I have never gotten involved in the ISA debate.
Seems it's time to speak my mind so you see and understand my world view on this matter.
So on
May 10, 2011 our question to the Kava world was:
"We want to ask you, the Kava community, if we should sell ISA on our website. Here is our reason for not carrying it, you tell us if we should OR should not do it. Problem is that ISA makes you sick the night of drinking it (if you consume a lot) and leaves you sluggish for days afterwards. It causes nausea because of the abundance of double bonded kavalactones present in the intensely dark and peppery varieties of Papua New Guinea. These are called Di-Hydro kavalctones (DHK, DHM, DMY) We do not drink this variety, and our ISA is some of the world’s best kava for those who like it’s punishment.
Should we carry it? Please email us at
[email protected] with “Yes, Carry ISA” or NO Thanks, keep your Nausea” in the subject line. The most votes will be considered, and we make no promises. We may still end up not selling any."
On
January 21, 2013: Adil says
"I say, ISA is never going to be my first choice... If you must inundate your system with these persistent double bonded kavalactone kava root, try a small bag of our 9 year old ISA."
As you know, we ended up carrying it and I have witnessed (WITNESSED - did not read someplace) others benefit from the MEDICINAL BENEFITS OF TUDEI KAVA.
...at first I went "wow, you have a cast iron stomach ISA lover client of ours. Hats off" and I'd make jokes about calling it puke, and other small minded insults made by one who cannot seem to bond with this powerful tudei root.
Later, in due time, I realized that those clients with nervous disorders or acute pain, or just a big dude's capacity to guzzle hard core Tudei, REPEATEDLY came back to us, swearing it worked better than Noble.
I've even witnessed a prominent west coast Kava Bar owner give his beloved girlfriend a shell of Isa at his bar one late afternoon because she had a headache. It was soon relieved, and we smiled at this entire Isa controversy in his bar that day.
I know there's emails someplace verifying clients who were upset when we STOPPED carrying ISA.
We stopped carrying ISA because there is much else to carry, no other reason. Still love to carry a tiny amount which only helps a small segment, BECAUSE I KNOW FIRST HAND THEY RELY ON IT.
Please Notice something simple and basic that we are giving people their RIGHT to choose, because that's sanity.
Let's label it correctly, and leave it be. Let the thing rest ...everyone. Let people choose what they love, trust them once an honestly labelled Kava product is presented to them.
For the sake of Kava, peace and good vibe, I PROPOSE:
Can we agree to LABEL clearly and leave people be to make their minds on ISA?
There's a CLEAR market for ISA even though they do not speak up here (there's very few of these people guys, but they exist!! I know for sure)
REPEATING - again in 2015 what I said in 2011 -
"if you must inundate your system with these persistent double bonded kavalactone kava root, try a small bag..."
Written reluctantly, but in peace and harmony, dedicated to the future of a badly bruised industry, which needs ALL THE FRIENDS IT CAN GET,
Adil Ghiasi
PS - Local Legendary Hawaiian music to think this over to: