June 2016

The only thing cuter than a child, is a sleeping child. Right? Right. No one appreciates a good night's sleep more than a parent. Especially the parent of a child who doesn't sleep through the night. Whether your child is tossing and turning, or getting up regularly to burrow their way under your blankets, or just not feeling rested each morning, it's not fun for Mum and Dad. But here's the good news: a bit of natural salt therapy can help them nod off to the land of dreams for hours. Salt therapy in itself is very relaxing. The Salts Of The Earth...

Much as Andrew Davey relishes the success of his growing Salts of the Earth salt therapy franchise, it’s the happy and healthy customer stories and community participation that really make his day. And it’s this approach that has contributed to his major win at the recent Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) Vic/Tas awards. Andrew and his team won the 2016 FCA Vic/Tas Franchisee Community Responsibility and Contribution award, and the opportunity to fly to Canberra for the national awards in October. Since opening in March 2014, his Pakenham salt therapy centre now sees more than 500 customers a week and employs five therapists...

Skin. It's the body's largest organ, and probably the one that brings us the most day-to-day drama. You know those days – the ones when you have an important presentation at work, and you wake up with Mt Everest on your forehead? The best you can do is take good care of yourself. There's all the regular stuff – eight glasses of water a day, removing make-up before sleeping, using organic skin products – but what about the other stuff? Are there any secrets you might be missing? Have a look at this list, and you might be inspired to conquer...

Good news, you can still eat salt. Just make it GOOD salt. Salt and vinegar chips. Salted caramel. Salt and pepper calamari. There are so many delicious foods that involve salt, and yet we have been taught to avoid it, with health-nuts striving to cut sodium out of their diet altogether. In some ways, this is a good idea; table salt (which is 97% chemically produced Sodium Chloride, and 3% tables. Just kidding. But not about the chemically produced 97%…) is definitely not good for the ol' body. It's bleached, devoid of all nutrients, and the scary truth is; if you put...