So, i haven't drank kava very long. I am only on my second 1/2 lb bag so i don't have alot of experience, however; one of the particulars becoming interesting to me recently is what foods i eat an hour or two after eating.
I hadn't been having issues but a week ago my gf made chicken curry on white rice for dinner and i just didnt think it sat well on top of my kava?
I don't know enough about curry or kava to make the connection and it could have been another unknown variable, who knows. But thats why im interested.
Last night i drank some kava, walked the dog a bit, and after an hour or three, sat down to eat a bacon double burger from five guys, complete with cajun French fries. So, in that meal i was greasy enough to be relevant to this thread.
I dont know about 'intensifying ' any effects. I use a heaping tbsp ground root in my aluball, and after reading here some of the amounts some people use, granted its traditional method, i am beginning to think i use alot less than the average guy lol. So, i drink 500ml from 1tbsp. I would describe my effects i feel as a more intense calm version of how a feel when i drink matcha green tea at the end of a long hard day. Super relaxing, but i suspect perhaps i use less than necessary to acheive what others call krunk, or maybe im still in reverse tolerance. But i doubt the latter because i genuinely do feel effects.
Anyhow, great burger. I thought it sat well in my stomach but due to grilled jalapenos i was on the toilet a few times in the evening. I dont believe, yet, that there is a reason to avoid greasy foods after or during kava.
unless you are exceptionally fortunate I think it is virtually impossible to krunk on 1 TBS grind, unless you toss n' wash, which is not a great idea, IMO. That being said, by the time I chuck my cup of root I might have gotten as much as 15 cups of grog out of it. That's a lot of grog, a lot. Do not look down on a 3rd or 4th or 5th wash because it looks thin or weak, go by the effects you get. Doing the math, I got very happy with nambawan this morning on what amounted to maybe 2 or 2.5 TBS root. Not krunk, cuz I didn't want to, but just shy. That's not bad, I'm very happy with the root and with the money I spent well on it. Including shipping I paid $53/lb and there are 72 TBS/lb so about $0.74 per TBS. So, about $1.50 to $2 this morning to feel unbelievably awesome. Worth it, I'd say. Comparable to a cup of coffee on the way to work or whatever, but like a zillion times better.
Anyway, as for the greasy meal effect, yeah, I've gotten it but it's more like the "temporary dizziness effect" to me. Yeah, I feel it, but it also lasts a very short time and then also sort of indicates the termination of that sesh. Here's my rule: eat when you want to eat, drink grog when you want to drink grog, and just don't worry about it. Then again, I drink grog all day every day, as a kind of lifestyle alternative. It's a project, so my rules for myself are bound to be different than guidelines for anyone else, so take what I say with a grain of salt. Oh, I'm telling the truth, for sure, only it's just my truth and might not be anybody else's. Some folks worry a lot about things related to kava:
what variety must I have to avoid failure?
what vendor has the absolute fastest shipping because I could not anticipate my needs nor wait patiently?
what and when must I eat to avoid the dreaded lack of perfection in anything which could ruin my life?
what must I add or avoid in my prep to make everything optimal because sub-optimal just isn't an option for me?
what is the very best prep? Hot or cold? Liquid ratio? Should I stand on my head?
I just don't give a shit about any of that. But hey, that's what kava is all about for me, stripping the meaningless bs from my life and focusing on what's really important. I'm not saying people are wrong when they obsess over all this stuff, it makes their kava experience more interesting, I'm just suggesting there are alternatives and I have tried a bunch and still enjoyed kava. Find what works best for you. And let us know. The bigger the repertoire of choices we have or know about, the more empowered we all are.
