Play a Harmonica for Better Health

Medical researchers have shown that playing the harmonica on a regular basis can help improve breathing problems in patients. The repeated pattern of pushing air from the lungs into the instrument, and then sucking air back into the lungs helps patients learn to control and boost their breathing.

Pulmonologists call it bodybuilding for the lungs. The trick to harmonica playing is pushing air from the lungs into the instrument and then sucking air back into the lungs. This repeated pattern helps patients learn to control and boost their breathing...and, of course, to enjoy the music they have now learned to play.