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How Can You Save Your Summer with CBD?

Summertime is here at last, and to quote the immortal words of Ric Flair, “WOOO!”

It’s time to let loose and unwind as you put the finals, all-nighters and mental breakdowns behind you and focus on soaking up the summer sun.

Whether you’re an incoming freshman or a super senior, summer break is the one time in the year, where you can be free to focus on whatever you want.

Unfortunately, real life sometimes keeps you from fully enjoying your relaxed schedule. Whether it’s rain on your wedding day, a free ride when you’ve already paid or good advice that you just didn’t take, it may not be ironic, but it’s frustrating all the same.

Luckily, cbdMD, a leading innovator in the CBD oil industry, knows that summers are meant for comfort, rest and relaxation. That’s exactly why they’ve got a wide variety of premium CBD oil products to help you get the most out of your summer vacation, no matter what you’re dealing with.

CBD: Nature’s Best Kept Secret

If you’ve been studying so diligently that you somehow haven’t heard of CBD yet, let us give you the SparkNotes version of what this helpful cannabinoid is and what it can do.

CBD comes from the hemp plant; but unlike THC, its intoxicating cousin, CBD won’t get you high. This is because federally legal CBD is derived from industrial hemp, which must contain less than 0.3 percent THC. However, just because you won’t get stoned, doesn’t mean you won’t experience all the natural benefits commonly associated with the cannabis plant.

CBD’s relationship with the endocannabinoid system (ECS) allows it to help your body regulate and repair things like your digestive, immune and nervous systems to help maintain balance and improve overall wellness.

Although, what does all this talk of non-intoxicating cannabinoids and the ECS have to do with you enjoying your summer?

While there are countless ways CBD can be used to help improve your life and unlock a naturally better self, here at cbdMD we wanted to share the best ways CBD can help you survive the summer!

At cbdMD, we combine premium quality products and innovation to offer the best CBD available on the market. We test our premium CBD oil through independent, third-party laboratories to guarantee the highest of standards. cbdMD is committed to providing the best in CBD oil products; we stand behind the quality of our products by offering an easy-to-use service, free shipping, satisfaction guarantees, and great customer service.

Discover more at https://www.cbdmd.com.

 

Your Safety Guide for a Stress-Free Period

So, you’ve found the perfect bedding and perfect roommate, right? But have you thought about the perfect plan for your period? Whether you have early morning soccer practice, orientation activities or you’re just running around campus, insuring you have the right products on hand for any situation is crucial—and easy to do!

There has never been more choices commonly available for you to pick from. Tampons, pads, menstrual cups, period underwear or any combination of these, or whether you prefer organic or the best option for the environment, there is a lot of options to consider. And a lot of women find that, depending on what phase of their period they’re in or their activities, the product that works best for them can change.

No matter what you choose, the following guidance will help you use these products safely:

  1. When using tampons, your goal should be to use the lowest absorbency that allows you to avoid leaks and remove the tampon comfortably after 4-8 hours of use. Your flow changes from day to day, and many brands offer multiple absorbencies to mix and match (some even offer a multipack) to make choosing the optimal size for your flow easier. If you leak or spot, go up a size, and if the tampon is hard to remove, go down an absorbency. This guidance is key to not only making your tampon more comfortable and eliminating leaks, but also in helping you minimize the risk of the rare but serious disease, toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Even though the annual incidence rate of TSS in women of menstrual age in the United States is very low at about one case per 100,000 women, all women using tampons need to make sure they understand the information in the package insert and the signs and symptoms of TSS. This includes ALL tampons regardless of composition or absorbency.
  2. TSS has also been associated with the use of other intra-vaginal products, including menstrual cups, diaphragms and contraceptive sponges. Don’t be misled into thinking TSS is only associated with tampon use.
  3. Be alert to signs and symptoms of TSS. If you are using tampons or menstrual cups and start to feel sick, see a doctor immediately and tell her you think you might have TSS.

