The Research that Reveals the True Power of Music

Now if you went to the doctor with heart complaints, you might be quite taken aback to be prescribed not medicine, but some classical music.

According to a study by the University of Oxford in the UK, music with certain properties has the power to actually lower blood pressure and reduce our heart rate.

We wanted to find out more about the science behind the music, so turned to Dr. Mike Knapton - Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation.