Winter blues? How to manage cold weather stress, according to experts
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
We may have put 2020 behind us, but that doesn’t mean this year is any less difficult especially winter time.
On top of anxiety associated with the coronavirus pandemic, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is very common during the colder months. Millions of American adults may suffer from the condition, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
The NIH says research suggests that serotonin levels decrease in the winter due to the lack of sunlight, which results in seasonal affective disorder.
To help you combat the winter blues and stress for the new year, we confided in some experts and sources on what works best.
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Over the next two quarters, though, the idea is to also make available CBD-infused confectionery products and a hydration line that will include multi-flavoured energy drinks, CBD Global Sciences reports. With no more than 0.3 per THC, the products can be sold in all 50 states in the U.S.
The product launch is timed to coincide with Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman’s reality TV docudrama, Dog Unleashed, which will be streaming online through a subscription-based app sometime in the second quarter of 2021.
The products will also be available through New Age Beverage’s distribution channel, which services more than 5,000 stores, notes the press release.
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The investigation showed that fentanyl exposure among the 819 study participants was common. At the initial interview, fentanyl was detected in the tests of slightly more than half, 53 per cent, of participants. Fentanyl was not as prevalent for those people who tested positive for THC.
“Overall study interviews, cannabis use was independently associated with reduced likelihood of being recently exposed to fentanyl,” states the abstract. That risk was called “significantly lower.”
Authors point out “the ongoing opioid overdose crisis is driven largely by exposure to illicitly manufactured fentanyl.”
That being the case, they say the findings “reinforce the need for experimental trials to investigate the potential benefits and risks of controlled cannabinoid administration for people on OAT.”