Bandit French | Kanna: Nature's MDMA? Here's What You Need To Know For Anxiety + Depression
Wellness + Wisdom Podcast
Josh Trent
4.8 • 913 Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2022
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Kanna is a PDE4 inhibitor and it has very similar effects to SSRI, serotonin reuptake inhibitor. It works really well on a biochemical level to keep those good hormones flowing around but it’s gentle enough so you don’t have to worry about serotonin syndrome. - Bandit French
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Wellness + Wisdom Episode 500
In this episode, Lead Product Developer at LiftMode, Bandit French joins our host, Josh Trent, to talk about a plant that has been used for centuries by indigenous people in South Africa, its influence on our cognitive functions, and how it can sustainably boost our serotonin level.
Are you ready to uncover the secrets of a South African plant, Kanna, and learn about its positive effects on the human brain?
Join Bandit and Josh as they discuss why Kanna is nature's MDMA, its effects on the brain and amygdala, and why it's safer than pharmaceutical drugs.
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LiftMode Kanna Extract powder is a powerful mood-support supplement derived from the African succulent, Sceletium tortusum.
It grows naturally in South Africa and has been used for millennia by the Khoisan bushmen.
This extract contains very high concentrations of the alkaloids Mesembrine and Mesembrenone.
Kanna extracts are reputed to produce tranquil yet cheerful states of mind.
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| 0:00.0 | Do you think that Kana is nature's MDMA? |
| 0:03.0 | I think is one of the closest things. |
| 0:04.8 | It is something that helps to pool serotonin. |
| 0:07.8 | It really works on a biochemical level |
| 0:10.6 | to just really keep those good hormones flowing around, but it's gentle enough so you don't have to |
| 0:15.3 | worry about things like serotonin syndrome which you can get with you know the recreationals or even some of the |
| 0:20.6 | stronger pharmaceutical options out there. |
| 0:23.8 | I was actually looking at the research on this. |
| 0:26.6 | South African hunter-gatherers used this substance in prehistoric times. |
| 0:31.5 | The first written account of the plant was in 1662. That's some old school |
| 0:36.3 | wisdom. What is your fascination with Kana? The Koyquo tribe was trading this to the Dutch, you know're like what can we trade what is the most |
| 0:44.8 | valuable to us in that time it was they treated sheep and they traded kind of the shift that |
| 0:50.8 | we're all looking for it comes from within it comes from our decision to actually take an honest look at what's causing us the depression and anxiety in the first place. |
| 1:00.4 | Sometimes it can be so powerful to have this external locus of control, whether it be |
| 1:06.1 | an adaptogen or a supplement like Kana, to actually give us some insight as to |
| 1:11.2 | what life would even feel like without the constant barrage of anxiety and |
| 1:16.0 | depression so we can make a better choice from that space. |
| 1:19.6 | That's Bandit French and this is episode 500 of the Wellness and Wisdom podcast. |
| 1:25.0 | Wellness and Wisdom. |
| 1:27.0 | We explore the physical and emotional intelligence to live life well. |
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