Symptoms include (note: you don’t need to have all of these):

  • Onset of flu-like symptoms such as fever (102°F)
  • Vomiting, diarrhea
  • Sunburn-like rash
  • Dizziness, muscle aches
  • Fainting/near fainting when standing up

4. Do not use a tampon or menstrual cup for non-menstrual vaginal discharge. Pads and liners are a safer choice.

  1. Wash hands before and after changing any menstrual product. This will help prevent the spread of bacteria that can cause disease.
  2. Do not flush used tampons, applicators and pads down the toilet. Always wrap these up in toilet paper like a “mummy” and dispose of them in the trash or product receptacles commonly found inside public restroom stalls.
  3. Sterilize menstrual cups between each use to reduce the opportunity for growth of potentially harmful bacteria.

We hope you find this guidance helpful as you choose the right product, or products, for your lifestyle. As with everything else in college, if you’re not sure, don’t be afraid to ask questions! And don’t let myths or on-line information you’re not sure about hold you back from living an active and confident lifestyle. Knowledge is power.

For more information on these issues and more, visit femcareanswers.com!

Track Your Cycle!

Your menstrual cycle is a direct indicator of your overall health, and periods are your body’s way of telling you that things are working as they should. Having an extremely irregular or heavy period can indicate an existing underlying condition. By tracking and logging various details of your cycle, you will be able to recall things that you will might otherwise forget when speaking with your doctor. There are plenty of online tools and apps out there to use!

 

When Your College Student’s Necessity Becomes the Mother of Your Invention!

Our daughter’s departure to college came with mixed emotions. While we were excited for her to begin the next chapter of her life, there were also many “unknowns” that we were nervous about.

One of the “unknowns” gave us an idea that led to the start of a small business. It turned out that our daughter had a roommate that did not feel the need to lock, or at times even close doors when she would leave. So, when she moved into my daughter’s dorm room this propensity to not secure the room immediately created tension.  Like many college freshmen, my daughter had just purchased a new laptop and was worried about losing it as well as some of her other valuables because far too many times she would come back to an unlocked door.

After trying to remedy the situation with her roommate and having no success, she would call us expressing her frustration that the situation was not getting any better. Darla and I decided that our daughter needed a secure storage solution. We realized that any viable solution must:

  • Be easy to access and lock automatically. Accessibility was essential for keeping her medications in it
  • Be large enough for her laptop, some of her expensive textbooks, and maybe even a purse
  • Not take any desk space or floor space, because her dorm room had none to spare
  • Have an appealing exterior; this was going in a girl’s dorm room after all
  • Not require screws or bolts, because the college would only allow command strips for hanging, mounting, or attaching anything to college property/furniture
  • Be easy to install without tools because she would be the only one setting it up

So, after considering the requirements and the space available, we realized the space above her feet was the only place in her dorm room that could be considered available to use. It was not a shared area, she had full control of this small space, and it was very close to where she would spend lots of time. We also knew it would work on both the top and bottom bunk in the event that her bed location changed.

Thus, the BunkTrunk™ was born.

After a few revisions, driven by our daughter’s experience with early prototypes, we finalized a design that is functional, accessible and secure.

We added a few accessories so she could get the most out of her BunkTrunk™. She needed a power strip with USB outlets for charging her phone, laptop, and other items. We added a dimmable USB light so she wouldn’t bother others when she studied late. We also added a Bluetooth speaker so that she and her roommates could watch movies together.

With her laptop and phone locked up while charging inside, she felt much better about her dorm situation. She also found that, with the door to her BunkTrunk™ opened, it made an impromptu work surface.  Whenever she needed to study late into the night and didn’t want to bother her roommates by studying at her desk with the light on, she was able to study in her bed.

Because she was on the top bunk and she didn’t have a nightstand next to her, she used her BunkTrunk™ as a nightstand too!

After we solved her dorm problem, we soon realized that she was not alone in her desire to secure her valuables. Other college students could also benefit from the BunkTrunk™. What started in 2015 as a simple answer to our daughter’s need evolved into a family business, selling BunkTrunk™’s to over 20 colleges in the Summer of 2016. And the growth hasn’t stopped there.

