From the University of Maryland.

Listening to your favourite music may be good for your health. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have shown that the emotions aroused by joyful music have a healthy effect on blood-vessel function.
When subjects chose and listened to music that made them feel good, blood vessles dilated and blood flow increased. With stressful music, blood vessles narrowed and blood flow slowed.
The team had previously shown laughter was good for health, and wondered if emotions "such as those evoked by music have a similar effect," says lead investigator Dr. Michael Miller.
Results were presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association.

Good point Sue.
Thank you for sharing this information with us.
This is a very interesting study.

Personally I find that listening to beautiful music can almost put me into a state of meditation, whereas unpleasant music actually makes me very irritable, and gives me a headache.



So meet me for coffee when I listen to pleasant music, and I will give you a hug , however, when I have to listen to irritating noises, watch out

Thanks Inda.
I will be very careful when to have coffee with you


Because of the healing properties of music, a kind of health care method called music therapy is now growing in popularity. Music therapy is now being used in some hospitals to calm down patients, to speed up healing and to alleviate pain. It is also used to treat people suffering from clinical depression or anxiety, as well as children afflicted with attention deficiency disorder.


Because of the healing properties of music, a kind of health care method called music therapy is now growing in popularity. Music therapy is now being used in some hospitals to calm down patients, to speed up healing and to alleviate pain. It is also used to treat people suffering from clinical depression or anxiety, as well as children afflicted with attention deficiency disorder.


I found much more on the following website.

http://www.beautyden.com/healingmusic.shtml

Breathing and Heart Rate: With alterations in brainwaves comes changes in other bodily functions. Those governed by the autonomic nervous system, such as breathing and heart rate can also be altered by the changes music can bring. This can mean slower breathing, slower heart rate, and an activation of the relaxation response, among other things. This is why music and music therapy can help counteract or prevent the damaging effects of chronic stress, greatly promoting not only relaxation, but health.

There is more

http://stress.about.com/od/ten.../a/music_therapy.htm

Thank you for this very informative post.



I listen to soothing music after a very stressful day. It helps me to unwind exremely well. I can actually get absorbed right into the music, and forget about all the stresses that all of us must face daily.

On the other hand, when I walk down the road and hear irritating, loud sounds escaping from an open car window it actually gives me a real headache.

Nice music is medicine for the body and the soul.

Love,
yoko

Music is the perfect medicine for
unhappiness.

Diane Law
365 Reasons to be Happy

Take a music bath once or twice a week
for a few seasons, and you will find
that it is to the soul what the water bath
is to the body.

Oliver Wendell Holmes
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It is probably just as good for the body,
and I am sure that it will keep your blood pressure right where it shoul be: 120/80

Thank you for the post Sue.

Aside from coming to Givnology my other joy is listening to beautiful music. I can totally immerse myself into it and forget all my problems.

On the other hand, music that I do not like really upsets me. It would be interesting to see what it does to my blood pressure.

Sincerely,
Gisele

Thank you for your replies.

Enjoy the sounds that please you, and keep your blood pressure down.

Love,
Sue

Thank you Teo.

Your incredible images are already lowering my blood pressure.

Thank you very much.

Love,
Sue

I read that in some cardiovascular units, they play music that is very soothing and quiet. On a subconscious level, it produces a decrease in blood pressure and heart rate.

Music may certainly have a big effect on ones wellbeing, providing that you listen to what you enjoy, and not what irritates you.