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Maybe I can find answers to my anxiety, PTSD, and pelvic floor muscle spasms.

If you asked me 10 years or 5 years or even a year ago if Artemis was within the horizon, the answer would have been a big no.  The truth is every blogger/Instagrammer/content creator I know worry about their future.  As content and new social platforms evolve, we also have to evolve and naturally our “shelf self” becomes shorter.  Thus, most of us start thinking about paths beyond blogging.  The natural fit is usually a clothing line, jewelry line, or beauty line.  I always loved fashion, so instinctively, I wanted to get more involved in the design world.

Back in Los Angeles, I hired a tutor who taught me pattern making and design.  I did a collaboration with Marissa Webb a few years ago and I learned so much about construction and styling.  Colin and I went to Vietnam and found a woman-owned clothing manufacturer, who also had a mission that was aligned to our future clothing brand – to help women who were previously sex trafficked.  All of the pieces were there, but for some reason or another they just didn’t connect.  As hard as I tried, I just didn’t know what was my added value.  I didn’t want to have a clothing brand for the sake of having a clothing line.  In the end, that idea was put on hold.

Flash back a few months ago, I saw a Vice episode while editing blog and Instagram photos.  It was about cannabis and CBD, and how mothers were using it to help their kids with epilepsy and as a treatment for seizures.  I was just so curious about the compound.  Then I saw another episode about CBD and depression, and then PTSD, and then immune disorders.  My curiosity grew and I did more research that brought us to Amsterdam, San Francisco, and Los Angeles visiting every cannabis cafes and dispensaries.  I think the question always lingered… Maybe CBD can help me with my anxiety, PTSD, and pelvic spasms.  In a way, I was hoping to find answers for myself.

Flash forward to a few months later, I saw this space and knew it would be our second home.  And like a speeding bullet, everything happened so fast.  But so naturally.  We signed the lease, started building it out, researched heavily into the compound, made every cement decor and display sign by hand.  We didn’t hire electricians, contractors, merchandisers, interior designers… it was just Colin and I.  And Colin’s good friend Matt, who stopped by to help us clean, set up, and paint.  The whole process took about a month and that was it.  Artemis opened and it changed our lives.

What makes Artemis different from other CBD shops

• Artemis is the only minority-woman owned CBD shop in New York.
• The space is warm, inviting, a feeling of old meets new with collections of old books and cement accents lined throughout.
• We have an extremely detailed curating process.  Curating by lab tests only, we request for all lab testing to see the cannabinoid and terpene values, pesticides, heavy metals, microbials, and residual solvents levels.  Products are cross examined to make sure their claims are true and correctly labeled.  When we onboard a new brand, we drop a brand to ensure that the curation is tight and meaningful.
• From sharing the benefits of CBD to explaining the makeup of the compound and how it interacts with our receptors, to sharing the extraction process and learning about allergies and sensitivities, we spend 30 – 45 minutes with each client.  Before a client leaves our shop, we always go over the dosing recommendations and provide a dosing guide and journal.
• We focus on women’s health (focusing on PMS relief, providing dosing recommendations while keeping in mind estrogen levels, and more).
• We provide a complete 360-degree approach to client care.  Because all of the products that we have are hemp-derived with less than 0.3% THC dry weight, some clients find that they might need a higher amount of THC to treat their medical conditions.  We help facilitate the whole process from getting a cannabis medical card to visiting a cannabis dispensary here in New York by working with a network of doctors and pharmacists.
• We are education forward.  Every part of the shop has an education board or literature attached to it.  We also have a Podcast and YouTube channel where we sit with doctors and talk about all things CBD.  Follow us on Instagram at @artemishousenyc for more CBD education and updates.
• We try our very best to get to the source of the product by establishing relationships with farmers, extractors, and formulators.
• With great honor and appreciation, we work with Dr. Junella Chin, a world-leading integrative medical cannabis physician.
• From the compound level to the human level, we love it.

My personal CBD journey

Did I find relief for my anxiety, PTSD, and pelvic floor spasms?  Yes and.  I think CBD is not the be-all/end-all solution.  But it has increased my quality of life.  I manage my stress, anxiety, PTSD much better now with CBD and the biggest difference is that I’m not always in pain.  My pelvic muscle spasms is much more manageable now and my pain decreased from a 9 to a 2 on the worst days.  The and part is that I’m still looking into therapy, establishing a good work-life balance, being mindful of diet, developing good sleeping habits, and more.  CBD is part of my life now and I’m so happy to be off pain medications.

