Music as Medicine With Steve Keller

Music has such a powerful healing ability that some researchers are even looking at “sonic pharmacology” — using music as a tool to improve patients’ health. Steve Keller is one of the world’s leading experts on sonic strategy. As a researcher, he has explored how music and sound affect everything from our physical wellbeing to our emotional state to our relationships and overall perception of happiness. In this episode, he looks at the many surprising ways music can be used as a healing tool — and explains why, one day, your doctor might give you a musical prescription.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How the medical community is using sound to enhance healing.
• Some of the surprising ways noise affects our health — and how music can help.
• The unexpected ways music can change your eating habits and promote a healthier lifestyle.