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Kava as an alternative to alcohol
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Kava as an alternative to alcohol

How does kava compare to alcohol, and can it work as an alternative? We share the differences, what kava drinkers tell us about replacing alcohol with kava in their evenings, and the cautions worth...

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A small espresso cup of coffee, the everyday drink that kava drinkers most commonly ask about for interactions
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Kava and caffeine

Kava and caffeine share a metabolic pathway in the liver (CYP1A2). Kava slows the rate at which the liver clears caffeine, so a coffee you would normally tolerate can hit harder and last longer if ...

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Kava and sleep quality
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Kava and sleep quality

Many kava drinkers say it helps them wind down in the evening. Here's what the small body of research actually shows, why people find kava useful before bed, and how we time it ourselves.

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Can kava get you high?
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Can kava get you high?

A 2015 guest post by Garry Stoner of T.K. Group Labs. Does kava get you "high"? Garry walks through what "high" actually means and why kava sits in a category of its own among psychoactive plants.

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