<h5>Why do we need to take care of our mental health?</h5>  <p>Did you know that children nowadays are much sadder than they were thirty years ago? Your mental health affects how you think, feel and act. It determines your quality of life and performance of everyday tasks. If you are not doing well at school or in your extra-curricular activities, it’s not always because you aren’t smart or are lazy. It's because it’s very hard to perform our best if we’re not feeling good.</p>
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<p>Everyone is aware of the things we need to do to take care of our physical health - eat nutritious food, exercise, sleep well, etc. I’m sure your family ensures that you do all this.</p>
<p>Mental health is commonly ignored because there’s not a lot of emphasis on it. Taking care of mental health is as important, if not more, than physical health. Including more music in your life is one of the best ways to do that.
</p> <h5>How does music affect our mood?</h5>  <p>The first time doctors realised the powerful effect of music on mood was during World War II. Doctors noticed how well the soldiers were healing after musicians played music for them. Since then, psychologists have used music as a therapeutic tool for people suffering from difficult emotional times. They have found that music is a fantastic way to improve our mood because it regulates our emotions.</p>
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<p>A good song can turn a bad day around. Music enhances positive emotions and stimulates the reward centres of your brain. However, researchers say that soothing, uplifting music has this effect. Hard rock and death metal songs will have the opposite effect.</p>
<p>Music is also an extremely potent stress-reliever. If you’re feeling too much pressure about your studies, then jam to your favourite songs to wash away your stress. You’ll feel good as new and ready to hit the books again, refreshed.
</p> <h5>How does music benefit our brain?</h5>  <p>Listening to music provides a total workout to your brain. It sharpens attention, memory, focus, and problem-solving skills. Studies show that the benefits we get in our physical health from exercise are equal to the benefit our brains get from listening to music.</p> <h5>What’s the right way to listen to music?</h5>  <p>Of course, you can listen to music any way you want. However, if you want to harness its healing and brain-boosting powers effectively, then a couple of techniques will enable you to do that.
1. Sing out loud: When a song matches your mood (a sad song when you’re feeling down, an upbeat one when you’re happy) singing out loud is the best way to benefit from listening to music.</p>
<p>This is because singing is an active expression of your emotions. That doesn’t mean you have to sing out loudly each time you listen to music (you’d get into trouble for that). But be sure to do that a few times a week.</p>
<p>2. Listen to lots of different kinds of music: Listen to music you’re unfamiliar with. Don’t just stick to your favourites. New music challenges your brain and pushes it out of its comfort zone in a way that old music doesn’t.</p>
<p>Happy listening!
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Listening to music is not just a fun pass time. It’s a powerful way to sharpen your brain and improve your mental health. Let’s see how.


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