When it comes to Artemis, Colin and I are at the shop every day.  I have the honor of meeting incredible people, and moreover, I get a chance to connect and talk with survivors.  Women from all walks of life come into the shop and share their survivor stories, and their trauma and recovery journey.  And honestly, this is the part I love most.  Artemis is more than CBD – it’s truly a human connection.

 

This is a long post, so thank you for staying with me till the end.  I’ll share my CBD regime, what I take, and how I take it in another post.

If there’s a way for us to help lift that heaviness you feel in your mind (anxiety relief), that accelerated heart rate and feeling of always being in a fight or flight mode (stress relief), that feeling of knowing what quality sleep feels like (better sleep), to function without thinking about pain (pain/inflammation relief), to feel better on those PMS days (PMS relief), please stop by Artemis – 87 Christopher Street in the West Village.  We’d love to be part of your wellness journey.

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There is no shortage of myths out there about grooming habits. Some are recent, but we've been brought up with others – like the miracle work of toothpaste – for years.

Is there any truth to these, though? That's what we'll be talking about.

Today, we're talking 7 false grooming hacks for men.

 

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Click Here To Watch The Video – 7 Grooming Hacks That Are a Complete Lie

1. Toothpaste.
2. Lots Of Shaving Cream.
3. Expensive Skincare Products Are A Sham.
4. Dry Shampoo.
5. Natural Ingredients To Whiten Teeth.
6. Over-Scrubbing Your Face.
7. Sticking To Women's Products.

 

1. The Healing Powers Of Toothpaste

I wanted to address this first and foremost because it's incredibly pervasive. We've been told that toothpaste is the solution to all our problems – from cleaning the headlights on our cars to cleaning our faces.

Since we're a style site, we're gonna focus on the skincare aspect of this. Plainly put; applying toothpaste to the skin won't work.

Toothpaste does possess a few ingredients which – in theory – should dissolve oils. These include baking soda, alcohol, and hydrogen peroxide. However, it takes it to an undesirable extreme.

Several dermatologists noted that it causes redness, irritation, and peeling. Do you really want that?

Stick to products designed to clean your face.

 

2. The More Shaving Cream, The Better

Shaving cream is pretty useful. It softens facial hair in preparation for the act, and it aids the blade in gliding smoothly over the skin.

Some guys believe that, as a result, adding more can only be better.

This is false. While there are no adverse effects to applying more shaving cream, once you slather it on for a minute or two, it's already accomplished its mission.

Adding a ton of shaving cream won't hurt you, but it's simply a waste of time.

 

3. Expensive Skincare Products Are A Sham

When it comes to false grooming hacks for men, this simply isn't true – there's a reason that they cost as much as they do.

Essentially, more expensive products will tend to contain more active ingredients.

Cheaper alternatives, on the other hand, don't sport high-quality ingredients. What's more interesting, however, is that they dilute those already-crappy ingredients with water to fill the “empty space.”

Don't be fooled, you get what you pay for.

 

4. Using Too Much Dry Shampoo

Gentlemen, this is NASTY. Dry shampoo isn't designed to replace your regular product. In fact, it's not geared for men at all.

Dry shampoo is mainly targetted at women. Why? Because women wash their hair less frequently than we do. It's a long, tedious process since they tend to have a lot of hair. Dry shampoo is meant to help them get through one more day in a pinch.

There's no excuse for us. If you have really long hair, I can excuse one use every once in a while, but otherwise, stick to wet shampoo.

The dry stuff doesn't actually clean. Yes, it absorbs oils, but it just conceals the dirt and grime on your scalp. It doesn't clean much at all.

Don't be nasty!

 

5. Using “Natural” Ingredients To Whiten Teeth

One false grooming hacks for men I've heard is that guys jerry-rig a mouthguard with some weird stuff – specifically 2 parts baking soda and 1 part hydrogen peroxide. They'll then proceed to wear the thing every day.

This is a bad idea – I'll explain why.

If the mouthguard isn't fitted to your mouth properly, the peroxide could seriously irritate your gums. If your gums happen to be recessed, and the peroxide touches an exposed root, then that would pose a health risk.

It's especially risky when you consider that the FDA's maximum safe peroxide use is 3.6%. Since you can't get such precise measurements at home, it's really just an unnecessary risk.

 

6. Over-Scrubbing To Prevent Acne

You can never clean TOO much, right? It's an easy assumption to make.

Wrong.

If you wash your face more than twice a day (barring any strenuous activity that warrants more cleaning) and exfoliate more than twice a week, you risk serious harm to the skin.

Over-scrubbing can lead to skin irritation. It's like rubbing your face constantly with a bristle brush. Yes, you'll definitely get all the gunk out, but at the risk of damaging the goods.

