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Music
By Toba Ajayi
Ilorin, Sept. 27, 2016 (NAN) Joshua Bolarinwa, a medical doctor at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), says listening to music is good for health.
Bolarinwa made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Tuesday.
He said listening to music would help to reduce stress and also boost physical health by relaxing the muscles in the body.
“Listening to music is a good antidote to reducing stress as stress is responsible for over 60 percent of the diseases common to most patients,” he added.
According to Bolarinwa, listening to music is one the best ways to exercise the brain as people who listen more to music have better memory than those who don’t.
“Listening to music eases stress and refreshes the brain and makes one feel relaxed.
“ When you listen to your favourite music, you will feel at ease and satisfied,” he said.
Bolarinwa advised people to listen to music as it could also reduce pains in the body.
The medical practitioner said music was a good therapy for patients with severe pains.
He urged Nigerians to cultivate the habit of listening to music every day, explaining that patients with high blood pressure could get it lowered by listening to relaxation music.
“Relaxation music will take worry away from you and make you healthy again,” said the expert. (NAN)
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(Edited by Abiodun Esan and controlled by Mufutau Ojo)