A friend of mine started using Kava Kava while playing pool and swears by it. So i went to the Health Food store to get a fact sheet on it and i learned some pretty interesting stuff.
here is an excerpt.
'Kava is used for Anxiety and Insomnia, also for nervouseness, stress, and restlessness. Kava-lactones may have anti-anxiety, analgesic (pain relieving), and muscle relaxing, and anticonvulsant effects. Studies suggest the kava directly influences the limbic system, the ancient part of the brain associated with emotions and other brain activites. Kava improves mental functioning and mood and is not addictive.'
Research has also shown that 3 100-mg doses of 70 percent kava-lactones content can be as effective as the drug Serax (oxazepam).
March 25, 2002 the FDA wared consumers that kava may be linked to serious liver injury. Reading a little further into this it seems that this is only the case when you take more than the recommended dosages. At 10 times the recommended dosage, consumed for many months, some heavy drinkers of Kava root in the Polynesian islands have developed scaly eruption or yellowing of the skin associated with muscle spasms, biochemical abnormalties, vision disturbances, and even shortness of breath.
This seems like a fairly safe Beta-Blocker type drug that could be used to improve pol playing.
I'm waiting for all you anti-drug people to jump on me for thinking of using a natural herb/vitamin to improve my pool game, so i also ask. Does this type of thing conflict with your own personal morals.
here is an excerpt.
'Kava is used for Anxiety and Insomnia, also for nervouseness, stress, and restlessness. Kava-lactones may have anti-anxiety, analgesic (pain relieving), and muscle relaxing, and anticonvulsant effects. Studies suggest the kava directly influences the limbic system, the ancient part of the brain associated with emotions and other brain activites. Kava improves mental functioning and mood and is not addictive.'
Research has also shown that 3 100-mg doses of 70 percent kava-lactones content can be as effective as the drug Serax (oxazepam).
March 25, 2002 the FDA wared consumers that kava may be linked to serious liver injury. Reading a little further into this it seems that this is only the case when you take more than the recommended dosages. At 10 times the recommended dosage, consumed for many months, some heavy drinkers of Kava root in the Polynesian islands have developed scaly eruption or yellowing of the skin associated with muscle spasms, biochemical abnormalties, vision disturbances, and even shortness of breath.
This seems like a fairly safe Beta-Blocker type drug that could be used to improve pol playing.
I'm waiting for all you anti-drug people to jump on me for thinking of using a natural herb/vitamin to improve my pool game, so i also ask. Does this type of thing conflict with your own personal morals.