It's just overkill.

 

7. You Have To Stick With Skincare Marketed To Men

At the end of the day, the skin is skin. While it's true that men's skin tends to be a little rougher than women's, whether the packaging is pink or blue doesn't have a real impact.

Your wife's products can be useful in a pinch… just don't tell her.

In most cases, the only difference is in the fragrance of the product.

The moral of the story? If you like what your wife uses, you can steal it.

 

Summary – False Grooming Hacks For Men

1. Toothpaste.
2. Lots Of Shaving Cream.
3. Expensive Skincare Products Are A Sham.
4. Dry Shampoo.
5. Natural Ingredients To Whiten Teeth.
6. Over-Scrubbing Your Face.
7. Sticking To Women's Products.

Don't be fooled by these myths. There are legitimate and measured ways to care for yourself, but these are “tips” you definitely want to avoid.

 

This article is brought to you by Tiege Hanley. My great friend Aaron Marino founded Tiege as a way to simplify skincare for men. Tiege delivers all the products you need to your doorstep each month – or on your own custom schedule – with clear instructions on exactly how much of what to use when.

Tiege's high-quality men's skincare products include a complete anti-aging system and their new acne system. Each comes in different levels depending on how much you want to invest in your skin. Click here to enhance your handsome with Tiege!

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The Skinny Guy's Guide to Building Muscle

Skinny guy: “Man, I can’t gain any weight. What do I do?”

Big guy: “You need to eat more.”
Skinny guy: “I eat plenty.”

At this point, the skinny guy usually walks off in search of the secret training program that’ll explode his puny pipe cleaner arms in 30 days or less.

But, seriously.

If you’re a naturally skinny dude who can’t put on a pound, eating more is the place to start – but that doesn’t give you a lot of context, so let’s dig in a little with seven tips for skinny guys looking to gain muscle.

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Eat More

There’s a right way and wrong way to go about it. Implementing the “see food” diet, where you gorge out at Chinese buffets every second day is the wrong way. The right way is to set yourself up in a modest calorie surplus to start.

Step 1 – Set your calories

Calories x 12-15 = multiply bodyweight by those numbers (gives you a calorie range – i.e. 180 x 12 = 2,200 calories, 200 x 15 = 2,700 calories)

Eat 2,200 on days you don’t workout Eat 2,700 on days you do workout

In all likelihood, if you’re a true hard gainer, you may need to eat at the upper limit of that range every day, regardless of activity levels.

But assess your weight gain in the early going. Are you gaining a pound or two a week? Good. Stay the course.

Step 2 – Set your protein minimum

Just meeting the RDA of protein isn’t enough – particularly for active, skinny guys who weight train.

In a review published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition, researchers concluded, "Those involved in strength training might need to consume as much as 1.6 to 1.7 grams of protein per kilogram per day (approximately twice the current RDA).”

A good rule of thumb is to aim for 1 gram per pound of bodyweight in protein every day. I.E. 180 pounds = 180 grams of protein.

Fill out the rest of your calorie requirements from carbs and fats.

Track Your Intake

Use a website or app and track your food intake. Most skinny guys dramatically overestimate how much they eat. You’re going to need hard numbers to make sure you stay on track, especially if you have the appetite equivalent to Kate Moss on a fast.

Plus, you're going to want to make adjustments based on your progress – or lack thereof. Are you gaining weight too quickly? Reduce calories. Gaining no weight? Increase. And it goes without saying: as you gain weight, you'll need to continue to eat more food, consume more calories, if you want to keep growing.

Hey, no one said it was going to be easy!

Get a Little Dirty

Make whole foods your base. Focus on natural calorie-dense foods, such as steak, nut butters and rice and pasta.

But don't be afraid to live a little and enjoy some junk food. Eating too clean can actually hurt your progress if you’re a skinny guy trying to pack on mass. Need some suggestions?

Pizza Omelettes with cheese Mass-gaining supplements Whole milk Chocolate milk Cereal Wings

If you're truly a hard gainer, you'll be amazed at how much you can eat without putting a dent in your calorie needs, so don't be afraid to go a little crazy.

Add Calories During Your Workout

You’ve heard that dirty word: Cortisol. It’s stealing your gains, right?

It’s certainly not always a bad thing. But too much of it can halt your hard-to-come-by gains in their tracks.

By definition, cortisol is a glucocorticoid, a steroid hormone released to ensure the brain has ample supply of glucose (sugar), its preferred fuel source in situations where simple survival is paramount.

