New and Hello

[kl.KanadaKavasseur]

Hi all,
New to the forum but been lurking for the past couple days. I'm new to the whole Kava world. I found it literally by accident searching for natural remedies to my anxiety issues and desire to be calm and relax.  Kava seems to have all the properties I'm looking for in a natural herb.  Anyway I'm aware of the reverse tolerance that comes with Kava and first started yesterday with my vanuatu kava from Real Kava... I made of course a gross concoction (drank all the powder) which resulted in me having a hard time leaving the bathroom today.   So did more reading and filtered a nice batch for tonight to build up.. or build down my tolerance.  3 large table spoons to 2 1/2 cups of cold water and 1/2 cup of milk.  Kneeded through a thin cotton bag for 10 minutes and wrung out like it was trying to kill me.  I also read how to consume so I'm doing 3-4 shells separated by 15 minutes,  I haven't eaten in 5-6hrs, and I've added nothing to the kava itself. Small piece of licorice after slamming each shell.  So anything else I can do or should do? And hello by the way from Canada.

 

[kl.KanadaKavasseur]

I should note too, it does make my tongue numb, not the rest of my mouth. But I haven't really felt anything else.

 

[Bula Kava House]

Can anyone here attest to the quality of Real Kava? I haven't heard of them, but I know kava generally shouldn't give you a "hard time leaving the bathroom". Many people get a strong enough drink with proportions similar to what you use but you may get a stronger drink with a higher kava to water ratio. try one part kava to every three or four parts water. There are some good youtube videos out there about how to make it but the main thing to remember is to agitate well and squeeze the hell out of it.



If you don't start getting a good effect soon, try a different kava. Different kavas affect people differently. Some are much more potent than others. There are a few known good vendors out there, including me at store.bulakavahouse.com (Had to get a plug in there, but what can I say, I think we're the best). If you don't like what we have look at reviews of other vendors on this forum, you'll find something that does more than numb your tongue.



Good luck!

 

[kl.KanadaKavasseur]

Hey, thanks for the reply, this was my first order so we'll see how she goes. I tried a but more potent brew tonight just had my first shell. I used a nylon as a filter. I think the hard time leaving the bathroom was because I gulped down all of the kava root on my first go. Sooo I had a gut full of ground kava in my belly. I'm hoping this stuff has a little more effect, I'll stopping by your shop for sure.

 

[Vekta]

Just about everyone has a rough start the first go round, specially going it alone. It's like a right of passage. You'll find your nitch though.



If not Judd will get you a floaty tube and I'll put some water wings on ya.(smiley: tongue)