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How often have you realized that your mood changes with the change in the music? When the music is fast, we feel perked up but when the music is slow, it sets us relaxed. It’s just not an ordinary behavior. It strongly shows a typical body science which reacts towards the genre and type of the music. Mood swinging as per the music type happens strongly because of the hormones present in our body. A hormone known as Cortisol is the master hormone holding our mood swinging. When cortisol level is down sized, we find ourselves relaxed but on the contrary, when our mood jumps to anger or discomfort, happy mood demolishes into stress mood. Cortisol hormone simply increases itself in stress resulting in bad mood. Hence, cortisol is also termed as Stress hormone.

Bad effects of stress in our body

When we are stressed out, the cortisol level increases. This is also followed by blood pressure rise and increased heart beat and pulse rate. Our mood changes to a bad savor which serves everything in bad condition. Stress also increases the risk of several diseases like blood pressure, cancer, weight loss/gain, neural problems, migraine etc. Hence, it is vital to take recommended steps in mood disorders. Music is indeed a wise step towards reducing it. Less stress leads to better health and hence, better life.

Here comes Music Therapy as a rescue

According to the researches, it is surprisingly found that music helps in reducing stress levels. Many physicians, psychotherapists use Music therapy to treat their patients. Alzheimer patients are greatly benefited from the music therapy. It is found that when rest of the treatment failed to cure Alzheimer patients, music therapy emerges out as a superb therapy to rescue. Music stimulates our brain nerves and causes the cortisol level to go down. This leads the stress level to reduce up to the optimum mark.

In an interesting study, patients were divided into two groups. One group was allowed to listen music of their choices up to a desired length of time while other group was detained from the music. After a certain time, the group who were exposed to the music showed improvement in their health and mood while second group were like as they were before to the study. This shows a strong effect of the music in our physiology. In another research, three American scientists again carried out the same research on several people categorizing them into two groups. First group had a choice to listen their music according to their choices and other group was refrained from the usage of music. After a period of time, there were remarkable differences came out of this research. First group had an outstanding decrease in their cortisol level while other group showed nothing in terms of their health improvement. Isn’t it interesting to know that music can heal someone at this extent? Yes. This is the power music carry with itself all the time.

Being around music is beneficial for stress management

By analyzing these amazing health benefits provided by music is doubtless a wise option to opt music at the times of stress. By listening your favorite songs and music, you can decrease your stress level at great extent. Although it is very unlikely to go for music at the times of bad mood yet music promises you with enhanced and light mood with its tones, beats and rhythm. Language chose for the music is also an important aspect towards the betterment of the mood.

So, choose wisely and listen at least one song of your choice when you face mood disorder. It will certainly help you to come up with positive outcomes.

About the author: Amanda Kidd is a writer and blogger and who happens to be a health buff. Her lifestyle includes healthy ways to improve mental and physical sustainability. She is currently planning to write on beauty portal and to provide health information regarding weight loss exercises.