When most of us think of our diets, we tend to focus on how it affects our bodies. But the foods we eat also play a role in how we feel mentally as well, and an imbalanced diet can mess with our heads just as much as our stomachs. Certain nutrient deficiencies can affect your mental

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CV Sciences, Inc. preeminent supplier and manufacturer of hemp-derived phytocannabinoids including CBD oil, announced today that the Company’s hemp-derived CBD gold extract which includes all of PlusCBD Oil™ Gold Formula product line, has received self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in accordance with stringent US FDA safety guidelines. CV Sciences is the only hemp CBD nutraceutical company

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Many people consider hemp seeds to be a superfood. The seeds have a rich nutritional profile and provide a range of health benefits. Although hemp seeds come from the Cannabis sativa plant, they do not produce a mind-altering effect. These small, brown seeds are rich in protein, fiber, and healthful fatty acids, including omega-3s and omega-6s, and are also a healthful

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A career of hard knocks to the head will not necessarily leave pro athletes with serious, permanent brain damage. That’s the take-home message from a small study. The new data come from tests of 21 retired athletes. All had been football players with the Buffalo Bills or hockey players with the Buffalo Sabres. Each player allowed researchers

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Three or more prior concussions were associated with adverse health outcomes in former collegiate football players without professional football exposure, according to results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers had 204 former collegiate football players who played at least one season of football from 1999 to 2001 in the NCAA and had no professional

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Scientists have discovered that a single severe head injury can lead to dementia through a rogue protein that propagates through the brain and corrupts others, giving some much needed insight into what happens inside an injured brain. ‘Brain injuries are one of the most complex pathologies in the most complex organ in the body, the brain,’

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The addition of cannabidiol (CBD) to a routine antiepileptic drug regimen is a favorable and effective treatment option for patients with treatment‐resistant epilepsies, according to results of an interim analysis of an expanded-access program (EAP) published in Epilepsia. In the safety assessment, 607 patients were enrolled. Countable seizure types were recorded in parents’ and caregivers’ clinical

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In a recent study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers investigated the involvement of fish rich in omega-3 fats in total and all-cause-specific mortality. For the study, the researchers analyzed a total of 421,309 (participants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP Diet and Health Study, which had 16 years of follow-up data. They categorized the type and

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Short-term omega-3 supplementation in postsurgical gastrointestinal cancer patients improved post-operative indicators of immune function, inflammation, and other postoperative outcomes, according to meta-analysis of 16 randomized controlled trials. This is significant, the researchers point out, because gastrointestinal cancer patients often have a poor prognosis due to malnutrition and poor immune function manifesting from a lack of appetite,

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