When mbg recently spoke with industry expert Carl Germano, R.D., CNS, CDN, the author of Road to Ananda: Simple Guide to the Endocannabinoid System, Hemp Phytocannabinoids/CBD, and Your Health, he explained that he regularly sees pesticides and herbicides used to combat the slew of pests and natural predators that flock to industrial hemp crops. Aside from being dangerous for farmers and the environment, chemical pesticides could pose a health risk according to the review: “Their direct human toxicity is poorly quantified but include infection, carcinogenicity, reproductive, and developmental impacts,” it reads....

Here’s how and why to introduce affirmations to your children, along with 101 powerful ones to have them try first. The idea is to start getting yourself in a mindset where you can catch negative thoughts happening and meet them with positive ones. Eventually, you’ll start to believe more of the good things you say about yourself and embody them in real-time. As licensed psychotherapist Annette Nunez, M.S., Ph.D., tells mbg, “If we can teach a child how to start thinking positively at a young age, it changes how children view their world and also helps with their inner dialogue....

Not to mention, many of us are removed from our normal routines that power us through our day. (No afternoon yoga class for an energy boost, for example.) But if you don’t want to keep reaching for coffee, or just don’t like coffee in general, where can you turn? Try one of these caffeine alternatives for natural, healthy energy. Chicory root is often used to make a coffee-like beverage since, when roasted, it gives off a similar aroma and flavor....

1.Why do we roll to the right after savasana at the end of class and some times roll to the left ? Is there some significance to this? Traditionally in yoga you roll to the right during the day to honor the sun and roll to the left in the evening to honor the moon. 2. What is the right amount of time to wait after eating, before practicing yoga asana?...

Here’s everything you need to know about demisexuality and what it means to identify as demisexual. The term demisexual first popped up on the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network, Queen explains, after a user shared their experience of “not being sexually attracted to people without first forming an emotional connection.” Your answers to these questions might give you a better understanding of your place on the sexuality spectrum. Demisexual people do experience sexual desire, but they don’t tend to spontaneously want to have sex with people they don’t really know or aren’t that close with yet....

According to the National Sleep Foundation, “good” sleep quality means falling asleep within about 30 minutes, staying sound asleep throughout the night with a maximum of one mid-sleep wakeup, and being able to drift back to sleep within 20 minutes of that one awakening. Unfortunately, blue light can be tough to avoid unless you’re making a conscious effort to sidestep it, considering that our computers, smartphones, and all kinds of other electronic devices emit it....

But beyond being an energy-draining annoyance, imbalanced blood sugar can seriously impair your ability to meet the demands of daily life, and—if chronically elevated—wreak havoc on your long-term health. Of course, it’s also important to be realistic. You’re probably not going to be able to nix packaged foods completely, so just make a point to select those that are made from mostly whole-food ingredients, like an energy bar that lists just nuts, seeds, and dried fruit on its label....