Music also was found to reduce stress in patients undergoing cerebral angiography. In a study of 30 patients, two doctors from Hannover Medical School’s Department of Neuroradiology monitored stress hormones, blood pressure and heart beat. They found that the patients who were not exposed to music “showed rising levels of cortisol in their blood, indicating high stress levels, while cortisol in patients examined with music remained stable. Blood pressure was significantly lower listening to music.”
McFerrin still performs and tours as a musician, songwriter, conductor, arranger and producer in front of sold-out audiences all over the world.
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Bobby McFerrin: “Don’t Worry, Be Healthy” was originally published on blackdoctor.org
