Methods of Taking Glutathione

There are different ways to increase your consumption of this wonderful antioxidant. I think everone of us should be aware of the name "glutathione," not only it is for skin whitening but it is also for anti-aging and for your health in general. Being aware of it at a young age, helps to set aside a healthy living life, which in returns help preventing chronic illness in the long run.

1/  Eat a lot of sulfur-rich foods: such as broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, watercress, garlic, and onions.

2/  Bioactive Whey Protein:  this is an awesome source of cystein and amino acids. The Whey protein that you get, make sure it is bioactive (MUST) and contains non-denatured protein. That means the milk is non-pasteurized - no hormones, pesticides, or antibiotics.

3/  Excercise to boost Glutathione level:  excercising moderately helps to improve your detoxification system, enhance your body's antioxidants, and thus boost your immune system.

4/  Oral Glutathione:  the most popular form is the glutathione pills. To achieve skin whitening/lightening result, depending on your skin tone, generally it is advised to take from 1200 - 2400mg per day. However, you will need to take other supporting antioxidant supplements to maintain the glutathione in your body, otherwise it'll just be flushed through your digestive system before you could see any results.

5/  Antioxidant supplements:  taking other antioxidant boosters like alpha-lipoic acid, vitamin C, and cystein supplement. These will help keeping and enhancing the glutathione level in your body to do its functions, before it gets washed out of your body.

6/  Intravenous Glutathione (IV):  which means that the glutathione is directly injected into your bloodstream through your vein. It is by far the most effective way to take glutathione for skin whitening and in general. 

How To Make Natural Corn Milk (Corn Drink)!

How To Make the Natural Corn Drink (a.k.a Corn Milk)

Benefits of Natural Corn:
We're not talking about the corn from fructose and corn syrup. We're talking about the whole kernel corn here. It has far more health benefits than anything. The benefits include controlling diabetes, prevention of heart alignments, lowering hypertension, and lowering cholesterol. Corn also provide necessary calories for health, daily metabolism, and plenty of vitamins and minerals. It is a rich source of vitamin A, B, and E. It also contains a lot minerals such as phosphorous, zinc, magnesium, manganese, iron, and copper!

The corn drink in Vietnamese is called "sữa bắp," which means corn milk. I had a chance to try this delicious drink while I was on a trip to Vietnam. They smell good and they taste even better! This is a super healthy drink, as I am going to show you how to make natural homemade corn drink.

Ingredients:

•  Natural Corn:  You can get these at Costco, Sam's Club, Food City, Fry's, etc. But the best ones are usually from Costco.
• 1 can of condense milk
• 1 small bottle of Half & Half Milk
• A big pot
• A filter basket

How To Make:

1. Separate the kernels out from the cubs.

2. Boil the cubs for about 45 minutes to an hour to get all the nutrients from the cubs. When you get the water, it really depends on how much you want to do it. The general rule would be 1 corn = 5 cups of water.

3. Then, pour the kernels into the pot and to boil with the cub. Wait for another 15 - 20 minutes. Just remember, the longer you leave it boil the better!

4. Turn off your stove. Throw away the cubs. Mix the kernels and corn water into a smoothy maker. Put it on high and then mix them up like you're making a smoothy.

5. Pour the mixture into the filter basket and begin to filter it. We don't want the residue of the kernels, what we want to keep is the juice that is coming through the filter.

6. Once when you're all done with the filtering part, put it back in the pot (make sure to rinse it a little bit before you use it again) and set it low on the stove. As the pot is getting hot, slowly pour in the condense milk while stirring you corn drink slowly. The sweetness of the drink really depends on how much you put in the condensed milk. If you want, add in a little bit of half and half milk. If not, that's fine too!

Taaadaaa!!! All done!!

4 Best Cocktail Drinks for Your Skin

Whether you're up for a girls night out or a get together with your mates, you can be safe with ordering one of these 5 cocktails. Alcohol can be a devastating source for your skin if you drink too much (remember the old days when you were a party animal...?). It not only dehydrates your skin but also makes your skin look dull and causes break-outs. Rest assured with these 5 cocktail drinks - you can have fun at the same time feeding your skin "the right way."

Sangria

Perhaps sangria is one of the healthiest alcoholic drinks that you could have with plenty of fruits and wine. Wine is packed with flavonoids and resveratrol - these are groups of plants and antioxidants that helps prevent and reduce the damage of free radicals on the skin. 

For those of you who wants to make it at home, a rule of thumb for selecting fruits: Go with cool color fruits for white wine (green apples, green grapes, oranges, and pineapples). Go with warm color fruits for red wine (red apples, red grapes, raspberries, and strawberries). Slice fruits into a pitcher, add wine, refrigerate it overnight - the longer you let it marinates, the stronger fruit flavor.

Mango Mojito

Mango itself is loaded beta-carotene, an antioxidant and a form of Vitamin A that protects skin from sun damage and is essential to soft and healthy skin. It also has does of vitamins A, C, and , which keep the skin firm and glowing. It also helps reduce acne scarring as well.

Bloody Mary

This vodka tomato-juice base drink is is filled with lycopene, which is an antioxidant that keeps skin looking younger by protecting it from sun damage. Lycopene blocks UV lights, fights free radicals, and preserves healthy skin cells. However, if you're suffering from rosacea this may not be an ideal drink for you.

Green Tea Martini

The catechins in green tea help to rejuvenate skin cells, protects against skin cancer, and soothe acne. For your green tea martini, I'd say add a wedge of orange or lime for a kick of flavor and bring in a little extra vitamin C.


Source: From the Daily Glow

How to Turn something Unhealthy into a Healthy Meal

Let's face this! We're human and we do get lazy sometimes, especially when it comes to time-consuming in cooking that we tend to go for the fastest and most convenient option. With my tight schedule, I know that I do not have tons of time to prepare a nice cozy lunch. This is me... I generally skip breakfast, eat a big lunch, and then a small portion of dinner. I want something filling, not too fattening and still healthy, but at the same time quick and easy!

Ramen is my top choice! Now, I know that every dietician would probably disagree with me on this point. But, eating healthy or not sometimes isn't about "what" you eat, rather it's about "how" you eat it! It depends on how well you can balance yourself, the portion and what you chose to eat. For instance, you're craving for that velvety super delicious slice of cheesecake and you want to eat it every week; but at the same time, you don't wanna gain weight. Well then, it depends on how well you can "control" yourself. Yes... You can have that slice of cheesecake, every week! But, you have to make sure that throughout the week you're gonna intake a lot of carbs, trans fats, and cholesterol. And, you have to make sure that you'd only eat one - two slice per week, again depends on how well you can balance other diet to satisfy your crave.