Sound therapy is an alternative treatment that has been used for thousands of years across different cultures to promote healing and well-being. This therapy uses sound waves and vibrations to stimulate the body’s natural healing processes—promoting relaxation, reducing stress, and improving overall health. In recent years, sound therapy has been gaining popularity as a complementary…

I’ve heard you mention how certain types of sound overtones can apparently slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. What kind of music activates the body’s healing system? What else do you recommend to stop or slow the progression of the disease? Answer: Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological process affecting the “substantia nigra,” a small…

In April 2020, a group of doctors at Strasbourg University Hospital in France published a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on a study of 58 ICU patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection during the one-month period from March 3 to April 3, 2020. Out of the 58 ICU patients, 40 showed agitation,…

They say music soothes the soul. It also soothes the brain, according to recent scientific studies. People with all kinds of neurological disorders like dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are responding well to music therapy. In fact, some of the results doctors and music therapists are seeing are quite remarkable. What is music therapy? It is the simple…

An elderly woman was admitted to a medical facility in southern California, but nobody knew what to do for her. She was clearly angry, but she couldn’t communicate, and was impossible to console. After three days, she still did not speak, and would throw punches at anyone who came too close. That’s when staff called…

I love music, especially some good old-fashioned jazz, such as that performed by Herbie Hancock or Harvey Mason. In fact, those two helped me get through all-night study periods preparing for my exams during medical school. I was even able to thank them in person many years later. Music has a power over us that…

Research shows that Music Medicine is a Powerful Antidote English acoustic-physics pioneer, John Stuart Reid, explains how Music Medicine can banish the blues (and fear) associated with the corona virus, while boosting our immune system to help vanquish any pathogen. It’s natural to have low spirits (the blues) and to feel fear when we sense…

Research shows that Music Medicine is a Powerful Antidote English acoustic-physics pioneer, John Stuart Reid, explains how Music Medicine can banish the blues (and fear) associated with the corona virus, while boosting our immune system to help vanquish any pathogen. It’s natural to have low spirits (the blues) and to feel fear when we sense…