Relaxation drink
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A relaxation drink is a non-alcoholic beverage containing calming ingredients normally found in nature. It is a functional beverage that serves to calm a person but unlike other calming beverages such as tea, relaxation drinks almost universally contain more than one active ingredient. Relaxation drinks may be served chilled and carbonated. Others have now been introduced in shot-form.
Ingredients
Kava roots are well known in the Pacific Islands and are mostly grown in Tonga and Fiji. Kava is known to be used for social rituals and celebrations.
Function
Relaxation drinks are formulated to help reduce stress and anxiety, improve focus, and promote better sleep. Relaxation drinks can be considered the anti-energy drink and have found a niche alongside
Uses
In many scenarios, people use relaxation drinks for dealing with stressful situations, after a work day, after strenuous exercise, or before bedtime. Further uses have also included aiding anxiety relief. Studies have found that ingredients found in relaxation drinks can help promote alpha wave brain wave patterns to improve focus. Depending on the formulation, relaxation drinks may promote Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) sleep.
Relaxation drinks have been known to reduce stress, anxiety, and calm nervousness due to their calming effects on the nervous system.
People who are allergic to alcohol, recovering from alcohol abuse, or have liver problems have resorted to drinking relaxation drinks because of their ability to calm nerves and provide what people call a "buzz" however it is alcohol-free which does not bring about the well-known hangover. This is all dependent on the nutritional content which varies from one relaxation drink to another. There are reports of melatonin causing this next-day grogginess feeling.
People with
Some relaxation drinks can cause
See also
- gamma-Glutamylmethylamide
- Blue lotus(Nypmhaea caerulea)
- California poppy(Eschscholzia californica)
- Common blue violet (Viola sororia)
- Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
- Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
- Drinking chocolate
- Rose hip
External links
- The Huffington Post, Relaxation Drinks: A Growing Trend, Present, February 2011
- The Huffington Post, Sleep in a Can, Present, July 2011
- The Malaysian Insider, Sleep-deprived consumers to take greater interest in relaxation drinks , Present, February 2011
- WordPress, Relaxation Drinks – cause for anxiety? , Present, July 2011
- Slate, [1], Present, November 2010