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Consuming kava regularly can lead to reduced/loss of appetite. Kavain, a kavalactone, is a topical anesthetic that numbs any part of your body that it touches. As the kavain reaches the stomach, it still mildly numbs, leading to appetite suppression. The numbness isn’t noticeable; the lack of the feeling of being hungry is a little more apparent.
Studies are still ongoing, but kava beverages have been known to offer several key health benefits. The compounds in kava called kavalactones can help with general relaxation, act as a natural sleep aid, support metabolism, and help with general inflammation. Kava also increases GABA receptors; even when one is not actively consuming kava, the body has gained more capacity to relax when needed. Kava creates a space in which the body can process stress.
In previous years and research, it was said that kava was causing liver damage similar to the results of a large amount of alcohol consumption. These results were from quality control and context issues. Basically, people were making a synthetic form of kava, and consuming this product led to liver damage. As scientists have explored it over the last 100 years, there have been virtually no long-term negative effects of kava both on the body and the mind in its food-grade form.