As of August 2019, not only have we shipped over 1,000 units to more than 30 states, but the U.S. Patent Office also granted us our patent!

It turns out that the saying is true, necessity really is the mother of invention, and, in our case, it led to a new small business too!

Check out bunktrunk.com for more information.

 

Concerned About College Housing? We Look at How Sleepyhead’s Mattress Toppers Can Help You Sleep Better

Your freshman year of college is a series of new experiences that help you learn and grow. For Steven Van Alen, it was life in student housing that opened his eyes and inspired the idea behind his student-focused business.

Van Alen is both a hard-working student continuing his studies at San Diego State University and the Founder and CEO of college mattress topper brand, Sleepyhead. If he could share one tip, he wished he would have known as a first-year student, it would be to come prepared for that campus housing-issued mattress.

He realized the beds in student housing and furnished apartments were substandard and unhygienic. Having no choice but to sleep on the old, used and uncomfortable mattresses provided by the university, students were using mattress toppers to go on top of the provided beds, yet there were so many questions about finding the right topper.

“The mattress toppers available to today’s students do very little to help,” Van Alen said. “I watched my friends, classmates and myself suffer from a lack of sleep due to substandard sleeping solutions. Colleges prohibit students from replacing their mattresses, so the only solution was a better mattress topper, and that’s when Sleepyhead was born.”

For students by students

The company is for students by students and offers mattress toppers that fit the standard Twin XL mattress size, and at a student-friendly price point. Sleepyhead doesn’t sacrifice quality either. Mattress toppers contain a proprietary memory foam – CertiPUR-US certified foam, which is tested to be free of any harmful toxins and materials. The memory foam also supports pressure points and posture so students can get a comfortable sleep, even when it’s after pulling an all-nighter or a power nap between classes.

Sleepyhead has already become a trusted brand by over 900 universities nationwide and just in time for students heading back to school for a new academic year. The company introduced the most advanced and comfortable copper-infused mattress topper on the market, the Copper Topper, which contains memory foam and nanotechnology to help protect students from bacteria, dust mites and uncomfortable used mattresses. Meanwhile their gel memory foam topper contains gel to help channel heat away from the body leaving you cool and comfortable.

Aside from providing sleeping solutions for success and supporting students’ dreams, the brand offers their “Good Till Graduation” five-year warranty on all mattress toppers. This means, from first-year students living in the dorms until graduation, Sleepyhead will be by your side.

In this line of business, Van Alen is using his age and college experience to his advantage and his talent isn’t going unnoticed. He’s working with four high profile investors and operators, who are current and past executives for companies such as:LoveSac, Goldman Sachs, Starwood Hotels and Coca-Cola.

“Our investors are high net worth individuals, with world class operating skills and financial backgrounds,” Van Alen said. “We are so fortunate to have these guys on board this early in the game.”

A good night’s sleep

No matter how successful Van Alen’s future business becomes, he wants to make sure Sleepyhead doesn’t stop at innovative mattress toppers. With the philosophy that everyone deserves a good night’s sleep, he founded the company as a hybrid between a corporation and a non-profit.

While substandard mattresses at college were certainly a concern, the knowledge of so many less fortunate who didn’t have a mattress to sleep on hit Van Alen close to home when he found out his sister was homeless, pregnant and a college student at the time. While she was provided government housing, she had no furnishings or the means to buy them.

With the thought of his sister sleeping on the concrete floor while being nine months pregnant, Van Alen knew he had to do something to help, not just her, but the thousands of students who fall on hard times. For this reason, this CEO under 30 takes pride in the fact that Sleepyhead is a benefit corporation, donating one product for every ten sold to an anti-poverty non-profit organization.

Thanks to Van Alen, student residents are no longer an ignored demographic in the sleep space. With this type of buzz early on in the start-up game, look for Sleepyhead to further revolutionize the sleep industry for college students and university housing.

