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Trying Kava for the First Time? Here’s What to Expect

Kalm with Kava — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:25:18 +0000

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From Stress to Rest: Using Kava for Sleep and Anxiety

Jason Strand — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:02:53 +0000

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Combat Travel Anxiety with Kava: Here’s How

Jason Strand — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:48:17 +0000

For many people, the word “travel” tends to be associated with pleasing images of white sand beaches, epic mountaintops, and invigorating reunions with friends from around the globe. But, as fun as it is to escape everyday life and jet off to an exotic locale, the actual act of traveling can be anxiety-inducing. For some, travel can generate feelings of discomfort, unease, and worry—a sensation psychologists often refer to as “travel anxiety.” While the term is not officially recognized as a medical condition, feeling anxious about travel both before and during a trip is incredibly common. From bustling airports and cramped airplane seats to overloaded itineraries and foreign destinations, there are several elements that can easily throw you into a mental tailspin. There are, however, a few items you can add to your arsenal to help combat stress on your next trip (like kava!). If traveling makes you uneasy, read on to learn more about travel anxiety, how kava can be a great option to help soothe your travel anxiety, and what Kalm with Kava’s top tips are to help keep you grounded and at peace on your journeys. What is Travel Anxiety? Travel anxiety is precisely what it sounds […]

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5 Ways to Boost Your Mood Before a Night Out

Jason Strand — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:07:22 +0000

It’s Friday afternoon—you’re well over “hump day” and so close to the weekend you can taste it. Your friends are hitting up the group text for plans to go out for a night of fun. But between work deadlines, shuttling kids to and from extracurriculars, and that mounting laundry pile you’ve been avoiding, you feel plain burnt out. What you need are some strategies to boost your mood in a hurry so you can get back to embracing the weekend and socializing with the people you love. At Kalm with Kava, our goal is to make the world a more social, friendly, and fun-loving place, one sip of kava at a time. We love encouraging others to explore different ways to boost their mood and relieve any social anxieties so they can better enjoy themselves for any occasion. Whether it’s with a cup of kava tea, an afternoon gardening, or a luxurious bubble bath, there are lots of ways to transform that end-of-the-week slump into a ready-to-party attitude. We’ve compiled a list of our top five tips to help kickstart your mood before a night out. 5 Ways to Boost Your Mood Before a Night Out 1. Enjoy a Kava […]

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Kava for Depression: Answering Your Top Questions

Jason Strand — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:39:16 +0000

Kava is a relatively new relaxation option for the Western World. As more people outside of the Pacific Islands start embracing the “relax the island way” mindset, questions naturally pop up about when and why you should drink kava. Many of our customers drink kava to soothe anxious thoughts, but some kava-curious people have asked us whether they should sip on kava for depression. There are many definitions for depression, but the American Psychiatric Association (APA) defines it as the following: “Depression is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think, and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and at home.” The APA also says symptoms of depression may include feeling sad, having a depressed mood, having trouble sleeping or sleeping too much, loss of energy or increased fatigue, and loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, among others. Given that some kava varieties have uplifting, mood-boosting effects, it’s natural to wonder whether drinking […]

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Kava for Anxiety

Katie Nell — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:19:11 +0000

Kava is special. People find that kava can help with so many things, from sleep to socializing to easing anxious thoughts. If you’re looking for kava for anxiety, we’re here to dive into all of the things to consider. Let’s talk about how kava works, the ways that kava can help with anxiety, and how to choose the best kava to soothe anxious thoughts for you. Kava for anxiety: how can it help? First off, let’s talk about how kava works and how kava affects the mind and body. Kavalactones—the active ingredient in the kava plant—are known to affect the central nervous system and the brain. In fact, kavalactones can affect the brain’s limbic system. The limbic system is the part of the brain that controls fear and anxiety reactions. This means that when kavalactones bind to these brain receptors—also known as neurotransmitters—they may reduce anxiety. Since the parts of our brain that control fear, anxiety, and stress are shown to be receptive to kavalactones, many people will turn to kava for natural anxiety relief. For this same reason, kava can be hugely beneficial for winding down and for helping with sleep, among other things. Kava has so many […]

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How a kava drink makes you more social

Kalm with Kava — Mon, 18 May 2020 22:58:56 +0000

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Kava – A Natural Supplement for Many Wellness Needs

Kalm with Kava — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:51:33 +0000

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Effects of Kava

Kalm with Kava — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:41:41 +0000

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How drinking Kava can help you sleep and adjust to Daylight-Savings Time

Kalm with Kava — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 12:28:06 +0000

Daylight-savings time (DST) begins on a weekend in March, when in the middle of the night the clock jumps forward an hour. While a simple one-hour shift may not seem like a big deal, research has shown that the clock change does mess with sleep patterns and the body’s natural, circadian rhythm – with some serious consequences. The good news is that there are a number of steps you can take to help minimize these negative effects and drinking kava as a herbal sleep aid is one of them. How daylight-savings time affects sleep patterns The effects of the clock changes each year are known to be worse in the spring. In March, with the introduction of daylight savings time, you will lose an hour of sleep, (assuming your alarm clock goes off at its usual hour). There will be one hour less daylight in the mornings and an extra hour of daylight in the evenings. This confused your internal body clock and it becomes out of sync with the new day to nighttime cycle. After daylight-savings time begins, for a full week or more, it’s common to experience difficulty waking up and to feel groggy in the morning— both […]

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