Hello ! Welcome to the Kushi Blog, My name is Hannah and I am one of the Owners of Kushi. My parents, brothers and I started this company is 2016 with a goal to reach as many people struggling as possible. This Blog is going to extend that reach by allowing a safe place for people to communicate their experiences with our products. I also want this to be a place that individuals can ask questions and get answers from not only the kushi staff but consumers of the products as well! This weeks topic of conversations is going to be KRATOM! I personally use kratom for energy and focus, when at work as it aids my productivity and social interactions. However, I am an anomaly, I use .5 grams or less for my dosing. So, to begin the conversation I wanted to talk about the different dosing’s people use and why they think that is. I know personally my dosing is so low because I am hyper sensitive, I also do not have a history of opioid use. There is a stigma behind the fact that “if you use kratom its because your getting off of opioids” When in reality kratom can be used in many different amounts for different reasons. Yes, Kratom has been seen to aids addicts in kicking their addiction by combating the withdrawal, helping with energy levels and giving them a better mood. My mother is one of those people that was helped in that way with this botanical tea, she always says, “it gave me my life back”. However I have had a different journey with kratom. When my mother first discovered it we were not sure what the dosing was so I was doing a lot more than what I needed to for how my body works, I ended up throwing up and going to sleep. After doing that a couple times I figured Kratom just wasn’t for me. So it took me another 5-6 years before I really gave it a chance again. I only did so because, through my experience with my company, I saw just how different every persons dosing levels are. Therefore, I took my own advice of starting small and building but decided to be a little dramatic about it and just barely cover the bottom of one of our Dixie cups we use for kratom samples. I took that to see what would happen. Within 25 minutes I felt like a rock star and no one believed me. They all thought I was just making it up because who gets an effect on less that .5 of Kratom? Well I definitely do, I decided the next day to almost double that amount just to see if I would feel better than a Rockstar and I would also be more like everyone else and have a believable dosing. Low and behold I ended up throwing up from that and knew it was true, I have a less than .5 gram dosing. See !! everyone is soooo different! I use Kratom for work, social occasions and extraneous adventures where I really need an energy boost or social enthusiasm. I rarely struggle with pain but I do end up taking kratom twice a day when on my menstrual cycle. What about you guys? anyone else have a dosing discovery story they would like to share? This is a no judgment zone! no matter how big or small this is a safe place to share! Lets see just how diverse we all are!