EP 319 — Alexander Karp: Kratom: A Safer Approach For Pain Relief

Nov 12, 2024

In this insightful conversation, Alexander Karp, Chief Scientific Officer at ETHA Natural Botanics, reveals his quest for pain relief through kratom, a natural alternative with fascinating alkaloids. Legendary skateboarder Danny Way shares his firsthand experiences, highlighting kratom's effectiveness over traditional pain meds. They discuss the pitfalls of conventional treatments, the unregulated kratom market, and the need for personal awareness in managing pain. Together, they advocate for a deeper understanding of holistic approaches to wellness.

Ask episode

Chapters

Books

Transcript

Episode notes

Intro

00:00 • 5min

Synthetic vs. Natural: The Health Dilemma

05:10 • 11min

The Pitfalls of Traditional Pain Relief Methods

16:27 • 3min

Navigating Pain and Healing Alternatives

19:37 • 12min

Rediscovering Relief: The Power and Promise of Kratom

31:16 • 6min

Exploring Kratom: Strains, Effects, and Safety

37:05 • 19min

Exploring Body Functionality and Magnesium Deficiency

55:43 • 5min

Navigating Food Labeling and Substance Responses

01:01:07 • 10min

Innovations in Kratom and Natural Sleep Solutions

01:10:52 • 6min

Understanding Kratom and Its Alkaloids

01:16:38 • 8min

Innovative Uses of Kratom and Tongkat Ali

01:24:54 • 11min

If you’ve been looking for safer options for pain relief, kratom — a Southeast Asian plant with at least 40 naturally occurring bioactive alkaloids — has probably popped up in your search results more than once.

But, how do can you know the differences in quality, potency and safety between naturally sourced kratom products?

Alexander Karp, chief scientific officer for ETHA Natural Botanics, describes his journey to find pain relief with kratom, the perils of an unregulated marketplace and why you should not mute the Pain Teacher this week on Spirit Gym.

In the Members section of this podcast, legendary skateboarder Danny Way joins the conversation to share his experiences with kratom as a more effective pain reliever than all the previous ones.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 15% on Element 115 kratom products developed by Alexander and Danny at Element 115 Botanicals or ETHA Natural Botanicals via the promo code PAUL15. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.

Timestamps

5:10 Our lifestyles have evolved to be more processed and synthetic at the same time more natural treatment options have become demonized by the allopathic world.

14:09 “Kratom and all of the alkaloids are like a symphony orchestra.”

16:26 Are you muting the Pain Teacher?

29:37 How Alexander became aware of kratom.

34:50 “It was out of a personal need that I had severe pain, heard about kratom, tried it and it was a miracle.”

40:44 Different alkaloids, different effects in kratom.

48:22 The complications of an unregulated market.

1:02:07 Taking a low dose of anything doesn’t imply that it isn’t a powerful one.

1:17:23 “You don’t want pain to go away 100 percent.”

1:24:47 A review of the kratom-based products Alexander’s ETHA Natural Botanicals sells.

Resources

Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Eben Britton

The work of Dr. Royal Lee and Dr. Chris McCurdy

Mitragynine

Find more resources for this episode on our website.

Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears

Thanks to our awesome sponsors:

Paleovalley
BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL10
Organifi CHEK20
Wild Pastures
Korrect
CHEK Institute/Scientific Core Conditioning

We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.