TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — Kava and kratom may look like a pair of exotic cousins on your wellness store shelf, but don’t be fooled—they’re entirely different plants with unique effects, legal standings, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drinks containing kava and/or kratom have been marketed as mood lifters and energy boosters, however, some consumers say the ...

Finding ways to destress can be hard — you can try yoga, going for a walk or meditation — but sometimes there’s a desire for a magic little potion that could chill you out without any unwanted effects ...

Kava and kratom are emerging as an alternative to cocktails and coffee. However, along with their ever-growing popularity, concerns exist about what this product is and does. Kratom belongs to the ...

Chloe Benhaim, owner of the newly opened Wana Navu Kava Bar in Fayetteville, might be the only bar owner around who will admit her drinks taste “like dirt.” Still, nearly every day for the past 20 ...

It was five or six years ago that I first sampled kava in a divey little joint in South Florida. I’d heard a lot about the stuff from friends who were genuine fans, but whose reviews of the stuff — ...

A new New York State Department of Health regulation, which does not approve kava as a food additive, is forcing kava bars across the state — including Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar in Ithaca — to ...

At 5 p.m. on a spring Wednesday, all of the stools were already occupied by a kaleidoscope of characters. Most were self-acknowledged “crunchy hippies,” and more than one was barefoot. But then there ...

You could easily mistake this place for a nightlife bar. An unassuming exterior gives way to a black bar with purple underlighting and large vinyl-leather chairs and spaces for lounging line the ...