Listening to Adele’s songs can be a way to reduce stress. Especially for those who are stuck in traffic or those whose cars were just towed by services like Towing San Jose.
Researchers observed that listening to Adele songs, the instrumental version, in the car can reduce stress and maintain heart health. This research was conducted in Brazil among young women who drive.
The piano version of the songs Hello and Someone Like You (both by Adele) was included in the playlist. The song was deliberately chosen to be listened to by the driver when stuck in traffic.
Songs Backed By Science to Reduce Stress
The specific choice of music can reduce heart rate fluctuations over time and can help avoid serious mental health problems. Music also unconsciously influences brain waves and regulates activity in the nervous system, and lowers blood pressure and heart rate.
“We found that the heart pressure of the subjects studied was reduced by listening to this music,” Professor Vitor Valenti was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
Heart stress is a measure of how often tension occurs in the heart. Valenti and the researchers focused on pulse fluctuations.
When a person feels stressed, the body releases chemicals that accelerate the heart and cause high blood pressure. The risk can be inflammation or heart attack in people who have serious illnesses. In the long run, you can develop heart disease, dementia, or stroke.
Stress When Driving (Risk Factor for Heart Complications)
The study, published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine, also found that stress while driving is a risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease and heart complications. Valenti added that listening to music can reduce excessive stress experienced while driving.
“Listening to music can support cardiovascular health and prevent severe stress such as when driving during rush hour,” he said.
Citing Psych Central, so far there have been many studies that show the benefits of music to reduce stress, Bun. Professor Daniel J. Levitin from McGill University is one of them.
In a 2013 study by Levitin, it was found that music can increase the production of immunoglobulin A, which plays a role in the immune system of the mucus in the body. Natural killer cells that attack bacteria and germs can be produced by listening to music. At the same time, it also reduces cortisol levels for stress in the body.
