{"id":2546,"date":"2023-07-05T23:59:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T23:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2023-07-05T23:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T23:59:54","slug":"exploring-the-complexities-of-kratom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=2546","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Complexities of Kratom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may have noticed a variety of products marked \u201ccontains kratom\u201d in health food stores,\u00a0vape\u00a0shops, or gas stations. Native to Southeast Asia, kratom is a centuries-old herbal substance that has been traditionally used by laborers to help sustain energy and alleviate pain associated with the physical demands of their work.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, proponents of kratom tout it as a \u201clifesaving natural supplement\u201d and believe that it can treat a wide range of physical and mental health ailments including,\u00a0chronic pain, opiate and alcohol cravings, low\u00a0sex\u00a0drive, and symptoms of\u00a0PTSD,\u00a0anxiety, and\u00a0depression. While kratom has been useful in managing some complex conditions and symptoms, it is important to understand both sides of the issue to know when it is a safe component of any holistic wellness practice versus something causing more harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/intl\/blog\/from-addiction-to-recovery\/202306\/exploring-the-complexities-of-kratom\">Psychology Today<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed a variety of products marked \u201ccontains kratom\u201d in health food stores,\u00a0vape\u00a0shops, or gas stations. Native to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2547,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546\/revisions\/2547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}