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How To Balance Working From Home, Virtual Learning, And Motherhood

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As if being a parent and devoting mother wasn’t enough, a global pandemic has been affecting the United States for almost eight months – causing nearly everyone to work and attend school from home. For parents especially, this has become extremely challenging! How can we virtually set up our children to focus on school and work from home and feed and care for our kiddos all day without feeling overwhelmed? It’s a task for a superhero – and CBD.  BEFORE COVID-19 The stress of being a mom is not new – how could it be? A survey in 2019 found that 51% of moms feel discouraged when it comes to managing the stress of work and motherhood. In the same survey, it was found that ⅓ of moms say their mental and physical health is suffering, and that our society does not do a good job of supporting them. There are many stressors with being a parent and it isn’t possible to mention them all, but here are a few.  With the time demands that come with being a parent, it’s easy to feel like the...

How To Turn Craze Into Zen – 5 Natural Ways To Relieve Stress And Anxiety

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On the inside, you’re screaming. You’re already running late. Your heart is racing, your body is sweating, and you probably just spilled something on your favorite shirt. You. Are. Stressed. Unfortunately, this kind of stuff happens. Usually. Every. Day. And almost always at the worst possible time. Right? So how do you go from craze to zen? Here are 5 Natural Ways you can relieve stress and anxiety. 1. Try Yoga If the thought of working out is even more stressful than the original stress you’re dealing with— let’s change that. A great exercise that is less daunting and rigorous to your body is yoga. Yoga helps relax your body and mind while also keeping you fit. Additionally, it is a great way to release physical and emotional tensions you’ve carried with you throughout the day. Here are some poses to get you started! 2. Take A Breath (or 60) Next time you feel the anxiety rising up, try deep breathing. As elementary as it seems, deep concentrated breathing will calm your brain and ge...

The CBD Movement

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  Over the past few years, CBD has made itself a hot topic – advertised on TV, billboards, and radio. Not only is it advertised in every possible area, but google searches show that CBD is more popular than Jesus, Kanye West, and The NBA, thanks to this Forbes article. What makes CBD so easy to gossip about is that it can be put in nearly everything, from lotions to cocktails to toothpicks. As with any trend where the world seems engulfed in a new product, it is important to educate yourself to prevent the spread of misinformation, so let us handle that for you. CBD – What Is It? So what is it? To keep it short and sweet, let’s go over a brief history. The cannabis plant, until this surge of popularity, was mostly known for the chemical property that is THC. THC is psychoactive, gets you “high”, and is from a branch of the cannabis plant called Marijuana. CBD, however, is from the hemp plant (stemmed from cannabis), which is not psychoactive, does not get you high, and is known for...

What Is Broad Spectrum Hemp Oil

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Why Hemp Is Not Marijuana While being practically identical, like Parent Trap identical, hemp and marijuana are not the same things. The misconception surrounding the two plants prevents many from reaping the almost never-ending benefits of CBD products— so we are here to end these misconceptions so you can start living a better life, naturally. Let’s talk about the differences between hemp and marijuana. First, the confusion surrounding hemp and marijuana is due to many reasons. For starters, because of misinformation, the two are generally grouped together when talking about psychoactive effects and “getting high,” which leads most to consider them the same thing. Additionally, both originate from the same plant, Cannabis, which then branches off into several different plants. Confused? Let’s get through this. Hemp and marijuana both belong to the genus of plants called ‘Cannabis.’ There are multiple types of Cannabis that have extremely different effects, like Sativa, Indica, and Ru...

USDA Certified Organic Hemp CBD Oil

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Can CBD Boost Your Immune System? The outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 has caused confusion throughout the globe. Internet searches are spiking on immune system FAQs, so we’re here to help. When we hear the words “immune system” often, the first thing to come to our heads is Vitamin C. While Vitamin C is an essential nutrient in our everyday lives and does great things for immunity (it contributes to the immune defense by supporting various cellular functions like supporting barrier functions against pathogens and accumulating different cells for killing microbes). The key to a healthy and strong immune system doesn’t stop there. Here are a few ways to boost that baby up! GET YOUR ZZZs It’s almost as if sleep and drinking enough water are the cure for everything… but actually. Sleep and immunity are so closely tied that in a study from the National Institute of Health, it was found that those who slept fewer than 6 hours each night were more likely to catch a cold than those who slep...