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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Bring on the tunes! In this episode, Michael explores the power of music, from reducing pain to forging strong family relationships. Neuroscientist Dr Psyche Loui from Northeastern University in Boston reveals how just eight weeks of music listening can change activity in the brain, impacting our reward centres in our brain, and why this could be important for healthy ageing. Our volunteer Roberta has a go at “mindful” music listening with an eclectic range of music from Bollywood music to opera.

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Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Science Producer: Catherine Wyler Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Trainee Assistant Producer: Toni Arenyeka Executive Producer: Zoe Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

Transcript

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0:00.0	If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what would you tell them?
0:06.0	Anonymity is our most valuable gift.
0:09.0	I'm Kristi Young, and in Young again, I'll be asking my guests what honest advice they would give their past self.
0:16.0	Believe it when they say that loving yourself is the answer.
0:20.0	Among those joining me will be Jamie Oliver, Jeda Pinkett Smith and Mel B.
0:24.1	I knew that I had a voice and I knew that I wanted to say certain things and represent certain things.
0:30.0	Young again, with me, Kirstie Young.
0:32.6	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:34.8	BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:40.0	Hey there.
0:41.0	Hey there. We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health, but we're inundated with often conflicting advice.
0:52.0	So if you were going to try just one thing to improve
0:56.0	your mental and physical well-being what should it be? Maybe a cup of tea to help your
1:01.1	heart health or listening to music to open up your blood vessels.
1:06.0	How about a walk on a rainy day to improve your immune system?
1:10.0	I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this is just one thing where each episode we'll explore
1:17.2	one thing you can start doing today to improve your health or life in ways you might not expect.
1:24.0	It's mid-afternoon and I'm about to do something that I really enjoy and rarely make time for.
1:32.0	It's a simple trick that could elevate my mood and also... and rarely
1:34.0	benefit my mood and also benefit my blood vessels.
1:37.0	I'm listening to music.
1:39.0	Now I do love music, but usually I just have it on as a background if at all.
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