-Food for the soul-

The day you start appreciating music will be the day you start living your life. I listen to music whenever I’m too happy, too sad, too excited or even too broken. Music helps me to face and go through my downs and lighten up my ups. The only thing I rely on in life is music. Gotta agree that I’m a dependent upon music but that’s pretty much better than relying on humans I guess. There’s no such thing as bad music, it’s all about the good music which helps me go through my life peacefully. There are uncountable favourite songs of mine but love genre have always been the best I can listen to.

Have you wonder how does music can calm you down make you feel better? Yes, I did. Research confirms these personal experiences with music. Current findings indicate that music around 60 beats per minute can cause the brain to synchronize with the beat causing alpha brainwaves (frequencies from 8 - 14 hertz or cycles per second). This alpha brainwave is what is present when we are relaxed and conscious. To induce sleep (a delta brainwave of 5 hertz), a person may need to devote at least 45 minutes, in a relaxed position, listening to calming music. Researchers at Stanford University (press release 2006) have said that "listening to music seems to be able to change brain functioning to the same extent as medication." They noted that music is something that almost anybody can access and makes it an easy stress reduction tool.

The people listening to relaxing music showed a stress response that was shorter compared to the other groups. The shorter response helps to prevent the body from getting worn out. This means that listening to relaxing music might help to improve the stress response and health.