How Does Kava Relieve Muscle Tension?
As you may recall, a few months back I wrote a post investigating whether kava could make up a healthy part of an exercise routine, as a post-exercise tonic for relaxing and repairing muscles. The more I delved into these positive associations of kava and exercise, the more I began to wonder, how does kava relieve muscle tension and help relax muscles? Physical Mag Online has started recommending kava as a pre-game tonic for athletes who have a competition the next day, noting that it promotes refreshing, restful sleep, calm focus, as well as relaxes muscles to keep them limber and ready for...
Read MoreKava Kava’s Cancer Support Potential
Aloha, dear readers: it is with a joyous heart that I bring to you the latest research into kava kava’ s potential benefits for supporting two types of cancer. Yes, you read that right—not only can it relieve the burden of chronic stress* (and its known detriments to health), researchers now think kava kava may have cancer support potential!! This news could be revolutionary for how we handle one of the most dreaded diagnoses of the modern age. I am absolutely elated at the findings and am waiting eagerly to hear the results of further studies! In fact, I may even need to calm down with a...
Read MoreIs Kava Addictive?
Aloha, everyone, Makaira here! As the days unroll into Hawaii’s warm, wet summers, duties on the farm may beckon me away from this blog more often than I’d like… but I’ll still make time whenever I can to post on kava and all its interesting aspects! Today, I thought I’d tackle a question more than a few people have asked us at Kona Kava Farm over the years: is kava addictive? My short yet emphatic answer is no—kava is absolutely non-addictive. To be honest, this question has never made much sense to me: just because a substance or activity generates pleasurable effects doesn’t mean one is...
Read MoreKava and Other Hawaiian Crops
I feel blessed every day to live on Hawaii: the island’s semi-tropical climate ensures there isn’t so much as a growing season as an all-year growing extravaganza for so many diverse Hawaiian crops! Many of these crops have been delicious and nutritious staples of our indigenous cuisine for centuries; I certainly can’t imagine cooking somewhere I couldn’t get fresh papaya, taro, and pineapple at all times! Now that refrigeration and air shipping have made Hawaiian produce available on the mainland, some crops like Kona coffee, pineapples, and macadamia nuts have come to represent the essence...
Read MoreKava Kava and Valerian Root
Aloha, dear readers, and welcome to a very trendy topic in the world of kava—herbal kava combinations, that is!. For instance, our Kavalovetone Capsules blend kava kava and valerian root, lemon balm, passionflower and other time-tested relaxing herbs, and there is a growing public curiosity in these combinations and the relaxing synergy they can provide. In the interest of keeping our customers as informed as possible, I thought I’d go a little more in depth about the popular combination of kava kava and valerian root and the uses of both of these valuable herbs! Kava kava (Piper...
Read MoreTraditional Uses of Kava Leaves
Hi everyone, Makaira here! I hope you’re all keeping healthy, happy and enjoying the frosty days! Though on Hawaii it never gets too chilly, I often find the changing weather can be tough on our beloved kava plants as the sun recedes and the winter rains set in. On the farm, we all have to work hard to nourish and care for our plants in their entirety, from roots to vines to leaves. The challenging physical work of managing the farm often makes me contemplative, and lately I’ve been mulling a question many of you out there may also have—are kava leaves good for anything? Of course, such a...
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