiser to take a closer glance at what alcohol consumption can do to your health and fitness in the long run.

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Health Foods Relabelled

Body, Nutrition

Healthy branding is everywhere when it comes to food shopping. Everyone is lured in by that ‘healthy alternative’ when they’re out buying food. 

We’re constantly bombarded with the need to be healthy, but it seems there are traps everywhere we go. And let’s be honest, how many of us have the patience and time to stringently check, calculate and track the nutritional value of everything we’re putting in our basket? 

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How CBD Can Help Your Mental Health

Body, Mental Health, Mind, Natural Medicine

There hasn’t been a lot of study on the effects of CBD for mental health, but there’s been enough to point to it having a generally positive effect on people’s mental wellness. Mental health is affected by a lot of different things, from stress in our lives to brain chemistry to physical illness. 

CBD is not a cure for any mental illness. However, it can be a useful tool in your mental health toolbox. By reducing the symptoms of your stress, you can make your life easier to deal with little by little. Here are some of the ways you can use it to help make yourself a little happier and healthier. 

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Beneficial Effects of CBD on the Body and the Mind

Body, Mind, Natural Medicine

CBD produced in the United States is now legal, as long as the production process follows the instructions and regulatory measures implemented by the Farm Bill 2018. This has opened up huge opportunities for not just the business to bloom, but also for the end users.

As cannabidiol has multiple health benefits for both the body and the mind, we can now take advantage of these effects and incorporate CBD oil and other related products into our lives to lead a better, happier, and healthier life.

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Plant-Based Milk Alternatives

Body, Nutrition

In recent years, milk has come to take on multiple meanings. Made from nuts, seeds and vegetables, plant-based milk alternatives have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years because of their nutritional values and low impact on those with lactose intolerance or digestive disorders.

No matter if you are a vegan, vegetarian or are just experiment with a keto or plant-based lifestyle, plant-based milk is a healthy choice that can easily be made at home in a variety of different flavors. 

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