Music as Medicine

Music can beat out anti-anxiety drugs, Mozart can reduce allergic reactions, and how listening to your favorite tunes can significantly affect your testosterone levels.

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Is that crazy or what? I’m fascinated by the whole topic. There’s actually a lot more out there in the medical literature on the effects of music. If folks dig this video I’ll dig around for a sequel.

This is my first video on the effect of sound, but I have done a few on the effect of smells:
• Enhancing Athletic Performance With Peppermint (
• Peppermint Aromatherapy for Nausea (
• Orange Aromatherapy for Anxiety (
• Lavender for Migraine Headaches (
• Wake Up and Smell the Saffron (
• Lavender for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (

Exposure to industrial pollutants may also affect both allergic diseases and testosterone levels:
• Alkylphenol Endocrine Disruptors and Allergies (
• Dietary Sources of Alkylphenol Endocrine Disruptors (
• Dietary Pollutants May Affect Testosterone Levels (

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