More and More Medical Mysteries of Music
I want you to take a deep breath\u2026\nIt\u2019s only when we focus on our breathing that we realize how important it is that 21% of our atmosphere is made up of oxygen\u2026that is the ideal amount\u2026\nDrop too, say 15%, and it would cause all sorts of mental and physical impairment\u2026if the oxygen levels were to increase suddenly, we\u2019d suffer \u201coxygen toxicity,\u201d meaning that our cells would oxidize, leading to exhaustion and death\u2026\nMeanwhile, spiders, roaches, and other crawly things would grow bigger and bigger because of their biology\u2026 if you think we have a wildfire problem now, imagine if those fires had more oxygen as fuel\u2026\nSo, unless you\u2019re hoping for a burning planet covered in spiders the size of a compact car, 21% it is\u2026\nMusic is such an integral of our lives that we have no idea how important it is\u2026I can even tell you\u2026a study by Deezer, the French streaming service, says that to maintain a healthy lifestyle, we should listen to 78 minutes of music per day\u2026\nThe study broke things down even further\u2026that 78 minutes should be portioned this way for maximum benefit\u2026\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa014 minutes of uplifting music to exercise your happiness.\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa016 minutes of calming music\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa016 minutes of music that counteracts sadness.\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa015 minutes of motivational music to help with concentration.\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0And 17 minutes of music that will help you deal with anger.\nA few suggestions come with the study, too. Abba\u2019s \u201cDancing Queen\u201d is an example of the sort of happy music we should appreciate\u2026when it comes to anger management, AC/DC\u2019s \u201cHighway to Hell\u201d is about perfect, although certain tracks from Rammstein and Metallica are good, too\u2014and Mozart for some reason\u2026\nThis stuff fascinates me\u2026and whenever I run across a study or some research that connects music and the brain and our overall mental and physical help, I bookmark it\u2026and I\u2019ve bookmarked so much that we can now do a full program on it\u2026\nThis is another instalment of \u201cThe Medical Mysteries of Music\u201d\n\nShow contact info: \nX (formerly Twitter): @AlanCross\nWebsite: curiouscast.ca\nEmail: Alan@alancross.ca\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices