Do you have a song that every time you hear it you’re compelled to crank it up and sing along?
Chances are that song has the ability to turn around a crappy day or evoke an emotion.
Music has a unique way of touching you on a deep level.
In junior high I was the queen of mixtapes.
If we were back then friends you would get one for a birthday, Valentine’s and Christmas Day gift or maybe just because I was grounded, again, and had nothing better to do.
I prided myself in the wildest mixes of Elvis Presley, Cindy Lauper, Bob Marley, The Beastie Boys, Poison, Def Leppard, Bell Biv Devoe, Frank Sinatra, and maybe even a little Madonna.
And I would curate mixes for friends going through breakups and needed a little boost.
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How can mixtapes or the modern playlist change your life?
Research shows engaging with music improves your cognitive reserve. (research proof HERE)
Music can promote health and wellbeing on a cognitive and psychosocial level (check it out HERE).
I’m betting you didn’t need research to prove this to you.
Your body responds to music and knows what it likes to feel good and regulate itself.
Not sure what your body likes best? Here’s how I tested it out…
I recently stood in my kitchen with my husband on one side of our island and me on the other.
He punched in various hertz to his phone and played them.
The 40 hertz vibes common to bass in rap music made me feel funny in my stomach.
While the 10,000 hertz make my spine crawl and I wanted to jump out of my skin.
The 864 hertz sounded like an emergency broadcast signal to me but it’s supposed to be a healing frequency.
A440 hertz, the “concert pitch” or note that instruments are tuned wasn’t bad nor was the 432 hertz that was supposed to be the “old” tuning note.
I encourage you to play with difference frequencies and types of music (you can do this by searching these frequencies in Youtube).
Turn them up a bit to feel them if you can.
Once you know what you like best and the feeling they evoke, create playlists for your emotional needs.
For example I play 396 and 639 hertz when writing and gravitate to 528 and 417 hertz when thinking or processing a client case.
I particularly like 528 hz types of music like Bob Marley to dance and sing to while I clean the house.
Speaking of dancing and singing – both researched to slow down aging and improve cognition in adults!
Because the weather is colder in the northern hemispheres and there’s a tendency to not get out and exercise as much I invite you to bring back the vibe of the mixtape – find your groove and get your dance and sing on.
The benefits for your nervous system and brain are way better and faster than taking an adaptogenic herb and hoping it’s going to soothe your nervous system.
Channel your inner 5, 10 or 15 year old on this one and get your groove on!
I’ll be right there with you!
Want to learn more about the health benefits of music and the hertz from one man’s journey to health using music? Check out Sigmar Berg’s book HERE.
Here’s to using music as a tool for optimizing your health,
Dr Jannine Krause
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