It’s a fact that music eases stress is patients with heart disease. Heart disease runs in my family. My grandfather died at age 40 of a massive heart attack. My mother has 5 by-passes almost 20 years ago, so I think about my heart a lot and do everything I can to keep it healthy. […]
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The Glory of Easter Music
Easter is one of the two major religious holidays for Christians. Many of the greatest composers of choral music have created glorious music to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. It’s nearly impossible to chose just one, but I thought I’d offer this up as one of my favorites. Let me know how you like it!
Open Heart Surgery and Soothing Music: the oxytocin connection
Are you having open heart surgery? My mother had a quintuple by-pass over 15 years ago and even then, I told her about the importance of listening to soft, steady, soothing music during the surgery, to calm the body and the mind, and to facilitate healing and a faster recovery. The doctors did not know […]
Music and the Heart: New research!
A new research article has been published on WedMD that documents many of the things that so many of us believe to be true anyway: when people listen to the music that they love, it has distinct and measurable health benefits! To read this article, go to http://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20081113/joyful-music-helps-the-heart Music that Inspires Joy Improves Blood […]