Visit Sleepyhead on Instagram, @sleepyheadusa. Purchase one for yourself … and maybe your roommate online at www.sleepyheadusa.com.

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Neuro-Stack: Drug-Free Anxiety & Depression Relief Through Nature

Many Herbal Extracts Calm Nerves Better than Drugs and have POSITIVE side effects.

You are dependent on your ability to calmly focus and recall information quickly and there are many natural, plant-based, powerfully effective options available to help you do so. The extensively studied and expertly cultivated ingredients in Neuro-Stack improve your memory, focus, and clarity, as well as the overall health of your brain without the side effects that pharmaceuticals can cause.

Taking pharmaceutical drugs for anxiety, depression, or stress is hard for the rest of the body. We develop a dependence and tolerance to these drugs, so we need more to get the same effect. We risk becoming seriously addicted. According to Dr. Edward Group, who has a background in chemistry and biochemistry, when you stop taking pharmaceuticals your anxiety/depression returns far worse than before.. His talk can be found at Akua Life on Facebook.

Instead of taking pharmaceutical drugs that can permanently damage your neurotransmitter balance and cause a ton of other side effects like stomach cramps, weight gain, and even worse anxiety, choose a natural, plant-based earth medicine that works with your body.

Why choose Neuro-Stack?

Neuro-Stack, our targeted nootropic herbal blend, works to reduce anxiety physically and chemically.  Meaning, it helps your brain create a more relaxed and focused balance of neurotransmitters so you can learn new information effortlessly and recall it more easily even in stressful situations, like finals.  It also helps to create new brain cells and new neuron connections to allow you to improve your problem-solving abilities and understand your major subjects more intuitively. Being stressed out is no joke, and a majority of students report that they’re so strung out they’re practically numb.  This isn’t healthy!  Not only does this limit your ability to enjoy life, but it limits your performance in the classroom leading to lower grades and fewer potential job offers.

The drugs that are used for the anxiety you feel in school often make the feeling of numbness worse.  Neuro-Stack works differentlyto enhance brain function with clinically tested ingredients that will have you performing at the top of your game. You’ll have no problem balancing all of your assignments and tests, and still have enough mental stamina for a social life.  The bonus is there aren’t any negative side effects. No rebound anxiety, no stomach cramps, just benefits.

The ingredients we use improve the health of your brain over time, which is something none of the pharmaceutical drugs can claim.  If you skip a dose or two, even for a couple of weeks during break, you’ll still be sharp when you get back to class. The 27 synergistically formulated nootropics in Neuro-Stack include nine patented ingredients to optimize the production of GABA, serotonin, and dopamine so you can remain clear-headed to keep pushing yourself forward. Boosting these neurotransmitters with the natural plant extracts found in Neuro-Stack can enhance your memory and settle your mind quickly so you can ace your finals effortlessly.

The function of neurotransmitters in regulating mood

If neurology isn’t your major, let’s get clear on what these neurotransmitters do. GABA is one of the primary compounds involved in how we feel anxiety. If we have too little of it, it is either because we aren’t producing it or we’re burning through it in stressful situations and as a result, we feel more and more anxiety until the feeling crushes us. It’s too large of a molecule to create through digestion, so we have to take things that will help us make more of it in our brains.

Serotonin and Dopamine are “happy chemicals,” and we need plenty of them to feel good.  Heck, we need plenty of them to feel just OK, and if you’re feeling less than OK it’s a sign you need to produce way more of them. The combination of these neurotransmitters allows you to reach flow state, where everything in your brain just clicks and life gets easier. They also boost motivation and decrease your tendency to procrastinate, so you’ll be able to study for stats and organic chemistry without crying first.

