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While there still needs to be a lot more research done to study the effects of CBD on the brain and body, preliminary studies do offer a bit of hope. According to Emmy Graber, MD, a Boston-based dermatologist and president of The Dermatology Institute of Boston, studies have found a link between CBD and treating specific skin conditions. “Both topical and oral CBD has shown some promise for treating skin conditions such as acne, dermatitis, itching, and psoriasis,” she says....

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If you’d like to take your greens game up a notch and wow your guests with minimal effort—or just get the kids to eat some farm fresh veggies—these simple salad recipes will do the trick. We’re got the classic crowd-pleasers, like nectarine and burrata salad, sweet-and-savory fruit options (watermelon!), plus other fresh takes and recipe upgrades.

A weighted blanket: sure. A candle that I only ever light while I’m winding down. A tea chock full of l-theanine. While wading through each of these solutions, the most helpful for me has been switching out my bedside lamp for a little auto-dimming light with a warm, indirect glow. When Casper sent me its nightlight to try, I hadn’t realized how smart the gadget really was. I’d just chosen it for its automatic dimming feature and its small profile on my bedside table....

To buy: $180 (was $280); amazon.com. The smart robot vacuum delivers 200 pascals (a unit of pressure) of suction power to gather up dust, long hair, and crumbs effortlessly. The RoboVac loosens and pulls in debris with its two side brushes and a larger brush roll before funneling the gunk right into the dustbin. Even with all that power, shoppers confirm that the vacuum isn’t loud while running, so you can watch TV or take a Zoom call without anyone noticing....

Because the low-risk process promises skin as soft as a baby’s bottom while being completely painless and superficial (no blood!), it’s become a very popular in-office procedure for derms and estheticians. The concept of merging shaving and exfoliating has even been touted as an effective anti-aging technique. But since the pandemic has made office visits impossible, you may be wondering how to dermaplane at home. You don’t need to track down a surgical blade to do it yourself, thanks to facial razors and at-home dermaplaning systems like Dermaflash, the facial exfoliation technique is more accessible than ever....

Shopping tip: semolina flour is available at most supermarkets, often near all-purpose flour.

It can be inspirational, practical—or just plain funny. But no matter what book you pick, it’ll help them as they make the transition into the real world.

One of the most difficult aspects of feeding ourselves and our families at home has been navigating the grocery store aisles—following the CDC’s recommended safety guidelines, arriving at the crack of dawn in hopes of finding toilet paper or canned beans (who have we become?), hunting down (but not hoarding!) plenty of provisions to avoid multiple trips in a week. We’re pros by now, and as restaurants begin to open and takeout options expand, food shopping has gotten easier....