Music Keeps Heart Beats in Tune
June 25, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Cute Rx, Health, Heart Health
There is something very therapeutic about music. It brings out emotions, makes us want to dance and sing, and soothes and relaxes when you’re weary.
Now a new Italian study highlights the fact that “music induces a continuous, dynamic—and to some extent predictable—change in the cardiovascular system.”
This new study is a follow on from previous studies done by Luciano Bernardi and his team which had found that changes in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems mirrored musical tempos.
To find out more about how the body responds to changing rhythms, they hooked up 24 volunteers – half experienced singers, half with no musical …read more
