384: Music as medicine & how to avoid sound pollution | Neurologist Kulreet Chaudhary, M.D.

Kulreet Chaudhary, M.D.: “Music absolutely can change the way your brain is firing.”

Chaudhary, a neurologist and Ayurveda expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to use music to alleviate anxiety, plus:

- How to reframe annoying sounds (~10:34)

- The best songs to listen to when you're stressed (~16:03)

- Why classical music calms your brain (~19:45)

- How certain sounds can impact your heart rate variability (~31:35)

- How to practice sound medicine at home (~39:39)

Referenced in the episode:

- Chaudhary's book, Sound Medicine.

- A study on neurologic music therapy and anxiety.

- Krishna Das and Deva and Miten.

- A study on the link between classical music and memory in older adults.

- An mbg article on Bija Mantras.

- A helpful video that repeats: Om, Aim, Namaha

- Read more about Jacques Benveniste and water memory.

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