Vitamin M – the Music Supplement

Watch our nutritionist and music therapist Supraja explain exactly how music is beneficial to u

Baked Stuffed Tomatoes  

Try this delicious grain-free dish and couple it with a salad and some beautiful music. You are in for a lovely experience.

Ingredients

• 6-8 large tomatoes
• 100 g button mushrooms, chopped
• 100 g corn kernels
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1 red pepper, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp toasted chopped garlic
• 3-4 tbsp raw cashew cheese

Method

Scoop out the insides of the tomatoes. Cook the mushrooms with the onion, red pepper and corn until tender.  The mushrooms will release their own juice, so cook until the required consistency is obtained. Mix in the toasted garlic and stuff the tomatoes. Spread the cheese on top and bake for half hour in a preheated oven, until the tomatoes are tender. Take care not to overcook.

Serves 4

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Tune into Health
                  

While eating right, exercising and being positive play a significant role in our well-being, music too has a special place. It is said that “Music is life itself”. Indeed with the beautiful melodies of the birds singing, the joyful songs that bring about lovely memories and the beats that make us want to dance and be happy, how can health be left behind?

Did you realise music actually heals? After all, there is something called music therapy.  Find out how listening to music does so much more…

1. It’s heart-healthy Research has shown that blood flows more easily when music is played, which can reduce heart rate and even lower blood pressure.

2. Decreases physical pain Music is often a tool used in clinics and operating rooms, as it eases pain. This happens due to the release of endorphins in the brain that spread throughout the body relieving pain.

3. Makes you eat less Playing soft music and dimming the lights during a meal makes you calm down, and eat less too.

4. Helps you work out Music can keep your fitness on track as it boosts physical performance and increases endurance during a tough exercise session.

5. Provides a total brain workout  Listening to or even making music increases blood flow to the brain regions that control emotions.

6. Improves mental health Listening to uplifting songs or singing along can help increase the serotonin levels in the brain which helps boost our mood.

7. Memory improvement  Listening to music can help stimulate the brain and improve memory recall. In fact, music therapy has found results in patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia too.

8. Eases labour Music during childbirth has been shown to increase oxytocin and beta-endorphins which help with pain management and moving the labour forward.

9. Aids sleep Since music helps you feel relaxed and at ease, it also makes it easier to sleep and even enhances your sleep quality.

10. Reduces stress levels Happy hormones called endorphins, released when listening to music, reduce stress levels and even help in healing emotional wounds.