ADD A BIT OF MUSIC TO YOUR DAY

Did you know that playing music or listening to music provides a great workout for your brain and is terrific for healthy ageing?

Well that is what medical researchers are telling us.

John Hopkins Medicine tell us:”Research has shown that listening to music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and pain as well as improve sleep quality, mood, mental alertness, and memory.”

There are numerous studies that make the link between music and better health and wellbeing.

Something we all know is that music is a great social connector as well – at parties that you go to, at concerts and nightclubs and dancehalls, in church and even at events where national anthems are played.

We conducted our own experiment over the past couple of years with daily Facebook posts featuring musical favourites – an album or a song or a video clip. Friends told us how these posts brought back a lot of happy memories and that increased their happiness. It was great demonstration of the positive impact that music can have on anyone.

More recently, we have been producing little videos that have a bit of background music and the creation of those has been a really enjoyable experience in part because it has involved finding that right piece of music for the video.

So we recommend adding a little music to your day, however that might work for you.