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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Humans have been making music for thousands of years, but for Michael Mosley and our volunteer Matthew, the musical journey is only just beginning. Playing a musical instrument has been shown to strengthen your memory and lift your mood. It can even reduce chronic inflammation. Dr Sofia Seinfeld from the Open University in Catalonia tells Michael why it’s never too late to start making music, and how it can enhance your cognitive abilities by activating regions of the brain associated with motor co-ordination and the processing of emotions. Meanwhile, Matthew gets to grips with the ukulele to see if he can master a tune and boost his wellbeing. Series Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Editor: Zoë Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

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0:00.0

My name is Mikita Oliver and I'm Lily Allen. In our new podcast we talk about the big issues and the little ones and everything in between in the way that only best friends do with brutal brutal honesty.

0:14.0

We'll be talking about things like early crushes, techno and ambition.

0:20.0

I've had a few celebrity crushes and for the most part they've come true.

0:24.8

Miss me with Lily Allen and McKeeter Oliver listen on BBC Sounds.

0:31.8

BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

0:36.0

You're about to listen to just one thing with me, Michael Mosley.

0:40.0

Episodes will be released on Thursdaysdays wherever you get your podcast.

0:44.0

But if you're in the UK you can listen to the latest episodes a week early first on BBC Sounds.

0:52.0

E. F, G.

0:56.0

We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health,

1:00.0

but we're inundated with often conflicting advice.

1:03.2

So if you're going to try just one thing to improve your mental and physical well-being,

1:08.4

what should it be?

1:09.9

Maybe playing a musical instrument to boost your brain power,

1:13.9

or a spoonful of olive oil to help your heart.

1:17.2

How about doing some volunteering

1:19.6

to improve your immune system?

1:22.4

I'm Dr Michael Mos Mosley and this is just one thing where each

1:26.6

episode will explore one thing you can start doing today to improve your health

1:31.2

or life in ways you might not expect.

1:35.0

Okay.

1:37.0

Now I'm doing something which as you can hear I'm not very good at yet, but it's claimed that practicing could not only boost my memory, lift my mood, but also reduce chronic inflammation. I'm trying to learn an instrument the keyboards.

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