Virtues of Kava….Some of Don’s early research

Study says, stress management can reduce risk of heart disease.

We have long known that stress is a bad thing, though we were not sure how bad. We also realize that living without some stress is impossible for most of us. We all know that stress causes headaches and irritability. Now comes news of a study by researchers at Duke University that found that relaxation and managing emotional and psychological stress can profoundly reduce the risk of coronary artery disease.

The study found that patients who learned to manage stress reduced their risk of having another heart attack or heart problems by 74 percent when compared with those receiving medication alone. Reducing mental stress proved more beneficial than getting exercise.

Although it has long been suspected that “type A” individuals and those suffering from chronic depression were more susceptible to heart problems, this is the first hard evidence that reducing stress reduces heart disease.

But how does one reduce stress on their own. Try to get your physician to prescribe medication for stress reduction, it won’t happen, besides who wants to be dependent on medication for something that’s with us in our everyday lives. Strenuous daily exercise would probably help if one has the time. One possible answer is the regular use of herbal substances known to relax and reduce stress.

One such herb is Kava Kava root grown and used by the people of the South Pacific for over 3000 years. Powdered Kava root prepared as a beverage with water will almost immediately reduce stress, relax the body and impart a feeling of well being. these benefits occur without intoxication or hangover. Many user have found that Kava beverages can be substituted for their evening alcoholic beverage and they no longer feel the need for the alcohol. The kavalactones which are the psychoactive ingredients in Kava have been shown to be non-addictive.

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Kava is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.