Listening to live music helps relieving stress, the latest studies show. Live music positively affects your hormone levels and makes you feel better.
There’s a stress hormone called cortisol which is produced more when you’re facing some problems. The latest studies show that listening to live music helps relieving stress. When you’re feeling overstressed, you better go to the first live concert that nearby. Of course, it has to be music of your preference.
The psychological aspects of listening to music have been studied for centuries. It is widely known that music helps you relax, but now the accent is put on live music. When you’re attending a live concert, the level of cortisol and cortisone significantly drops.
What does this mean?
On one hand, we have cortisol, which is a hormone that raises the blood sugar levels, suppresses your immune and digestive system. In other words, this hormone has a negative impact on your health. On the other hand, we have the hormone DHEA which acts against cortisol. DHEA boosts the immune system and improves muscle function.
How come listening to live music helps relieving stress?
Well, when being stressed, the cortisol level rises, and when being relaxed DHEA level rises. This is regardless of age, sex or experience in going to live concerts. When being on a live concert, you’re in the center of a magical experience. Even the thought of going to your favorite band or singer live concert makes you happy! And when you’re there, you’re simply floating! This is your organism saying ‘Good, cortisol is down, DHEA is up’. Attending a live concert has positive impact on your health while you’re there, but also a few days after. The enthusiasm keeps running for days and you’re immensely satisfied and eager to share the feeling with your friends.
Feeling overstressed? Buy a ticket for you and your loved one and go listen to some live music!