Listening to music can be good therapy for people undergoing cancer treatment, according to recent research. The American Cancer Society reports that music therapy can help reduce pain and relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Studies also have shown that listening to music can slow your heart and breathing rate, reduce blood pressure, improve mood and even help you sleep better.
Here are some easy ways to get your musical "dose":
Bring an iPod or CD player with a headset to medical appointments. Listen to classical music, instrumental arrangements or anything you find soothing in the waiting room or during chemo infusions.
Tune your car radio to easy-listening stations. Or, listen to favorite CDs while driving to or from the clinic or hospital. Avoid jarring tunes and downbeat news stations.
If you play a musical instrument, carve out time for personal jam sessions.
Sing along to your favorite tunes-don't by shy!
this article was in the Healthmonitor Magazine, Feb/Mar 2011.
Check for this magazine at your doctors office, they have some great articles.
Good health and wealth to all,
Leigh
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