Posts by Makaira

Kava In The News

Posted by on Oct 17, 2010 in The Mind of Makaira | 1 comment

Kava In The News

Aloha everyone! Wow! Things have been really busy on the farm recently! Maybe it’s because it’s the start of a new fall college semester for many of our customers? All I know is that we’ve been working non-stop, and I couldn’t be happier! There is nothing more fulfilling than knowing that I am working to share this wonderful kava for people all over the world.  And if you are working with kava to help you with school or work stress, I hope that it does you well! I think that kava is a great alternative to alcohol for relaxation for students, because it’s a lot...

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Kava The Healer

Posted by on Sep 14, 2010 in The Mind of Makaira | 4 comments

Kava The Healer

Aloha everyone! If you’ve been reading my blog at all, or if you’ve had the chance to experience the magic of kava, you know how very healing and helpful it can be in terms of releasing mental and physical stress, in promoting relaxation and in opening one up socially and spiritually to other people and to the natural world. However, kava is not just used for relaxation. Traditionally, it has also been used as medicine for a variety of physical troubles. So, today I wanted to discuss other traditional medicinal uses of kava. Keep in mind that this post is purely for the purpose...

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First Kava Experience

Posted by on Aug 4, 2010 in The Mind of Makaira | 3 comments

First Kava Experience

Aloha! My work here on my family’s farm is my love, therefore my work is never done. I even work on the weekends! Most of my weekends start out with reviewing the farm foreman’s reports on the previous week, then after that’s done, I tend to my own personal garden and read. Aside from my son and the farm, reading is my other love. And now, once again, I stumbled upon an amazing article on kava in the news while I was reading this weekend. It always makes me so happy to read about others’ experiences with kava. The following are excerpts from a story I read on...

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Kava’s Tranquil Agents

Posted by on Jul 27, 2010 in The Mind of Makaira | 4 comments

Kava’s Tranquil Agents

Aloha! Anybody who consumes good kava can attest in minutes to the fact that kava produces a palpable, pleasurable and relaxing effect. This is the remarkable thing about kava. On many evenings on the islands, I have felt the relaxing “way of kava” flow through my body even before the coconut shell has left my lips. Good kava is so immediate it can surprise the new drinker. But what accounts for this? The active tranquility-promoting constituents of kava are a group of resinous compounds known as kavalactones. The kavalactones have been the objects of chemical research since the...

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Kava Anxiety Relief

Posted by on Jun 30, 2010 in The Mind of Makaira | 6 comments

Kava Anxiety Relief

Kava Anxiety Relief – A Natural Anxiety Aid! Today, I wanted to share with you some basic information regarding how and why Kava anxiety relief is a wise choice for those concerned about taking prescription medication. I recently stumbled across a review of the various studies that have been done regarding kava, its toxicity, and its effects on anxiety. I thought this kind of information would be helpful to those people who are wondering if kava might help them with anxiety. Of course, we are not doctors and we can’t prescribe kava for anyone. But, by considering the medical...

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