Cortisol can promote glycogen breakdown in skeletal muscle (i.e. muscle wasting) when preferable energy supply isn’t present. That’s bad news if you’re looking to gain muscle.

So, what can you do?

Take in carbohydrates during your workouts.

One study found 50 grams of pure carbohydrate (Gatorade) in a workout drink consumed during a resistance training (lifting weights) session completely eliminated cortisol elevations compared to a control flavored drink. The carbohydrates had a direct influence on the amount of cortisol released during and after the workout.

Subjects within this particular study with the lowest cortisol (i.e. those who drank the Gatorade) made the greatest muscle gains.

Simply add a little Gatorade powder mixed in water. If you find it upsets your stomach while working out, use more water.

Your workout should be all about building muscle, not trying to burn fat in a gaining phase. 

When people consume carbs during training, anecdotally they report having more energy, training harder, and recovering faster. So try it for yourself.

Get Strong First

Unfortunately, skinny guys tend to follow the high volume workout routines of enhanced pro bodybuilders.

If you’ve been at it for a decade and still benching 135 for three sets, year after year, it’s time for a change.

Pick a program that focuses on the core lifts, and progressively add weight to the bar without compromising form.

Think bench presses and squats, not tricep kickbacks and sissy squats. Regardless of the program, the principle is the same – progressive overload and total volume (getting stronger and just enough to stimulate growth and recover from).

Need a training program to get you going in the right direction? Download this Thor-inspired 30-day workout program for skinny guys.

Take Longer Rest Periods

Are you the type who prides themselves on doing metabolic finishers, Crossfit WODs, supersets, trisets and giant sets till you puke?

As a skinny guy, it’s time you changed your strategy.

For one, longer rest periods lead to more muscle, according to one study.

Dr. Brad Schoenfeld recruited 21 men to this study, ages ranging from 18 to 35 years, with at least six months of experience in resistance training and a back squat max above their own body weight.

They were split into two groups:

The short rest group were instructed to rest 1 minute between sets.

The long rest group were instructed to rest 3 minutes between sets.

Aside from this difference, both groups had the exact same training program: 3 sets of 8-12 reps of seven different exercises per session.

Results After Eight Weeks

The long rest period group saw greater results in terms of muscle gains. Their biceps grew by 5.4% vs 2.8%, quads by 13.3% vs 6.9%, and triceps by 7% vs 0.5%.

They also got stronger. Their squat max increased by 15.2% vs 7.6% and bench press max by 12.7% vs 4.1%.

Their muscle endurance in bench press increased by 23.2% vs 13.0%.

That said, it’s important to take these results in proper context, Schoenfeld wrote on his site.

Schoenfeld theorized that the discrepancy may be related to a reduction in total volume load (i.e. reps x weight) over the course of the study. There is a well-established dose-response relationship between volume and hypertrophy. The short rest periods may compromise growth by reducing the amount of weight you can use on subsequent sets. 

There is no reason you can’t combine different rest periods to potentially maximize muscle hypertrophy, depending on the exercise.

Schoenfeld recommends you take longer rest intervals on your large-muscle compound exercises such as squats, presses and rows.

On the other hand, single joint isolation movements such as curls, rope pressdowns and leg extensions are not as metabolically taxing. With shorter rests on those exercises, you can heighten metabolic stress and its potential hypertrophic (read: muscle gain) benefits without negatively impacting total volume for the workout.

Chill Out

Often skinny guys are natural fidgeters and movers.

There’s something called NEAT – Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. A fancy term for the calories you burn through involuntary actions like twiddling your thumbs or tapping your foot, as well as those burned from everyday actions you don’t think about too much. Standing, walking and anything not considered conventional exercise.

While it may seem insignificant, NEAT adds up.

For reference, the Mayo Clinic designed a study to look at the mechanisms that hinder fat-gain. They studied 16 non-obese subjects (12 males and 4 females), ranging in age from 25 to 36 years.

They volunteered to eat 1,000 excess calories a day (above what they needed to maintain weight) for eight weeks.

The researchers used highly accurate methods to measure changes in body fat (DEXA). Some of the subjects gained 10 times more fat than others, ranging from 0.8 to 9 pounds. The overall weight gain ranged from 3 to 12 pounds, some of which was additional muscle.

NEAT explained the big variation in weight gain. The subjects who rated high in daily expenditure from NEAT gained less.

The range in daily calorie burn from NEAT varied from 98 calories to as much as 690 calories more than baseline.

If you want to gain weight, reduce your NEAT.

Mitch Calvert is a certified trainer and online transformation coach for men. Visit www.mitchcalvert.com for more information.

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