FrederickSebastian Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Hi, I am trying to wean myself onto a CR-diet, hoping to get down to my lowest amount of calories per day by Sept 20... I know this is do-able... My question is this: Is it safe to use Kava Kava and Valerian on a daily basis... I absolutely LOVE the way kava kava and valerian make me feel and would love to use them on a daily basis, but I have heard that kava is bad for the liver... Also, what about hops, chamomile, melatonin and 5-htp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdambrosio Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Those reports on Kava are very old, and apparently arise from early kava extracts that were not pure root. Use only the highest quality kava powdered root or extracts, no liver issues there (keep searching on authoritative sites like fda or nih or ...) Having said that, while I really enjoyed kava for a while, I stopped using it a couple of years back. It's just another feel-good drug. There are many, your body learns to tolerate them all in time and return to your underlying psychological equilibrium, plus side effects. Valerian? Hmm, haven't looked recently but my impression is recent results support flashing yellow warning signs at least. Melatonin? I love it, use it occasionaly. HOWEVER, do your research. most people MASSIVELY overdose. I use 75 mcg for a solid few hours of uninterrupted sleep, esp on an overseas flight. (If you look really hard you can eventually find 300 mcg chewables, I divide them by 4). Again, though, why bother? Learn some basic relaxation techniques. More effective most of the time with no downside... caveat - remember, free advice is probably worth less than you paid for it, especially if it came from me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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