Kava for Sleep and Anxiety | Dr. Weil on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast

Dr. Weil received a degree in biology (botany) from Harvard College in 1964 and an MD from Harvard Medical School in 1968. From 1971 to 1975, as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs, Dr. Weil traveled widely in North and South America and Africa collecting information on drug use in other cultures, medicinal plants, and alternative methods of treating disease. From 1971 to 1984 he was on the research staff of the Harvard Botanical Museum and conducted investigations of medicinal and psychoactive plants.

Dr. Weil is the founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, where he also holds the Lovell-Jones Endowed Chair in Integrative Medicine and is Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health. Through its fellowship and Integrative Medicine in Residency curricula, the Center is now training doctors and nurse practitioners around the world.

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[ChitwoodMitwood]

I am 72, started drinking Kava nightly about 6years ago, great move on my part, My wife will tell me to have one anytime she sees my stress level go up . Went through drugs, alcohol and addictions early in life, never going back.

[Schmidteren]

I bought instant kava. They suggest you take 5-7 gram with each cup. I only use around 2.5g. And I even drink it slowly, it can work for a whole day if I continues to take sips. It's the best treatments for anxiety I've ever tried!

[Casper-flwy]

Kava is incredible and a wonderful alternative to alcohol.

[fantomman]

What this man forgot to say kava is huge part of South Pacific cultures this drink was drank by the fiercest warriors, brokered peace, formed countries by this drink / plant 🌱 kava. It’s very important in the culture Funerals, weddings, birthdays, welcoming royal ceremonies.

[cosmickangaroo]

Big kava fan. Whenever I’m stressed have a cup and feel much better. Similarish to alcohol but doesn’t affect how clear you can think, just reduces anxiety. Drink up

[julianwan]

I feel like, especially these days, everybody is struggling with mental health and could benefit from careful/ intentional therapeutic use of substances like these.

[Atomikbomb]

I'm all for kava and love it, but I wish people weren't so ignorant about kratom too. I'm not trying to be rude, but it just isn't the harmful "drug" people make it out to be, if used responsibly and in moderation (you know, like anything else we do with self-control) it's really lovely. I've used it intermittently (not every day) for 8 years and my dose is the same, and I'm not addicted to it. Additionally, I was never on opiates either, I take kratom purely for its anti-inflammatory effects (great for autoimmune issues) and for my mental health.

The amount of criticism and scorn I get about it though is unreal.

[JeffReams]

I have some of the most vivid dreams after drinking kava.

[LaOriental]

The relaxation and calm I get from Kava is way better than alcohol. Only issue is the pleasure one derives from slowly sipping wine is absent.😢 Also does not last long… But I love it!

[Alexyourm]

Get your blood work done, find out what you are deficient in. Do cardio 3 times week. Still have anxiety, take kava. Still have anxiety, see a therapist.

[kavakavacandy]

Awesome to see some heavy weights talk about kava! Been in the kava industry for about 15 years and my personal issue when I first tried it was the taste. Being in Hawaii, I had tried kava before (as a novelty at a party or something) but not for a lengthly time where I would drink it every day or night for stress or anxiety. Fast forward, I created a Kava Kava Candy which turned out to be a good gateway into the kava world and particularly for a daytime use or to help kick in those kavalactones. There is some "reverse tolerance" to the process as kava is truly a different feeling than anything else you might be use to trying. Cheers kava people!

[kingmaafu]

If you struggle to sleep then KAVA is the ANSWER to that. You drink Alcohol and you can't keep still but when you drink Kava you just want to relax

[zakprice]

Just got some loa waka. Loving it so far. Keeping me away from alcohol and clears my head/energy/grounds me forsure. Absolutely love it.

[sighfly]

It’s crazy that this has been banned in the UK since 2003. Just because there were 3-4 fatalities linked to it in the early 2000s. Yet Alcohol is legal and contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, not even factoring in the reduced healthy life expectancy

[napndash]

I take liquid kava before bedtime for my tinnitus. Does wonders and no memory issues or grogginess like with melatonin.

[polym]

Pure Kava sells the best Kava and it does help me with my insomnia. I would highly recommend the Premium Fijian or the Island Dope😴😴😴

[enigmawealth]

Dr. Weil is such an interesting person

[chrisd]

For those in the central New Jersey/ Bucks County Pennsylvania area, MagiKava is a great little kava and tea bar in New Hope, Pennsylvania. I had kava for the first time there about two months ago and visit regularly now. Amazing results for anxiety and helping me sleep. They also do kratom and kava/kratom mixes but I am not a fan of that.

[lucasartsjb]

He said there's no toxicity and doesn't interact with alcohol. Why does the internet say to not mix the two?

[socialistcinema]

Drinking kava is quite common in PAK and comes from north western side of the country. It is a great calmer, reduces anxiety, and helps you sleep.