Music – Soothing the Soul (and the Heart Too)
- Posted by Peter on April 11th, 2009 filed in Avoiding Heart Disease, Information, Prevention, Research, Signs & Symptoms, Understanding Heart Disease
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The benefits of music has long been accepted to be soothing to the soul and mind and with some of the latest research, a more solid proof of this link has been established by researches from the Cochrane Systematic Review. The study shows that people who are suffering from heart disease are indeed getting soothed, decreasing blood pressure and anxiety in heart patients. This adds credence to the wise adage that music soothes the soul that is now known as more than an old wives tale. From stress reduction to the soothing physiological effects, all are now being used as a viable approach to augment heart disease treatment.
Alleviating stress reduces stress on the heart and circulatory system thus lessening the damage of such diseases. Listening to music is now being suggested to most heart disease sufferers as a result of this study and very good results are being seen and improving conditions can be a new way to approach the management and development of non-invasive techniques for heart disease management.