Music Increases the Oxygen Binding Capacity of Red Blood Cells

Why a great tune helps us to run (faster).

When Dawn was 24 years old, serving in the United States Army, she had always maxed her physical fitness running tests. (That’s 2 miles in under 14 minutes for women). But Dawn found herself getting slower and slower, until she could barely run without needing to take walk breaks. The only way she could run at all was to listen to music. At the time, she thought it just provided distraction and motivation.

Months later, she was diagnosed with anemia. It would take a blood transfusion and a change in diet, to bring her back to optimal health. Eventually Dawn was maxing out her physical fitness tests again, and no longer needing music while she ran.

It always seemed odd to her, in retrospect, during that very short period of time, music seemed to be needed for exercise.

Now 22 years later, she’s connecting the dots. Music helps increased the oxygen binding capacity of our red blood cells. The red blood cells are what grab oxygen as they pass through the lungs during each trip through the body, and gradually distribute it around the body before arriving back at the lungs to fill up again.

When Dawn was anemic, music was the only thing that was giving her enough oxygen to actually run instead of walk.

Bottom Line?  Music, and especially live music, can be healing and healthy.

Want to learn more? Learn about the experiments conducted by John Stuart Reid, inventor of the CymaScope. https://www.anders-holte.com/live_music_blood_experiment.html 

https://www.healingfrequenciesmusic.com/music-and-health-looking-at-the-blood/