Red blood cells image via physicsworld.com
Sections of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Puccini’s slower arias from Turandot, and many of the works of Verdi have been scientifically proven to help lower blood pressure, a landmark British study has found.
Conducted by Professor Peter Sleight and his team at Oxford University, the study has determined that music composed with a 10-second repeating rhythm has a particularly calming effect because it helps focus the body’s naturally occurring rhythms.