Hi, I'm new to the forum but not to Kava. I use to drink it weekly for a few years back in the 90's but because I was never able to find a reliable vendor with consistent supply or quality, I pretty much gave up on it. Until now! So, after a long hiatus, I find the internet allows a much greater wealth of info regarding Kava and at least several legitimate vendors.
Anyway, I use to prep my Kava by blending it with water and lecithin for a while and then chugging the whole concoction down. No straining. Now that I've been reading up on Kava and the potential for liver damage, I'm wondering if not straining the emulsion could be harmful or not. I usually use 3-4 tablespoons of Kava per session, which seems low compared to a lot of posters on the forum. So I guess my question is do you folks think there would be any more of the "unwanted" chemicals ingested by not straining 4 tbsp. of root than people who do strain their brew but are using a higher amount of root in their extraction to begin with? It seems to me that this may all even out in the end, no? It's not that I'm opposed to straining per se, just lazy and ingesting the root has always worked for me before with no problems.
Anyway, I use to prep my Kava by blending it with water and lecithin for a while and then chugging the whole concoction down. No straining. Now that I've been reading up on Kava and the potential for liver damage, I'm wondering if not straining the emulsion could be harmful or not. I usually use 3-4 tablespoons of Kava per session, which seems low compared to a lot of posters on the forum. So I guess my question is do you folks think there would be any more of the "unwanted" chemicals ingested by not straining 4 tbsp. of root than people who do strain their brew but are using a higher amount of root in their extraction to begin with? It seems to me that this may all even out in the end, no? It's not that I'm opposed to straining per se, just lazy and ingesting the root has always worked for me before with no problems.
