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Each month, we explore a specific health and wellness subject. This month’s theme is “More than CBD.”
By now, the dew is off the bud when it comes to CBD. People recognize that when it comes to the healing they seek, they need a lot more herbs, more life and more… nature. So that’s what we’re here to talk about this month: the importance of bringing CBD into a larger, holistic plan for one’s well-being.
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The herbs that help you rest
Not many people are given good instructions on how to get to sleep. Up until recently, it’s been posed as a binary, and indeed, the more stress you put on oneself, the less likely you’re going to get the sleep one needs. The moment to start preparing begins, interestingly enough, when you first wake up. According to sleep scientist Matthew Walker, both your circadian rhythms and the sleep pressure built up by the steady increase of adenosine throughout the day will eventually intersect to bring your waking life to a halt. Read More
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The herbs that help you rest
The herbs that help you rest
Not many people are given good instructions on how to get to sleep. Up until recently, it’s been posed as a binary, and indeed, the more stress you put on oneself, the less likely you’re going to get the sleep one needs. The moment to start preparing begins, interestingly enough, when you first wake up. According to sleep scientist Matthew Walker, both your circadian rhythms and the sleep pressure built up by the steady increase of adenosine throughout the day will eventually intersect to bring your waking life to a halt.
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Stop the Censorship of Plant Medicine
Stop the Censorship of Plant Medicine
Free speech. It’s on the lips of just about everyone you talk to nowadays, and everyone has an issue with what they can and cannot say about our world. Well, plant medicine practitioners have their own unique cross to bear, especially those of us here in California who remember another time, back when we were able to make our own unique connections with the consumer. It’s important, as we end this month’s discussion on the distinctions between our two brands, to remind you that if you’re using plant medicine, there’s more than one way to get well, no matter what anyone may insist upon.
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The whole plant vs some of the plant
The whole plant vs some of the plant
This will be another opportunity to talk about our relationship to whole plant remedies and why we can't do what we necessarily want to do with our product line - yet.
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1Cab and the entourage effect
1Cab and the entourage effect
This will be a chance for Dr. R to speak about the combinations in 1CaB and how they heighten the effects of each product.
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Reintroducing Medicine Box
Reintroducing Medicine Box
This is our moment to recontextualize what Medicine Box is, and where we discuss THC Equanimity and why it's still important for us to maintain our foothold in this market in the 1CaB era.
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The Wellness Muses: Lynette Cenée
The Wellness Muses: Lynette Cenée
Every human being has their unique life path, but some are so fascinating, it means those who have them will end up pursuing a calling, rather than a career. This is Lynette Cenée, one of Medicine Box’s most iconic Wellness Muses.
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The Wellness Muses: Elizabeth Mack
The Wellness Muses: Elizabeth Mack
Elizabeth Mack has never been a person to do things halfway. Before a fateful bike accident brought Elizabeth to the world of cannabis healing, she had spent 20 years working in both sales and operations for several health insurance carriers, including Anthem Blue Cross.
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The Wellness Muses: Jam in the Van
The Wellness Muses: Jam in the Van
f you could take a solar-powered multiwheeler filled with recording equipment and wired for sound anywhere in the world, where would you go? Jam in the Van founders Jake Cotler took theirs all around the country, giving hordes of talented artists and musicians a shot at gaining an audience while supplying a reliably rocking alternative stage at the festivals they visited, which included SXSW, Bonnaroo and High Sierra. But unfortunately, you know what came next
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The Wellness Muses: Doctor Karina Klimtchuk
The Wellness Muses: Doctor Karina Klimtchuk
Like many in the fields of functional and integrative medicine, Dr. Karina Klimtchuk’s path of healing has taken her to many unique ports of call. Graduating with a dual major in sociology and psychology from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Dr. Klimchuk earned a Psya.D in Psychoanalysis, while also picking up additional training in yoga, acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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Mental health, simplicity, and cleaning out the cobwebs
Mental health, simplicity, and cleaning out the cobwebs
Cleaning out the clutter. Every so often, you’ve got to do it, especially in times of outer chaos, because if they’re messed up out there, they’re going to get out of sorts inside as well. And if you’re going to do a little spring cleaning, you will need the proper tools and cleaning liquids for the job. But don’t fret — Medicine Box’s got you covered.
You may have grown up with or around a hoarder — in my house, that would have been my mom. The basement was pretty much where all of my childhood relics have been preserved, from Star Wars action figures to random books stretching back to my preschool days. While it annoys the hell out of my Dad, it’s hardly as bad as it can get, when it fills entire rooms and the person simply can’t bear to throw any of it out, no matter how much pain it causes them or others. Just like any sort of addiction, there’s a comfort that sets in with having things just so, even if it keeps you from budging an inch.
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The simple life(style)
The simple life(style)
Since the beginning of the year, many of us have lost a LOT of what once defined our lives: routines, hangouts, traditions, and many other things upended or indefinitely postponed. It’s cleared a lot off of our collective schedules. And what are we left with?
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Five steps to healing up by making it simple
Five steps to healing up by making it simple
It’s definitely a rude awakening to be told that one’s entire life needs to be changed in the course of a few days. But that’s what we’ve all been asked to do this year, and some of us are dealing with this better than others. Those who have had difficulty paring down their lifestyles have been struggling the most with it. If you lived for live football matches, music festivals and large throngs of people, it’s taken a lot of getting used to. But as the Internet likes to say every now and again.
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