{"id":6362,"date":"2015-05-27T09:21:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T13:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=6362"},"modified":"2015-05-27T09:21:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T13:21:46","slug":"listen-and-lose-sometimes-its-just-that-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2015\/05\/listen-and-lose-sometimes-its-just-that-simple.html","title":{"rendered":"Listen and Lose !!!  Sometimes it&#8217;s just that simple &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6331\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6331\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2015\/04\/Our-Lady-of-Weight-Loss.png\" alt=\"Ready to Change - contact Janice Taylor, Life &amp; Weight Loss Success Coach, Hypnotherapist, Artist, Author, Positarian\" width=\"241\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to Turn on the Music and Lose It! &#8211; contact Janice Taylor, Life &amp; Weight Loss Success Coach, Hypnotherapist, Artist, Author, Positarian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Music is powerful. A true gift that keeps on giving.\u00a0 <strong>Music activates the same feel good center of your brain that food does!\u00a0 <\/strong>Here, 5 ways that music can positively affect you!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>1. Listen to music: Lose weight<\/strong><\/em>. (Wow, that was easy!)<br \/>\nAnd \u2026 there\u2019s more . . .<\/p>\n<p>2. <em><strong>Fight Off the Common Cold<\/strong><\/em>: Listening to music lowers the stress hormone cortisol, boosts the feel-good endorphins and fortifies the immune system by raising levels of immunoglobulin A, a prime defense against upper respiratory infection.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong><em>Chase those blues away<\/em><\/strong>: There are minor chords and major chords; and while the minor chords tend to bring you down, the major chords can and do raise the spirits. Music sweetens temperament, increases feelings of optimism, calm and joy.<\/p>\n<p>4. <em><strong>Spin Sister<\/strong><\/em>: Listen to music while spinning, running, trotting and your endurance levels will soar. You\u2019ll hang in there longer and feel happier for it.<\/p>\n<p>5. <em><strong>Sleep Baby Sleep<\/strong><\/em>: Play 45 minutes of your fav soft music before you get into your comfy bed and you will effectively lower your heart rate, slower your respiration and enjoy a good quality sleep.<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s your favorite genre of music? What gets your booty to shakin\u2019? What calms and soothes? What\u2019s your favorite lullaby?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sometimes it&#8217;s just that simple.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more simple and utterly useful information, join Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">KICK in the TUSH Club\/FB<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word&#8211;NOT the icing!<br \/>\nJanice<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the KICK in the TUSH CLUB monthly e-newsletter, <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/lptrack.html?OurLadyofWeightLoss::711::http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\">sign up here<\/a>.<br \/>\nTo join the FACEBOOK\/KITT Club, <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/lptrack.html?OurLadyofWeightLoss::711::https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>!<br \/>\nFor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/services\/coaching\/\" target=\"_blank\">one-on-one coaching<\/a>, contact Janice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music is powerful. 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