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Music and Cardiovascular Health
JOYFUL MUSIC MAY PROMOTE HEART HEALTH, ACCORDING TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDY. Research team concludes the cardiovascular benefits of music are similar to those found in their previous study of laughter.
Study results: Compared to baseline, the average upper arm blood vessel diameter increased 26 percent after the joyful music phase, while listening to music that caused anxiety narrowed blood vessels by six percent. “I was impressed with the highly significant differences both before and after listening to joyful music as well as between joyful and anxious music,” says Dr. [Michael] Miller, Director of Preventive Cardiology at University of Maryland Medical Center. [Read more…] about From My Heart- May, 2009