<p>Forget spa music and whale songs, turns out the real relaxing music might be a blast of heavy metal. Studies suggest towns with more metal bands have fewer alcohol-related hospital visits and even lower mortality rates. Today on <em>Why?</em>, <strong>Emma Kennedy</strong> is joined by journalist for <em>Independent Nurse </em>and self confessed metal head <strong>Sumaiyah Uddin </strong>to find out how mosh pits could be the path to mental wellbeing.&nbsp;</p><br><p><em>Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact [email protected] to find out more</em></p><br><p>WHY? is presented by Emma Kennedy. Produced by Liam Tait and Kathleen Johnston. Edited by Tom Taylor. Theme music by Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Artwork by James Parrett. Additional music is from <a href="https://artlist.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Artlist.io</a>. WHY? is a Podmasters Production.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/why_thepodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/why_thepodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a> | <a href="https://www.threads.net/@why_thepodcast?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Threads</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/whypodcast.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>