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Kava and Melatonin: Which is Better for Sleepless Nights?

Jason Strand — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:00:26 +0000

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A Guide to Using Kava as Your Go-To Plant-Based Sleep Aid

Jason Strand — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:50:14 +0000

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Kava vs. Alcohol

Kalm with Kava — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:24:27 +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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Kava vs OTC Sleep Aids: Why Kava is the Bedtime Choice

Jason Strand — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:19:53 +0000

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Herbal Tea vs. Kava: Which is the Best Herbal Sleep Aid?

Jason Strand — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:22:36 +0000

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Kava for Sleep: The Best All-Natural Sleep Aid

Jason Strand — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:47:37 +0000

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How Kava Helps Boost Sports Performance Naturally

Jason Strand — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:54:27 +0000

Muscle soreness, tension, pain, and fatigue are challenges that athletes and fitness enthusiasts face when pursuing sports and well-being. That’s why some athletes have turned to kava to aid in relieving their pain. Instead of opioid painkillers or artificial muscle relaxers, fitness pros, athletes, and wellness enthusiasts are increasingly turning to kava for its natural, non-addictive approach to help soothe anxious feelings and ease stiff muscles. Read on and discover how kava’s natural properties can help boost your fitness performance naturally. Kava: Everything Athletes Need to Know Kava, or Piper methysticum, is a plant native to the Pacific Islands. In nations such as Tonga, Vanuatu, and Fiji, islanders have consumed kava for centuries and historically used it for everything from social rituals to religious ceremonies to medicinal purposes. Traditionally, kava is largely known for its soothing effects. When the roots of the kava plant are ground up and consumed, kava produces a unique effect, helping people feel more relaxed and calm but even bubbly or euphoric. These effects are due to kava’s active ingredient: kavalactones. These compounds are concentrated in kava’s roots and are released when ground up and consumed. Kavalactones interact with the body’s limbic system of the brain, […]

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Hawaii Health Officials Announce Updated Kava Drink Safety Information

Jason Strand — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:00:35 +0000

In recent news, the Hawaii Department of Health announced that kava prepared the traditional way, with water and coconut water, is considered Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). This is a significant kava drink safety determination because it recognizes kava’s long and rich history of helping to ease anxiety, lift moods, soothe feelings of depression, and promote a good night’s sleep. Read on as we delve into the Hawaii Department of Health’s GRAS determination of kava and explain how kava has been safely consumed for centuries. Kava Drink Safety: GRAS vs. Non-GRAS Generally Recognized as Safe, also known as GRAS, is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designation that means any substance added to food is recognized by experts as safe for the conditions of its intended use. A non-GRAS designation is when a food additive can be added to food, but it is still subject to approval by the FDA. In the U.S., the FDA designates kava as non-GRAS, because they have labeled it as a “supplement” and, therefore, it cannot be used in foods or beverages as an ingredient. At Kalm with Kava, we feel this is a misunderstanding and misclassification of kava because the historical and cultural use […]

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Kava Liver Damage Myth Debunked by New WHO Study

Jason Strand — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:30:50 +0000

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