Soy Lethicin On the list of kava accessories we offer on Kava Dot Com, you may have noticed a humble product called soy lethicin being sold alongside the muslin bags and coconut bowls. Soy lethicin appears on the ingredients list of foods from tea to yogurt, and even in asthma inhalers and other medical products. […]
Kava Drink Any experienced kava connoisseur knows that the term kava drink can refer to a number of different things. The first, of course, is the traditional kava drink that’s been brewed up in the South Pacific for millennia and consumed at social and ceremonial occasions. Traditional kava brews are prepared by macerating the fresh or […]
Kava Kava Supplement More and more people in the West today have experienced the benefits of kava kava, either as a supplement or in its traditional form as a relaxing*, communal brew. A kava kava supplement can offer many benefits for slowing down in our fast-paced world, but discovering the type of kava supplement that’s […]
Day ONE of Kava Marketplace Thanks to everyone who made our quiet soft “Grand Opening” of the Kava Dot Com KAVA MARKETPLACE today. We’re thrilled at the number of people who trusted us to place orders through the site, and we have already shipped most of those orders off! We’re thrilled to have so many […]
Kava and Chocolate – Heavenly Match All of us here at Kava dot com have no idea why it took anyone so long to realize that just like there’s wine and cheese, there’s kava and chocolate! Kava is known for all kinds of wonderful properties (including its aphrodisiac ones that few outside of Oceania talk […]
Kava Kava Tincture You might be wondering, what exactly is a kava kava tincture? There are so many different preparations of this versatile tranquilizing root, many of them made with high-tech processes under fancy labels, that it can be daunting just to navigate the marketplace in order to get the product you want. Although there […]
Kava Pills Kava pills are one of the most widely available forms of kava kava you can buy these days. This popular commercial kava preparation usually consists of dried root material packed into a digestible capsule, or a gel capsule that contains a standardized kava root extract. In the second form, kava pills often contain […]
Kava Overdose As with any herb or substance that affects the brain, kava kava should be used in moderation in a safe setting conducive to the enjoyment of this herb. However, we have not found any reports of a kava overdose in the archived studies of this plant. Overall, kava root seems to be a […]
Kava Brownies It used to be a given that kava root could not be heated past 140 degrees Fahrenheit without destroying its active kavalactones and resulting in a disappointing experience. However, culinary experiments in baking and cooking with kava have shattered this assumption, leading many chefs to create tasty recipes for kava brownies, kava sauces, […]
This is a question we’ve been asked more times than we have Kava plants. Is Kava safe for children? Instead of offering an opinion, let me first offer a few statistics. Kava has been prescribed safely to kids in Europe for decades. Families throughout Oceania allow their children to consume Kava. Kava affects children and teens the same way it affects adults. There have been no long-term effects reported in children who consume Kava. In Germany Kava is often prescribed instead of Prozac to children. This isn’t to say that we advocate starting to give Kava to your kids. As with everything we share here, it’s best to get an informed doctor’s opinion regarding Kava. Anyone can ask any doctor about Kava, but not every doctor is familiar with Kava beyond a few paragraphs they read in a medical journal or on WebMD. But to get to the heart of the matter, I asked friends who allow their children to safely consume Kava, as well as the kids themselves.