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Music and Better Sleep in Older Adults
Researchers in Taiwan writing in the Journal of Advanced Nursing say that soothing music can help improve sleep.

From the article abstract:
"Sleep is a complex rhythmic state that may be affected by the ageing process. Few studies have focused on the effects of music, a non-pharmacological method of improving the quality of sleep in older adults.

...participants listened to their choice among six 45-minute sedative music tapes at bedtime for 3 weeks. There were five types of Western and one of Chinese music...

Results. Music resulted in significantly better sleep quality in the experimental group, as well as significantly better components of sleep quality: better perceived sleep quality, longer sleep duration, greater sleep efficiency, shorter sleep latency, less sleep disturbance and less daytime dysfunction. Sleep improved weekly, indicating a cumulative dose effect.

Conclusion. The findings provide evidence for the use of soothing music as an empirically-based intervention for sleep in older people."

Lai HL, Good M. Music improves sleep quality in older adults. J Adv Nurs. 2006 Jan;53(1):134-44.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16422710

The Sooner You Cut Your Risk For Cardiovascular Disease The Longer You Will Live
Writing in the medical journal Circulation, researchers say that if you are at low risk for cardiovascular disease at age 50, it is unlikely that you will suffer from heart disease in your lifetime and that compared to others in the same age group with higher risk, men could expect to live 11 more years and women 9 more years.

 

 

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Marc Darrow, M.D.,J.D.,Q.M.E.

Marc Darrow, M.D., J.D.,
is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA School of Medicine. He is a world recognized specialist in many chronic disorders. He has been featured in national publications, and television and radio shows, for his innovative approach to medicine. As the medical director of the Darrow Wellness Institute in West Los Angeles, Dr. Darrow has helped create an age management program for those individuals interested in maintaining a youthful, healthy vigor for adults through “middle age” and well into the senior years.


Why am I so driven to work in the age management field? Basically it was for my own personal, mental, and spiritual well being.
Read what Dr. Darrow has to say about how he got interested in age management!

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