How Can Kava Help With Anxiety?
Jason asked: Hi. I suffer from anxiety constantly, and take Ativan on a daily basis. I want to get away from all of the side effects. What are some of the similarities and differences in the way that kava helps with anxiety? Makaira says: Jason, unfortunately we are not doctors, and cannot legally offer you such information. We are not qualified to comment on pharmaceuticals; only pharmaceutical companies and doctors can do so. We can tell you that Kava has been prescribed in Europe for many years to treat anxiety, and that it has also been used by our culture as long as recorded history...
Read MoreIs Kava Dangerous With Regular Use?
Gene asked: I have suffered from insomnia for years and have spent hundreds of dollars on sleeping aids. l was glad to find that kava works for me. My fear is the negative effects of using it regularly. Any suggestions on how to use kava in order to minimize any adverse effect and ineffectiveness after using it on a regular basis? Also, is there any similar herb that one might alternate with kava? Makaira says: We have many articles on our site regarding the actual safety of Kava Kava. Is Kava Really Dangerous? Kava Liver Damage Also, there are many herbs available to assist with sleep, such...
Read MoreHas All of Your Kava Been Dried and Powdered?
Peter asked: Do you sell kava fresh, straight out of the ground, or has all of your kava been dried and powdered? Makaira says: We only sell dried and powdered root. We’ve tried to sell whole root as well as fresh root, but there has been so little demand that we lost a great deal of money from the stock we put aside to sell as fresh root each month. Our kava kava powder is sun dried and processed soon after harvest, and we have a high turnover rate, so you are sure to get extremely fresh kava kava root powder when you order from us! Aloha no,...
Read MoreDifferent Kava Products = Different Effects?
Jan asked: I have been using wine, etc. to help with stress and falling asleep. I would like to stop this habit completely. I have ordered your instant cocoa and spice kava. Do you have any other suggestions for different kava products? Would the paste or liquid caps have been a better choice? I don’t miss the wine exactly; I miss the almost instant feeling of relief it provides. Thanks for any insights. I love your website! Makaira says: We feel that the kava capsules and kava liquigels are better suited to pain management, as they don’t contain the full spectrum of plant...
Read MoreDo Kava and St. Johns Wort react together?
TY asks: Do Kava and St. John’s Wort react together? Makaria says: This is great question, and we have a very simple answer that we are required to say, by law: we are not doctors and are not allowed, by law, to offer such advice or information, sorry. Please contact your doctor and ask him/her the same question, and he/she should be able to answer it for you. I wish I could help you more, but this is all I am allowed to offer. Personally, I have used these exact two herbs together, with no noticeable side-effects, but I am certainly no doctor, so my advice cannot, in the law’s...
Read MoreDo You Sell Fresh Kava Roots?
Tali asked: Do you sell just the whole, fresh kava root? I would like to make fresh root and freeze it to drink later. Mahalo. Makaria says: We do not offer fresh kava root, sorry, only the dried root. It does not keep well as a fresh root, making shipping safely virtually impossible. The powdered root we offer has a shelf life of 2 years, so you should be just fine by using that without having to worry about freezing it to keep it fresh. We know that there is absolutely no comparison to drinks made with freshly-squeezed kava root, direct from Mother Nature, but, it’s not feasible to...
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