06-24-2009, 12:17 PM
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Music as medicine? Why opera could be good for your heart
Listening to the right kind of music can slow the heart and lower blood pressure, a study has revealed.
Rousing operatic music, like Puccini's Nessun Dorma, full of crescendos and diminuendos is best and could help stroke rehabilitation, say the authors.
Music is already used holistically at the bedside in many hospitals.
Not only is it cheap and easy to administer, music has discernible physical effects on the body as well as mood, Circulation journal reports.
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Read more at BBC NEWS | Health | Opera 'is music for the heart'
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