May Health and NutritionTips.

Recipe of the Month:

Seared Wild Salmon with Mango Salsa

headphones listening to music to help them get into their workouts. Yoga, meditation, aerobics, and dancing are all great ways to exercise the mind, body, and spirit, incorporating music in different ways.

Music may even make you smarter. The ability to make music has been correlated with the development of language, higher cognitive function, reasoning, math, and social function.

As we can see, the opportunities to incorporate music into our lives are endless. Think about this, it has been proven that we are energetic beings. We are constantly absorbing, changing, and giving off energy. Sound waves are another form of energy, and it is one that resonates very deeply with humans. I mean this literally as well as figuratively.

Directions:

~Preparing the salsa: In a small bowl, toss together the chopped mango, chopped bell pepper, chopped onion, lime juice, chopped mint, chopped chili pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cover and chill at least 1 hour to blend flavors.

~Preparing the salmon: In a large shallow baking dish, combine the lemon juice, paprika and 1/4 teaspoon salt; place the salmon in the dish and flip to coat both sides; marinate, covered, for up to 1 hour in refrigerator.

~Remove the fillets from the marinade; discard the marinade; heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; sear the fillets for 15 minutes, turning once, or until opaque.

~On each of 6 plates, place 1/3 fillet of salmon topped with 1/2 cup salsa and 1/4 cup avocado.

~Enjoy!

*Note– Keep hands away from eyes when handling fresh jalapeno peppers and wash well when done.

Prep & Ready Time: 90 minutes

Yields: 6 servings

Ingredients:

~1 ripe mango, pitted, peeled, diced

~1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper, seeded

~1/2 cup chopped red onion

~3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

~2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

~1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno pepper

~1/2 teaspoon salt

~1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

~1/2 teaspoon paprika

~2 wild salmon fillets

~1 tablespoon olive oil

~1 1/2 cups mashed avocado

Are You In Tune?

Have you ever seen an infant start bouncing up and down to the beat of a song? Children don’t have to be taught to dance. It is an innate response. There is something primal about it that makes us want to move our bodies when we hear certain beats and rhythms.

Music can affect us in other ways as well. It can bring about powerful emotions and stir up old memories. We use music to communicate, celebrate, mourn and set the mood, among other things. Music has long been a part of the human experience and always will be. From our earliest ancestors banging on hollow logs to modern day orchestras with all the different instruments and electronics available, music is part of the human experience.

Music can also be used as a wonderful tool for health. It’s more common than not to see someone working out with

So the point is, crank up the tunes, it’s good for your mind, body, and soul. While everyone has different tastes, most everyone enjoys some type of music that they can use to enhance their well being. I can’t think of anyone who doesn’t like music.

Let me leave you with one of my favorite quotes with a slight modification:

"Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, Crank up the tunes and dance like no one's watching."

...music is part of the human experience!