Kava Kava is a drink made from the root of the Kava plant. It has been used for almost every purpose imaginable in Pacific island culture for thousands of years. Most commonly, Kava Kava is used as a social drink, like alcohol is used in Western society. For centuries it has been used to celebrate weddings, agreements, newborn babies, and other special occasions. It has been used to liven up social gatherings and make people more friendly, relaxed, and talkative. The Polynesian people consider kava kava to be one of the greatest gifts of Mother Nature and treat it with respect and gratefulness. The treatment of Polynesian culture to Kava Kava has been compared to the French and Italian’s treatment of fine wines.
Kava is Used Identically to Alcohol in the Pacific
In cultural terms, Kava Kava is used almost identically as alcohol in the Western world. Thus, as Western society and Polynesian cultures collide, Kava is being recognized as another form of alcohol and even as a better alternative, because Kava seems to share almost all of the good elements of alcohol and none of the bad. Kava doesn’t give you a hangover the next morning, or make you nauseous or vomit.
If consumed correctly, kava doesn’t have any ill effects on the liver or kidneys. (A German study found that if the whole kava plant is consumed, rather than just the traditional root, severe liver damage can occur. Be sure that your kava product is made only from the root of the kava plant). Kava also has a much lesser effect on judgment. Kava doesn’t give you “beer goggles”, dial your boss’s number and tell him off on his answering machine, and doesn’t seem to make you spurt out information you wish you had never revealed the next morning.
Kava Kava Does Not Give You a Hangover
A long night of drinking large amounts of kava does not give you a hangover. Kava does not have any diuretic properties and digesting large amounts of kava does not put a significant amount of extra stress on the body. In fact, kava drinkers claim that a long night of drinking kava, even right before bed time, leads to a much more deep, unbroken, and restful sleep leaving you refreshed and energized the next day.
Effects of Kava in a Social Setting
Kava makes people have fewer inhibitions, more talkative, and more socially comfortable and outgoing. A supporter of kava as a social drink stated “kava makes people loosen up and have more fun, drinking kava kava makes you want to talk to people, and tell long stories late into the night”. As kava becomes popular outside of the Polynesian culture, kava bars are springing up everywhere, especially in Western Europe. Kava may become the latest trend among young people in a few years in the future.
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