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Melon #1: ‘Lets run away and get married!’ Melon #2:’I’m sorry, I... read moreFun Fact
If you can eat 3 meals/day for the 3 weeks straight you are in the top 15% of the richest people in the... read moreWeed Brain
More from….. ‘The Effects of Cannabis Use on Adolescence’ from the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse. Hopefully these cold hard MJ facts will help us all work to make our communities safer!! Drivin’ High With 23% of Canadian youth... read moreJoke of the Day
Q: Why are frogs so happy? A: Cause they eat whatever bugs them! read morePot & Teens
** It’s here!!!! The count down is finally over folks, and ‘The Effects of Cannabis Use on Adolescence‘ from the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse has finally been released! Young adults from across the nation are rejoicing as nothing gets them more... read moreChase the ACE
Hey! Stoked to see you here, thanks for lending your ear! Adversity & the developing brain As the number of adverse early childhood experiences increases, so does the risk of developmental delays. In fact: 7+ types of traumatic events pretty much guarantees a... read moreJoke of the Day
Q: What did the lama say when he got kicked off the farm? A: Alpaca my... read moreBob the (Brain) Builder
Bob the Brain Builder FYI: our brains aren’t just born, they are also built!! In fact in the first few years of life 700 new neural connections are formed every second!!! Brain plasticity (brains ability to change) is at its peak in the early years of life,... read moreBefriend Your Stress
Studies show that those who perceive stress as having little impact on their health actually exhibit the lowest health hazard from stress. Sooo next time your caught in a pickle, your heart starts thumping & your getting all sweaty think about those natural bodily... read moreFun Fact
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and moved to the USA on a surfing scholarship (go B.O.... read moreFriday Freak out!!!
Shootouts: a heart breaker In 1996 the Dutch were eliminated from the Soccer World Cup in a sudden death penalty shoot out. The effects of this stressful game were more than just some bitten nails, in fact research shows that for men in the Netherlands there was a 50%... read moreFun Fact
Laughing 15 seconds a day adds 2 years to your life... read moreThought About It
Howdy? Ya Howdy! List of cool things to do: 1. run through the sprinkler 2. forward these emails to a friend (not at the same time) You Mad Bro?? Effects of Early Experience on Children’s Recognition of Facial Displays: (non-nerd: ‘the ‘u mad bro’... read moreWouldn’t-Cha-Know
Hi there ya smoke show!! Thanks for checking out this super cool email! Guess what? Smoking cigarettes is not good for you (if you are surprised by this then we are all very surprised by you!)! So if we all know that lighting up isn’t the brightest thing to do... read moreFun Fact
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than it’s... read moreYoung Wild & Free
It doesn’t take brain science to realize that teens make bad decisions but it may take brain science to understand why. Our brains aren’t fully developed until age 25 and one of the last parts of the brain to develop is the frontal lobes which are also the... read moreMore than a mid-life crisis
Yikes!! A US study estimated that the number of adults 50 yrs+ requiring substance abuse treatment will more than double by 2020 driven in part by the increase in the number of older adults with illicit drug problems and the non-medical use of prescription drugs... read moreJoke of the Day
Why did the carrot go out with the prune?... read moreJoin Our Newsletter
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