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The Arts as Medicine: the healing powers of music, dance and drama
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- Saving Lives In Slow Motion
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- Jul 30, 2026
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- 892
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Summary
I am a huge lover of the arts and feel they are not valued enough when it comes to their health benefits. In this episode I look at some benefits to our health and why it is important to support the arts in general. Links: Singing: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000570759791 Dance for Parkinsons Disease: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-21767149 Study on Dance and Parkinsons: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33038925/ Music for Dementia: https://www.musicfordementia.org.uk/ Melodic Intonation Therapy: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2780359/ Music and depression: https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD004517_music-therapy-depression?utm_source=chatgpt.com Social connections: https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death Campaign for the arts: https://www.campaignforthearts.org/ More from me: https://drayan.co.uk/ Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.