Feeling stressed on your commute or lunch break? Plug in your earbuds and put on your favorite tune – it might help. Emmeline Edwards, who specializes in integrative medicine at the National Institutes of Health, said music therapy can be a great way to relax wherever you are.
"The auditory cortex is connected to other areas of the brain that are connected our reward system, motor systems, centers for motivation and emotion regulation," Edwards said. In fact, research has found that music can help people dealing with stress-related disorders, mild depression and anxiety.
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