The Salt of the Earth
Your body consists of over 60% water. Salt is one of the
electrolytes that help your body maintain an appropriate balance of
fluids. Our bodies actually need salt: the right type and amount
stabilizes our electrolytes, lowers stress and improves brain function. You need to eat about one teaspoon of salt each day to
maintain healthy salt levels in your body. You get much of your daily
salt requirement from salty foods, and there is little need to add extra
at mealtimes and certainly no need for the excessive amounts found in
take away meals and ready made meals. Read more
Chewing the Fat
I need to start by clearing up one huge issue: Fat is not bad for you!
The low-fat diet craze that began in the late 1970’s was
based on some flawed research. The original research implicated
saturated fat as the cause of cardiovascular disease. It is now becoming
recognized that the true culprit in the rise of cardiovascular disease
in Western culture is carbohydrates (sugars and starches with fructose
being the biggest culprit… remember what we discussed last about how
fructose is metabolised by the liver to form triglycerides) and hyper
caloric diets: where you consume more energy than you need. Read more
Sugar Terminology
In the previous blog we spoke about the affects that sugar
has on your brain and your body. I just want to clarify some of the
common types of sugar you will come across and the way in which each
functions within your system.Carbohydrates are classified into two basic
groups, complex carbohydrates and simple carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates are composed of many simple sugars,
joined together by chemical bonds. The more chains and branches of
simple sugars, the more complex a carbohydrate is. Read more
Water and why you need it!
There is not a single chemical reaction or metabolic function in our
bodies that can happen optimally without water. And I say optimally,
because our bodies are very good at adapting. And we are very good at
forcing them to adapt. Every day, we force our bodies to function at way
below optimum levels by depriving them of essential nutrients and
water. And then we expect them to function perfectly, and are horrified
when they do not. Even worse, we sometimes live for so long in this
suboptimal state that we forget what it feels like to be strong,
healthy, energised, alert and alive.
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The White Stuff
- It is cheap
- It is legal
- It is readily available
- It is socially acceptable
- It tells our bodies sweet little lies
- It is SUGAR and it can be highly addictive… Read more


By Marianne Olavesen-Stabb
Norwegian-born Marianne Olavesen-Stabb has been a product designer, trainer and consultant to the international health, wellbeing and beauty Industry for 21 years.
She is the Founder and President of Scandinavian Skincare Systems and was also one of the finalists in Cosmopolitan’s 'Women of Achievement Awards' for her achievements in Health & Wellbeing.
marianne@scandinavianskincaresystems.com