#65 More Than Medicine (2 of 3). Music as Medicine with Professor Nigel Osbourne

#65 More Than Medicine (2 of 3). Music as Medicine with Professor Nigel Osbourne

Today I discuss the wonderful world of musical therapy with Professor Nigel Osbourne. His works have been featured in most major international festivals and performed by many leading orchestras and ensembles around the world. He has also composed extensively for the theatre and through his Institute in Edinburgh, is exploring the interfaces of music and science in important areas such as mental and physical well-being.


He has also pioneered methods of using music and the creative arts to support children who are victims of conflict. This approach was developed during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992-95), and since then the work has been implemented widely in the Balkan region, the Caucasus (Chechnya), the Middle East (Palestine, Syria and Lebanon), East Africa and South East Asia. He is currently working with Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, and planning a new intervention in Yemen. In 2009 he was awarded the Freedom Prize of the Peace Institute, Sarajevo, for his work for Bosnian children during the siege of the city.


In today’s podcast we discuss:

  • Nigel’s background and experience in Bosnia, Sarajevo, during the conflict
  • The wave of energy hitting you if you spark joy in children with music
  • How this led to a deeper understanding and exploration of the neuroscience of musical therapy
  • The Neurological, Biological and Psychological impact of music
  • How music is the social glue that enhances our sense of wellbeing and is universally recognisable across cultures
  • The applications across disciplines such as ADHD, Dyslexia, PTSD, Depression, Mental Health and Neurodegenerative disease
  • X-System – A project that aims to predict our neurophysiological reaction based on computational data allowing personalised music therapy
  • How music sculpts our inner senses, our autonomic nervous system and our hormones

We also wanted to share with you a project that is very close to Nigel's heart - Edinburgh Direct Aid. Nigel is currently supporting a music therapy project they are running in Lebanon. The Director of the project - Dr Denis Rutovitz, is a former Human Geneticist and Medical Researcher, and the Medical Adviser, Dr Colin Cooper, a hugely respected retired Edinburgh GP. Please do have a look at the work they do, they would be delighted with any support.


Please do check out The Doctor's Kitchen website for full show notes and guest links and resources for this podcast.

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#21 Motivation - with Joe Wicks

#21 Motivation - with Joe Wicks

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25 Mar 201952min

#20 Eat For Your Heart - with Dr Ayan Panja

#20 Eat For Your Heart - with Dr Ayan Panja

On this episode, I invite fellow doctor and friend Dr Ayan Panja, General Practitioner, super generalist, lifestyle medicine enthusiast and co-founder of Lobe Medical back to the podcast to talk about eating and lifestyle for our heart health.Eating for your heart as a concept, is not about food like a pill - but diet is an important consideration for protecting and promoting our heart health and it's why I ultimately believe that nutrition training is vital for all medics to grasp an understanding of, as well as the general public.Listen up because it's not just people in their 50's and 60's that need to be listening to this episode - it's actually relevant for all generations - because looking after your heart is a life long process.In this episode we talked about the following:Defined narrow inflamed arteriesWhy inflammation is important and what balances inflammationWhy a mediterranean focused diet is importantHow changing areas of your lifestyle such as sleep, stress and movement - can benefit your heart healthMinimising excess sugar and refined, processed foods in the dietOrnish lifestyle programme I really hope you enjoyed listening to the podcast - remember to subscribe on your favourite podcast player so you don't miss any future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#19 Eat For Inflammation - with Dr Jenna Macciochi

#19 Eat For Inflammation - with Dr Jenna Macciochi

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#18 Eat For Endometriosis - with Dr Anita Mitra

