Do Kava and Alcohol Combine?
For some reason, as kava drinking gets more popular in the United States, we find that we get asked the question about whether kava and alcohol mix more and more often! I’m not sure why, but we’ve now been asked enough that I decided to devote a post to discuss whether it might be dangerous as well as what the effects of mixing the two might be. First, I want to stress that we would never advocate mixing two drinks that have very noticeable effects on the body and mind. It’s not unlike asking if it’s a good idea to mix prescription medication with alcohol. I...
Read MoreDo You Use Sugar In Your Kava?
The above is a question we get quite often, so I thought I’d make a post about it! In short, IF we use sugar at all, we only use organic ECJ (Evaporated Cane Juice) – very different from the commercial white sugar. While both are the same sucrose molecule, the difference in composition between the two is that Evaporated Cane Juice has far less processing and contains many more nutrients in it. Our own brand of evaporated cane juice (ECJ) even has slightly more vitamin A, C, copper, potassium and calcium (in a 100 gram sample) than even regular ECJ because the small farm in...
Read MoreGlutathione & Our Kava Products
We sometimes receive questions about the chemical compound that seems to be “all the rage” right now called “glutathione,” especially in relation to protecting the liver from damage. Ever since the pharmaceutical companies succeeded in falsely linking kava root with liver damage, we field many questions regarding liver damage and kava. So, below is the response I offer to those asking about glutathione, and thought it worthy of posting on the blog as well, in hopes of answering questions while dispelling myths at the same time: We do not add ANY chemical compounds to...
Read MoreAnti-Kava Propaganda
Aloha my online friends! It makes me angry when any group, whether they be religious or political, attempts to infringe on other people’s freedom. As you all well know, I am an advocate of kava use as a way to soothe one’s soul and attune one’s focus. I recently discovered that the New Methodist Church in Fiji began to preach against the “evils” of kava consumption. I consider myself to be a very spiritual person. However, I do not follow any particular organized religion, although I am very supportive of peoples’ rights to pursue any religion or spiritual...
Read MoreMore Evidence Against Liver Toxicity!
At the start of 2002, prospects were bright for Hawai’i’s kava (‘awa) producers. During the previous decade, the consumer base for kava had expanded beyond drinkers of the traditional water-based kava beverage to include the much larger nutritional supplement market. Kava capsules were prescribed in Europe to treat anxiety and insomnia. By year’s end, the kava industry had collapsed. At least 68 suspected cases of kava-linked liver toxicity had been reported, including nine liver failures that resulted in six liver transplants and three deaths. Countries in Europe,...
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