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health2 years ago

The Health Benefits of Art: Transforming Your Body and Mind.

Researchers have identified over 600 mechanisms that occur in our bodies when we engage in the arts, from improving respiratory and physical function to enhancing immune function and developing group values. The arts have the ability to trigger hundreds of mechanisms that work in concert, making it a potent tool for healing the body. The arts are being used in at least six distinct ways to heal the body, and just like medications, different types, doses, and durations work differently for different people.