Here's an interesting thought: Your iPod could be doing more for you than you think, other than lulling you to sleep or helping you get in the mood to work on a Monday morning.Based on recent studies, Yahoo columnist Anne Kreamer came up with five therapeutic effects of the Apple wonder, some of them involving major health issues such as cancer and Alzheimer's. A study conducted at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Integrative Medicine service showed that musical therapists helped ease the anxieties of cancer patients. The same is true for injured patients undergoing painful therapy, so that’s one against pain, too. Music proved to raise the blood levels of mood-enhancing substances such as melatonin, epinephrine, and norepinephrine in the body in a music therapy conducted at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
Music also made a difference between people who listen to music while working on the treadmill compared to those who don't, claimed Mark Jude Tramo, a musician and neuroscientist at the Harvard Medical School. Apparently, the heart muscles of those who do listen to music didn't wear out as easily.
And if you're trying to lose weight, a study by Christopher Capuano of Farleigh Dickinson University showed that music can help motivate women to stick to their exercise programs and diets. Now, that explains why some people like to listen to music while they jog or run on treadmills. We’ve tried it for ourselves, and listening to music does beat running in silence!
You can read more about music therapy and get great music and fitness tips here.
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