Listen to music

A study carried out by the University of Maryland, USA, with 10 participants who had no apparent disease found that when they listened for 30 minutes their favorite songs, the blood vessels dilated. This gesture matches the reaction of a laugh when doing physical activities or when taking blood medications. The director of cardiology at the institution, Michael Miller, explains that there was a 26% increase in the diameter of the vessels, while listening to music that did not please, there was a 6% reduction. In this way, blood flows more easily, reducing the chances of clots that cause heart attacks and strokes, in addition to reducing the risks of vessel hardening, which are characteristic of atherosclerosis.