tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post642790348604918576..comments2024-03-28T15:29:03.095-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Openings: T-swirl Crêpes on East 14th Street, KavasutrA on East 10th StreetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43531893954286320702015-07-18T16:09:14.509-04:002015-07-18T16:09:14.509-04:00An interesting side effect of kava use: kava dermo...An interesting side effect of kava use: <b>kava dermopathy</b>:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8021378" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8021378</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3374423" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3374423</a><br /><br /><br />From the first link, above:<br /><br />"<i>Kava is a psychoactive beverage used ceremonially for thousands of years by Pacific Islanders. Kava is made from the root of the pepper plant, Piper methysticum, found in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. The beverage is a nonfermented depressant with complex neuropharmacologic properties that causes a tranquil state of intoxication. <b>Kava also affects the skin, causing a peculiar scaly eruption. The cutaneous effects were first reported by members of Captain James Cook's Pacific expeditions, but they have never been described in dermatologic literature. Heavy kava drinkers acquire a reversible ichthyosiform eruption, kava dermopathy. The cause is unknown but may relate to interference with cholesterol metabolism.</b> Today kava is used across the Pacific in both traditional ceremonies and informal social events. In Western nations, kava is sold as a relaxant by health food stores. This article explores the history of kava dermopathy from Cook's early reports to its presence today.</i>"And then I got these scaly patches on my skin but like, who cares, I'm so relaxed ...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54905355235823915522015-07-17T08:11:15.588-04:002015-07-17T08:11:15.588-04:00I am still convinced Sexyflow as opened as a joke ...I am still convinced Sexyflow as opened as a joke by The Onion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com