Our plant-based formula to keep and support your brain health

Our plant-based earth medicine formula includes 27 extracts that are standardized for purity and are of the highest quality available. Neuro-Stack even has nine patented Ingredients for optimum bioavailability. Three heavy hitting extracts of our 27 ingredients are Lion’s Mane Mushroom, Ashwagandha, and Bacopa Monnieri.Bacopa Monnieri was first found in ancient Ayurvedic texts thousands of years ago. It was recommended to devotees to help memorize long passages of religious text. Today it is used as a powerful memory booster and it is used to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Bacopa Monnieri is an adaptogen and helps prevent the chemical and physical effects of stress. Instead of just suppressing them like many modern antidepressants, Bacopa Monnieri calms your nervous system so you actually are less stressed. We offer a patented version of Bacopa Monnieri called Bacognize®

Ashwagandhais one of the most powerful herbs in Ayurvedic healing. Neuro-Stack’s has a patented version of Ashwagandha called Sensoril® and is 5x’s more potent.

Ashwagandha works just as well as some of the most potent drugs used to treat anxiety and depression. This ancient remedy has remarkable stress-relieving properties.  Ashwagandha can help to regenerate brain cells and assists in the generation of neural networks involved in learning.  This herb also reduces cortisol which is a hormone that makes us feel more stressed and promotes weight gain.

Lion’s Mane Mushroom is known as the Brain-Shroom for stimulating Nerve Growth Factor.  It enhances nerve regeneration, improves cognition functions, and relieves depression, anxiety, and stress.  It’s a powerhouse for improving focus and memory.  If you want to get the best performance from your brain, Lion’s Mane is essential to get into that creative, focused, calm state of flow.

The best part about Neuro-Stack’s formula is it repairs axons, dendrites, synapsis, and helps grows new ones too! The ingredients have been specially chosen to not only give an immediate effect but to improve the condition of the brain long term.

Use Discount code “StressFreeExams” at https://akualife.com/ for a $11.11 discount.

About Akua Life

Akua Life’s nine driving forces are love, quality, potency, results, helping people, health wellness, being eco-friendly, happy customers and making money. Similarly, their product neuro-stack’s abides by helping their customers remember more, feel happier and live healthier.

Many of their ingredients have a higher percentage of potency and a larger dose than other products on the market, alongside featuring Nine patented ingredients for maximum absorption and more bioavailable.Neuro-Stack even stimulates NGF – Nerve Growth Factor for enhanced nerve regeneration (you heal faster) and it can help relieve you of pain,

Start your journey to health and happiness at https://akualife.com/

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Welcome to Nootropics: Natural Brain Boosters

 

Welcome to Nootropics: Natural Brain Boosters

We are faced with an ever-increasing need to process and retain complex information, as  our fast-paced lives emphasize an excellent memory, quick thinking, and creative problem-solving abilities.  Nothing supports these needs better than nootropics or powerful plant-based extracts, that have been utilized for thousands and thousands of years, as seen in ancient Ayurvedic and Chinese texts.

If you are looking to crush anxiety, depression, stress, and improve all cognitive functions we have a solution and it comes from the earth. Get back to your roots!  You are what you eat, nature/god/source has the answers, and our 100% natural vegan product will prove it to you.  We’ve spent years refining this formula of nootropics  and receive feedback daily on how users have pushed themselves to new levels, which they didn’t believe they could ever reach.

We start with Organic Lion’s Mane mushroom, a super-star in the nootropics world. The Organic Lion’s Mane in Neuro-Stack is a potent cognitive booster, especially since it’s wild grown on its natural substrates. Lion’s mane improves the health of brain tissue over time by stimulating Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), enhances nerve regeneration and gives a boost to brainpower by enhancing the communication between neurons. It’s been used clinically to reduce the plaques in the brain formed in Alzheimer’s disease and to treat ADHD. Learn more about the intense benefits of our Lion’s Mane at https://akualife.com/pages/lions-mane-mushroom .

Neuro-Stack also includes a patented high potency extract of  Turmeric called Curcumin C3 Complex®. Curcumin decreases inflammation and is a natural pain reliever; it also has been used as an antidepressant for centuries. Curcumin is a mood lifter and brings clarity over thoughts. It promotes the growth of new neurons and improves the balance of serotonin and dopamine, so you feel ready to tackle your day.

