Soothe Your Seizures Playlist - The Sound of Music

 

Step One: Close all other tabs on your internet window. (X out of everything!)

Step Two: Close your door, and go far, far away from all distractions or stressors. (Children crying, people yelling, TV, dogs barking, etc.)

Step Three: Press play, close your eyes, and relax.

Didn't that beautiful classic music bring you the utmost relaxation? Maybe not for all of you, but for me, most definitely. I have always found classical music to be the one thing that can relax me all on it's own. There were days when the pharmacy would forget my medication refills, or I would be getting weaned off of a drug. I would be shaking, antsy, anxious. The sound of the wind blowing would upset  me. But if you turned on Johann Sebastian Bach - especially his song at the top of this post - I would finally be calmed, and I would be able to sleep. The tears would diminish, my body would stop shaking, and my seizures would cease.

I just thought I would share that bit of relaxation with you today, so I have created an entire playlist of relaxing songs below. Living well with Epilepsy means making changes, and relaxing is something we need to learn to do more often. Music is such a beautiful way to relax, and it is often overlooked. But you need to know what type of music is good for relaxation, and what type is not.

Therefore, I want to inform that Mozart is being used as a form of add-on therapy for children's refractory Epilepsy. I never posted about it (although I wanted to, it slipped my mind) but I decided today was a good day to post the link. A friend named Scott on Facebook reminded me about the article, so thanks Scott!

The article states "Mozart's Sonata for two pianos in D major, K.448 (Mozart K.448), has been shown to improve mental function, leading to what is known as the Mozart effect."

Click here to check it out!

Below is the song described in the article! Although it is somewhat fast-paced, it is strangely relaxing... (Repeat steps 1 - 3!)

Now, what does harsh music (heavy metal, rock n' roll, etc.) do to our bodies and brains?  

"An Australian physician and psychiatrist, Dr. John Diamond, found a direct link between muscle strength/weakness and music. He discovered that all of the muscles in the entire body go weak when subjected to the "stopped anapestic beat" of music from hard rock musicians, including Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Queen, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Bachman - Turner Overdrive, and The Band. Dr. Diamond found another effect of the anapestic beat. He called it a "switching" of the brain. Dr. Diamond said this switching occurs when the actual symmetry between both of the cerebral hemispheres is destroyed causing alarm in the body along with lessened work performance, learning and behavior problems in children, and a "general malaise in adults." In addition to harmful, irregular beats in rock music, shrill frequencies prove to also be harmful to the body. Bob Larson, a Christian minister and former rock musician, remembers that in the 70's teens would bring raw eggs to a rock concert and put them on the front of the stage. The eggs would be hard boiled by the music before the end of the concert and could be eaten. Dr. Earl W. Flosdorf and Dr. Leslie A. Chambers showed that proteins in a liquid medium were coagulated when subjected to piercing high-pitched sounds"

CLICK HERE to read an amazing article that will tell you all about it! 

 So, please! Do your brain and body some good and listen to these other relaxing songs... It is now an official playlist on my channel! Feel free to suggest songs in the comment section below! 

MY QUESTION FOR YOU: Could music be one of the keys for Epilepsy treatment? What do you think? Let me know in the comment section below!

Amanda M. Krzywonski Founder and Administrator

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