Ifrecent studies are to be believed, it turns out that a DJ
can actuallysave your life. Not only does listening to music boost your mood,
itcan do wonders for your health, too.
New research published thisweek in Britain reveals that you can improve your
chances of recoveryafter a stroke if your favourite tunes are playing.
The researchfound that by listening to music every day, stroke victims
regainedtheir memory and impaired speech skills faster. Scientists
alsodiscovered that it made patients less depressed and less confused.
Musiccan be an incredibly important way of healing the body. Every time
welisten to it, compose it or dance to it, music brings together allparts of
the body that are able, active and creative.
And it's not just stroke victims who can benefit from firing up their iPods or
sticking on CDs. Here's who else it can help...
The brain
Alzheimer'spatients can benefit from the soothing power of melody. A
month-longstudy at an American University discovered that blood levels
ofmelatonin, epinephrine, and norepinephrine – all natural
mood-enhancingchemicals rose significantly in all patients during trials.
Sleep
Thereare more wonders of jazz that the world knows about. When you’re
nexthaving trouble getting a nap, try some jazz. Researchers in Taiwanfound 45
minutes of relaxing music, such as jazz or easy listening,before bedtime can
make for a restful night. According to a recentstudy, listening to laid-back
beats reduces the heart rate andencourages more relaxed breathing, which aids
restful sleep.
The bones
Musiccan help you tune out back or joint pain. A Korean study found
musictherapy actually reduced the pain of fractures in people with brokenlegs.
In another study, by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the US,it was found
that simply listening to music for an hour everyday couldease back pain by 20
per cent. This is because music seems to stimulatethe release of pain-masking
endorphins in the brain, says music therapyprofessors.
Sex life
Playingsoft, rhythmic music can boost libido by increasing the level of
the'love' hormone, oxytocin" says Dr Michel Odent, author of TheScientification
Of Love. The hormone is responsible for sexualattraction and that heady feeling
we first enjoy when we fall in love."Slow tempo music also creates an
atmosphere of calm, which encouragesloss of inhibitions," he adds.
Immune system
Singingcan help ward off colds and other illnesses. Research at Californiatook
swabs of saliva from a local choir to test their levels ofimmunoglobulin A, an
antibody that helps fight infections.
Theydiscovered that during their rehearsal of Beethoven the levelsincreased by
150 per cent and in the actual performance by 240 per cent.
The mind
No matter what kind of music you love, listening to it can definitely lift your
mood, according to researchers at Stanford.
They found soothing classical music reduced depression by up to 25 per cent but
any music will work, so long as you love it!
The pulse
Thesoothing sounds of your favourite iPod playlist could lower your pulserate
and reduce stress levels. Scientists in New York tested anxiouspatients who
were about to go into theatre for risky surgery.
Thosewho listened to music of their choice before their operations hadnormal
blood pressure, while those who didn't listen to any musictended to have higher
blood pressure.
Heart
Musiccan lower blood pressure, says a Harvard Medical School study. It foundthe
hearts of people exercising on treadmills didn't work as hard whenpeople
listened to music as when they exercised in silence.
Otherstudies have shown that patients in cardiac care units where tunes
areplayed need lower doses of blood pressure-lowering drugs.
The arms
Listeningto the right kind of music can reduce your risk of a car crash.
Slowbut rhythmic music like reggae, is safer to drive to than hard rock.
AnIsraeli university found drivers who listen to fast tunes wereaggressive and
had over twice as many accidents as those listening toslow music.
The waist
USresearchers found that giving a portable CD player to a group of obesewomen
helped them lose 20 per cent more weight than those who didn'tlisten.
Researchers believe that listening to music can distract youfrom overeating and
make exercise more enjoyable.
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