Next is Ashwagandha, one of the most powerful herbs employed in Ayurvedic healing for 1000’s of years. Ashwagandha works just as well as some of the most potent drugs used to treat anxiety and depression. This ancient remedy has remarkable stress-relieving properties. Our Ashwagandha is a patented version called Sensoril® and it is 5x more potent.

The Bacopa Monnieri extract in Neuro-Stack is a patented form called Bacognize®. Bacognize is an adaptogenic herb, which fights stress in your body and your brain and works as a healing agent, that doesn’t just cover up the symptoms like many drugs.

In order to get your brain firing and allow you to work at your best, CDP Choline/Citicoline is essential. We use a patented form called COGNIZIN®.  Choline is brain food and it gets used up faster, the more intensely we have to study and the more stress we have to deal with. It’s a primary neurotransmitter, which makes all the other functions of the brain possible.  CDP Choline is a targeted compound that has been used in clinical settings to heal stroke damage and studies have shown it can improve healing in the brain and improve cognitive performance.

Suntheanine® is a potent form of the amino acid L-theanine that’s been patented for its effectiveness.  It shifts your brainwave patterns away from the scattered, reactive beta state into the more focused and calm alpha state.  This is where your brain flows, where thoughts come effortlessly and you feel alert without being anxious.  Suntheanine® works extremely well with caffeine, enhancing cognitive abilities and wakefulness while soothing any potential jitters.  We’ve chosen not to include caffeine in our formula because if you’re reading this you’re likely already mainlining the stuff.

In all we have 27 nootropics in our masterpiece including 9 patented ones for optimum bioavailability.  We’ve done an astronomical amount of research into each of our ingredients and we constantly evaluate our supplies for exceptional quality.  We crafted this formula so you can perform at your highest level. You need to be at the top of your game every single day.  Our goal is to support you in unlocking your potential because you’re here to make a real difference in the world.

For a limited time use Discount code “NootropicsRule” at https://akualife.com/ for a $11.11 discount.

Start remembering more and feeling happier today by giving us a try.

About Akua Life 

Akua Life’s nine driving forces are love, quality, potency, results, helping people, health wellness, being eco-friendly, happy customers and making money. Similarly, their product neuro-stack’s abides by helping their customers remember more, feel happier and live healthier.

Many of their ingredients have a higher percentage of potency and a larger dose than other products on the market, alongside featuring four patented ingredients for maximum absorption and more bioavailable.Neuro-Stack even stimulates NGF – Nerve Growth Factor for enhanced nerve regeneration (you heal faster) and it can help relieve you of pain,

Start your journey to health and happiness at https://akualife.com/

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The key is at YOUR fingertips

The Key is at YOUR Fingertips

Launched at CES and on Shark Tank, security and convenience come together in this padlock with technology that is perfect for college life.

The beginning

Robbie Cabral was in a tough spot. It was the Holidays, he’d just been laid off, and on that very day, his daughter was born. He was depressed and overweight, so he started going to the gym to improve his self-esteem and his waistline. While he was there, he got an idea that would change his life and improve the lives of many. He noticed people leaving keys in their padlocks, struggling to open them, leaving them unlocked.

Why did locking up your things at the gym have to be difficult? Wouldn’t it be great if you could open a padlock with your fingerprint or a key?

Robbie started working to develop his idea: designing, prototyping, testing and revising. After three years of hard work, he was granted a patent. Now what?

He exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and won the coveted Innovation Award. He’d proven his concept in a big way and needed to figure out how to raise investment money and get his product into the marketplace.

Shark tank

That’s where Shark Tank came in. Robbie made it onto the show. His story won every Shark’s heart and his idea, patent and CES award made his proposition irresistible to them all. Robbie especially clicked with “Mr. Wonderful”, and that partnership really got things moving. Kevin O’Leary knew what Robbie needed: a company to partner with who had distribution, a customer base, manufacturing capability and R&D. In comes Hampton Products.

