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    Hear Kava Radio Educational Programs

    Below is a selection of Kava educational programs that we currently have playing on air on the Yolŋu Radio Service. Simply hit the play audio button to play any track in a popup window.

    These files are in MP3 audio format and should play in your default Media Player when you click the Play Audio button.

    Kava programs  
    Kava: Meaning of the words muscle and flesh
    Discusses the meaning of the english words 'muscle' and 'flesh' 11:20
    Kava: Meaning of the words Muscle, Tendons, Veins, Fat , Nerves
    Defines the meaning of some of the english words used in health 11:36
    How Kava gets into the Liver
    Talking about how Kava affects the liver 10:47
    Kava: The value of the liver
    Discussing the role the liver plays in the human body 10:06
    Kava: How the liver gets "tired".
    Discussion on the effects of kava on the liver 12:35
    Kava: How The Liver dies from too much poison
    Discussion about the risks associated with too much kava; your liver might die. 9:46
    Kava: The Liver can die like a reef can die from dirty water.
    Relating the effects of Kava on the liver to dirty water on a reef 8:19
    Kava: Some people will suffer liver failure.
    Talking about the possibility of liver failure from Kava 12:25
    Kava: Why the world Kava trade stopped
    Discussing the stop in the global Kava trade 10:51
    Kava: Effects of Kava on the brain- 5 Lactone chemicals
    Discussing the effects of Kava on the brain 13:17
    Kava: The origins of Kava and who discovered the chemicals in it.
    Talking about the discovery of Kava and related research 5:55
    Effects of Kava on the Heart
    Discussion with doctors about the effects of Kava on the heart 16:00    		 *
       
    Short Educational Messages  
    Kava affects the heart liver and brain
    Message explaining that Kava affects the heart, liver and brain 0:31
    Kava relaxing the muscles and heart
    Message stating that too much Kava can relax the heart so much that it stops working 0:31
    Kava causes scaly skin
    Message stating that drinking too much Kava can cause scaly skin 0:37
    Kava can cause Heart Attacks
    Message that Kava can cause sudden heart attacks 0:29
    Message that Kava is not food
    Message stating that Kava is not food and that it is very important to eat good healthy food before drinding Kava.0:25
    Kava can stop breathing and damage brain
    Message that drinking too much Kava can cause seizures which may stop your breathing and cause brain damage or death. 0:53
    Kava can destroy liver
    Message that Kava can damage the liver 0:46
    Kava makes the liver work harder
    Message that Kava can damage the liver by forcing it to work too hard. 0:57