Love Your Liver? Think Twice Before Starting Kava for Anxiety

Itchy and Bitchy Podcast

KS Miller-Hnilica

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Medicine

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Karen examines the use of kava supplements, exploring their potential benefits for anxiety and their serious risks, including liver toxicity. She highlights key studies on kava's effectiveness, explains its traditional use, and warns of its interactions with medications. She also shares a list of alternative supplements that have been shown to help with anxiety and depression without the significant risks associated with kava.

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0:00.0	The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended
0:05.9	as, nor should it be considered a substitute for professional medical advice.
0:11.1	Oh, how I feel.
0:14.2	Bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy and bitchy.
0:30.6	Hello, everyone. This is Karen Nicol Family Nurse Practitioner, and this is Itchy and Bitchie, a podcast that provides answers to your many unanswered health questions. I'm going to remind you again about my course called the Paraminopause Answer.
0:34.6	If you are going through this phase in life called Paraminopause, or if you don't know if you're in pari menopause, I would love to have the opportunity
0:42.5	to talk to you about the course to see if it's the right fit for you. There is a link on our website,
0:48.2	itchy and bitchy.com and our Facebook page I and a B podcast where you can schedule an appointment
0:53.6	for a Zoom call with me. appointment for a Zoom call with me.
0:55.6	This is a Zoom call with me.
0:57.1	When you make this appointment, I will be sitting at my desk waiting for you to join
1:01.9	the one-on-one Zoom call.
1:04.3	One of my course members asked me about the use of Kava supplements, that's K-A-V-A-C-A-Cava supplements to treat anxiety.
1:15.0	She heard it mentioned as an option to reduce anxiety on a quote-unquote health podcast.
1:21.8	I asked her if the podcast episode described what Kava is, how it's dosed, or the risks and benefits of the supplement.
1:30.7	And she said they didn't go into any of those details. They just said it was an option to address
1:36.2	anxiety. To be honest, I was a little perturbed to hear that someone is out there on a podcast
1:43.6	recommending a supplement like
1:45.3	Kava without giving credible information about it. If you are listening to any podcasts that make
1:51.2	supplement recommendations without giving information about risks, benefits, dosing, how it works,
1:56.7	or if it's been studied, you should probably stop listening to that podcast. Okay, I'll step off my
2:03.6	soapbox for now and share with you that in today's episode, I will give you all that information
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