Hampton Products

Kim Kelley, President and CEO of Hampton Products, fit every criteria Kevin O’Leary and Robbie were searching for. In no time, the agreement was signed, as was a check for $100K as an advance to Robbie on future sales. Robbie and Hampton Products have since scaled the first Benjilock® By Hampton padlock and introduced it into the marketplace at ACE Hardware and Home Depot. Benjilock® By Hampton is the perfect solution for locking up your valuables, so you can enjoy college life.

Travel

Traveling abroad? The Benjilock® By Hampton TSA luggage padlock opens for you with the touch of your fingerprint, but has a special cylinder that also allows the TSA access, too. Now, you can travel freely and safely without worrying about things getting stolen from your luggage or the TSA cutting open your lock. The TSA Benjilocks can be programmed with up to five fingerprints—and programming is easy with detailed instructions included in the packaging. They even have an optional dial combination on the lock as a backup.

Around campus

Benjilock® By Hampton is great for locking up electronics, backpacks, protecting your things at the gym and—coming soon—even locking up your bike! Just think of the convenience! Program your fingerprint and then all you have to do is touch your lock to open it. No one else will have access unless you program their fingerprint into the lock. The 43mm Benjilocks can be programmed with up to 10 fingerprints.

Benjilock® By Hampton has a padlock that fits your lifestyle.

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Let’s Talk About Lube: Fiction Versus the Facts

Imagine, two people are about to have sex. One person asks their partner “Do you have lube?” The second person scrambles to find “lube” in their bathroom, only to come back with a bottle of lotion or a tub of coconut oil. “This is all I have.” If you have not experienced this yet, you probably will.

Lube is one of the most misunderstood and underrated sex aids. Lube is the BEST intimate tool we have at our disposal. Using lube during sex can make a world of a difference. It can make or break a sexual experience. Ask yourself if you would rather have a more enjoyable and satisfying sexual experience or the opposite? Yet, no one seems to want to talk about it!

As a sex educator in a feminist-owned sex shop in New York City, the mere suggestion of sex lube to a customer would get a negative reaction or defensiveness. “I get plenty wet on my own.” “Lube is only for old people.” “I do not need lube.” “I can get my partner plenty wet on my own.”

Here is a question for you, do you use Chapstick or lip gloss? When your lips are chapped, the natural inclination is to lick your lips. However, that only keeps your lips moist for a moment. Lip balm is necessary to keep your lips hydrated and protected. Think of lube in the same regard.

How to best use lube?

Here are a couple more ways to use lube. Add a few drops of lube inside the condom and greatly enhance sensations. Lube increases stimulation on the head of the cock and prevents the condom from breaking. With dental dams, put a few drops of lube on the side of the receiver. It will allow the dam to move easily and in harmony with the giver’s mouth and tongue. With the combination of the material of condoms, the vulva can often lose its natural moisture.

For anal sex, lube is mandatory, as this orifice does not self-lubricate. Bad friction plus no lube can often result in micro-tears to your delicate skin. OUCH! Sex should never be painful! Lube helps to eliminate the potential for discomfort. So while you may believe you don’t “need” lube, you should definitely want to get some.

Lotion, Vaseline, coconut oil may be more readily available to you in your dorm room. However, these products are not great substitutes for real lube. Now that you are more informed, it is the time to switch to a body safe lube that is designed specifically for sex like Amor Oral that offers a large variety of flavored lubes that taste great for oral and are pH neutral for intercourse!

Understand your partner’s needs

Women have varying amounts of natural lubrication. Above all, it is important to clarify that the lack of natural lubrication doesn’t suggest a person’s lack of arousal. When giving a blowjob or hand-job, lube will make increase sensations and enjoyable effects.

Moreover, many factors can affect moisture levels such as medications, stress from finals, caffeine and dehydration. There are parts of our bodies that do not self-lubricate such as the shaft of the penis, nipples and the anus. Communication is key. Always check with your partner. Be vocal about your wants and needs.

