Music and the Arts Fight Depression, Promote Health

Indian Music, especially Carnatic Music , is proved to possess properties of curing Hypertension, insomnia,depression and a host of other ailments.
Carnatic music has seven basic notes, ascendant and descendant put together.They are combined mathematically in either arithmetic of geometric progression to create tunes-Ragas.Each tune has a separate mood and special properties to cure and also elevate one spiritually.
There are basically 72 Ragas.
Ananda Bhairavi is associated with happiness, Muhaari with Tragic notes, Neelambari to induce sleep.
ScienceDaily (Dec. 16, 2009) — If you paint, dance or play a musical instrument — or just enjoy going to the theatre or to concerts — it’s likely that you feel healthier and are less depressed than people who don’t, a survey of nearly 50,000 individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds from a county in mid-Norway shows.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091215160651.htm