#18 Eat For Endometriosis - with Dr Anita Mitra

Welcome to this episode of the podcast. Today we're going to be talking with one of my favourites for the podcast - Gynaecologist and lifestyle medicine advocate, Anita Mitra aka the Gynae Geek - who returns to the podcast, this time to discuss Endometriosis.Essentially, Anita is the gynaecologist and women's health specialist that everyone wishes they had - she is an absolute wealth of information.In today's episode we talk about the followingWhat Endometriosis actually isWhy to avoid treatments like colonic irrigationThe importance of drinking water and eating fibre in your dietThe importance of Oestrogen in your bodyWhat is Oestrogen dominanceThe importance of exerciseWhy fruit can be one of the best things to include in your dietIf I could recommend one recipe to sum up today's episode it would be the Greek Style Giant Beans which is going to be in my new book - Eat to Beat Illness- out on 21st March. This recipe is absolutely delicious - it's Greek style, there's lots of greens in there, plus lots of beans, all in a delicious mediterranean style tomato sauce and super easy to make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#16 Eat For Your Teeth - with Dr Steve Lin

#16 Eat For Your Teeth - with Dr Steve Lin

In this podcast I have a great discussion with a good friend of mine from Sydney - Dr Steven Lin - discussing nutrition and dental health.We talk about the structure of our jaws, dentition and how nutrition affects the development of airway structure in growing children.We also discuss the need for more collaboration between dentists, doctors and nutrition professionals and more connected thinking when it comes to health promotion.In this episode we cover:How nutrition can affect gum and teeth healthWe discuss the importance of the microbiota to oral healthHow our ‘oral microbiota’ is related to diseaseWhat we can learn from ancestral diets and teethThe issue of ‘natural’ and ‘unrefined’ sugarsVitamin D as an important micronutrient for dental healthHow understanding your mouth is important to understanding the rest of your bodyFollow Dr Steve on Twitter and Instagram @drstevenlin.You can pre-order my new book The Doctor's Kitchen: Eat To Beat Illness here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Feb 201932min

#15 Eat For IBD: Your Questions Answered - with Dr Alan Desmond

#15 Eat For IBD: Your Questions Answered - with Dr Alan Desmond

Dr Rupy asks gastroenterologist Dr Alan Desmond some quick fire questions from his followers on social media.Follow Dr Alan on Instagram @devongutdoctor.Dr Rupy's new book, The Doctor's Kitchen: Eat To Beat Illness, is out 21st March - available in all good bookshops and ebook. Pre-order on Apple Books here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Feb 201920min

#15 Eat For IBD (Part 1) - with Dr Alan Desmond

#15 Eat For IBD (Part 1) - with Dr Alan Desmond

In this episode, we talk about eating for about Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) or Colitis. We talk through exactly what IBD is - but the podcast really covers gut health in general.Today I talk to the incredible Dr Alan Desmond who is a Gastroenterologist based in Devon. He has some really interesting views on how we can utilise diet and lifestyle to improve not only our gut health but also Type 2 Diabetes, Cholesterol and Cardiovascular diseases - all other features that are really important in today's healthcare landscape.In these episodes, we cover:Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)Ulcerative ColitisCrohn's DiseaseColon CancerJust how influential lifestyle and diet can be on gut health and associated conditionsHow beneficial a plant focused lifestyle, including increasing your fibre intake and getting more colours onto your plate, can be for inflammatory conditions such as IBDFollow Dr Alan on Instagram @devongutdoctor.Dr Rupy's new book, The Doctor's Kitchen: Eat To Beat Illness, is out 21st March - available in all good bookshops and ebook. Pre-order on Apple Books here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Feb 201948min

#14 Eat For Stress Part 2 - with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

#14 Eat For Stress Part 2 - with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

This is part 2 of Rupy's chat with Dr Rangan Chatterjee about stress. Rangan is an NHS GP, a lifestyle medicine advocate, bestselling author and host of the Feel Better, Live More podcast.Dr Rangan's new book The Stress Solution is out now in all good bookshops. Follow him on Instagram @drchatterjee and on Twitter @drchatterjeeuk.Dr Rupy's new book, The Doctor's Kitchen: Eat To Beat Illness, is out 21st March - available in all good bookshops and ebook. Pre-order on Apple Books here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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