If you ever become bored with plain lube, I would recommend adding a fun element to the mix: FLAVORED LUBE!

Amor Oral flavored lubes

First of all, featuring a variety of delicious body-safe lubes, Amor Oral offers over 50+ flavors which are safe to consume and will not stain your sheets! Score! Amor Oral Lubes can be found on Amazon.com and are:

  • 100% edible, pH neutral and hypoallergenic for improved adult fun
  • Water based formula contains a balanced mixed of flavors and edible, food-grade ingredients
  • 100% Toy Friendly with only food-grade ingredients to improve lubrication and pleasure
  • American made

Amor Oral lubes not only tastes great but smells amazing too. Great sex engages all the senses. Put lube in the fridge for an hour and then pour it onto the body for temperature play. Add a blind fold (with consent of course) to add a bit of kink!

Flavored lubes are a safer alternative to using whip-cream or honey. Externally, these foods are fun to play with on the body. But can wreak havoc on your genitals. Flavored lube can be poured onto other parts of the body such as the thighs, butt, neck or nipples for some fun tongue and mouth action! Have fun, be safe, enjoy your sex life with Amor Oral.

 

By offering the world’s largest selection of flavored lube, Amor Oral is the leading provider of personal lubricant for monantic rendezvous and memorable night of passion. Extra yummy and professionally formulated using only pure quality food-grade ingredients our organic lubes are the yummiest and safest lubricant solutions for lovers. 

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Boost Your Brain With Nootropics

Looking for a safe alternative to Adderall without the nasty side effects? You might have heard the word nootropics before, but what exactly are they and where can I get them?

What are nootropics?

Nootropics are synthetic compounds that improve the cognitive abilities of healthy individuals. In their basic state, they’re powders, but we sell them in capsule form.

Nootropics are not medicines: medicines bring you back to health when you’re sick, whilst nootropics help you improve when you’re healthy.

Given the unique effect profile of each nootropic compound, and given the variation in people’s brain chemistry, individuals can use different nootropics for different purposes and outcomes.

What are the best nootropics for studying?

Motivation and concentration can often be fleeting and fickle, and whilst nootropics can never replace a disciplined workflow, they can give you a substantial boost towards getting your critical tasks done, and getting them done well.

For long periods of concentrated cognitive effort, such as study, revision, essays, and other time-consuming and mentally demanding tasks, longer lasting nootropics such as Adrafinil, Piracetam and Phenylpiracetam are ideal.

For short periods of intensive cognitive load under high pressure, such as exams or public speaking, nootropics can also provide a controlled peak of sustained mental performance.

Short-duration, high power nootropics such as Aniracetam and Noopept can provide exactly the edge you need. These zone-out distractions and fuel your cognitive processes, enhancing and ensuring mental performance for the most critical of tasks.

Who are we?

We believe that nootropics are a powerful tool for the future of productivity and wellbeing. We see cognitive enhancement as part of a tentative next step in the ongoing process of human improvement. It’s our goal to create a healthy culture of nootropics usage, in which cognitive health is not taboo but recognised as an essential aspect of human capability. For the first time in history, we’re able to improve our intellectual abilities at the chemical level, and we’re proud to facilitate that change.

We run Nootropics.com with three concepts front and centre: safety, reliability and quality.

Safety: Everything that leaves our warehouse has been thoroughly tested to ensure it is of the highest quality. We maintain a network of suppliers to ensure that we deliver only the best.

Reliability: We work hard to make sure our customers know they’re ordering from a reliable source, and will be getting exactly what they’re looking for time and time again. We ensure any relevant scientific citations are included on each of our product pages.

Quality: When you shop with us, we want your whole experience to be great. We pride ourselves in providing exceptional products and first-rate customer service.

Nootropics.com supplies only the highest quality, safest, and most effective nootropics. Whether you’re looking for an edge through cognitive enhancement or a wealth of information on the subject, look no further than https://nootropics.com/