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Just had mine done with very similar results to you, after 30 years of drinking kava most nights. I drank a fair bit of kava the night before the tests, about 100g in 2 liters. For liver, AST and ALT low at 16 & 14 respectively (the guide is under 50), but ALP outside the upper limit at 131...

Does anyone on the forum get occasional gout flares and have any theories about how kava may influence flare-ups? I get it in my big toe about every 6 months, and think that the dehydration element of regular kava drinking may be a factor in bringing it on. In 2018 I had 6 months in Santo...

Yes I can get itchy sometimes maybe every 4-5 months - especially neck and face - if I have been having 6 hour heavy sessions night after night for a while. I get this with most kavas including my usual which is very high quality and one I have been enjoying for 10 years or so - but only after...

My take on all the latest gadgets and machines, mixers and shakers is that, as kava becomes ever more popular, more people are looking at ways to make money out of it. For a mix of a couple of liters/half gallon, either working by hand or a common cheap kitchen blender does the job as well as...

After years of hand prep I have relented and gone over to the blender - does a good job, clean, and can pour from blender jug straight into the sieve bag over the half gallon bowl. The only downside is the occasional first-shell shock when my wife has used the blender before me to mix up...

Jack - PVC pipe is used worldwide as water pipe, so is definitely not toxic. They use PVC pipe in the islands in Vanuatu for their rammers, especially the Central group - Pentecost, Maewo, Ambae. Bamboo looks nice, but when permanently moist inside from daily use it starts to soften and rot, and...

I'm not sure how RoH sell it - ready minced or whole pieces. If whole pieces then: There are several traditional ways but probably the easiest manual way for small batches is "the rammer". Get yourself a short length (18-24") of 4" diameter PVC pipe and a tin or sturdy box. Set the pipe upright...

I recently had 5 months in Micronesia - home of sakau. Whilst sakau is most popular in Pohnpei, most of the kava in FSM is grown on Fefen island, in Chuuk state, an island well known for its fertile soil. This is just a 10 minute boat ride from the main Chuuk island of Weno, and the fresh roots...

Back home in Laos after a trip. Nothing much to do in the relentless wet season other than work and drink kava. A thick boronguru mix today

Had a weird-looking observer to todays after work session in the garden

I have been collecting old Pacific artefacts the last 30 years and have about a dozen nice tanoa/kumete now, including some very nice modern ones, but dont use them for my daily kava fix - much easier to use a cheap stainless steel bowl. I would only ever get a real vesi wood bowl out for a...

Saw this on a fb page - quite impressive:

Would your spit freeze before it hit the ground?

Bir Kar has been my main kava for the last few years. I get a euphoria for the first few shells then a gradual slide into a deep relax over a couple of hours. Getting to sleep takes about 30 seconds. I've had a few kilos of kelai and find it is certainly lighter and heady but can be a little...

Celebrating first rains since last October, bringing down the 110F heat..

And not forgetting "Kava drinkers in Laos" - operating since 2007. Only 1 member so far, but happy to accept new members, or tourists passing through Vientiane..

Thats what I do every evening - start drinking in the garden about an hour before dark and do odd easy gardening jobs like leaf raking or seedling planting, stare at things, mess around with dog, check the aesthetics of the garden and make plans to put new trees in or take old ones out (which...

Janets handicrafts in Apia has ben going about 30 years and has some nice samoan tanoas. Shipping may be steep but you said budget no issue janetssamoa.com

All Puariki plants on the planet are grown within a maximum of about 6km of each other, so it is safe to assume that the roots from all resellers like AoK and TKS are from the same stock

Last kava in Micronesia before heading back to Laos next week