Posted by yxibow on February 16, 2007, at 23:05:52
In reply to Re: What about Kava Kava? or Valerian Root?, posted by rjlockhart on February 16, 2007, at 22:09:20
> Have you checked those out at the heath food store phillipa, i suggest those.
Kava is fine for relaxation, but don't combine it with alcohol. It does have a known issue with liver problems and should be taken on an occasional basis until more study has been done on it.
Nonetheless, I have used it -- if you do not habituate to it, Kava is about on par of a small dose of Xanax. I would suggest the GAIA liqui-caps or similar which actually list the active level of kavalactones -- dried Kava with no description is unlikely to produce the pronounced effect of an herbal extract that actually lists the potency of kavalactones.
Valerian is a weaker agent -- for the average person with some mild sleep problems it may have some effect. I have found, and this is only my own digestive system, that I am nauseated the day after using it. Again, this is an agent that should be checked for potency.> I know, may a glass of wine or rum or somehting well, never mind i may get introuble for saying that....ROFL to go with your night meds. That would not be good. I have heard alcohol disturbs sleep cycles BAD.
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> Anyways really check them out.
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> ALso GABA the nuerotransmitter or what ever you can buy also at the heath food store.
GABA will do nearly nothing for the body but wonders for the wallet as it cannot cross the blood-brain barrier. Only Neurontin or Lyrica has the power to cross the blood-brain barrier because of molecular modulation that allows analogues of GABA to cross over.
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