Nutritions Daily – Wellness Living

As an antioxidant, glutathione (GSH) is one of the most important substances in my program. A small tripeptide (composed of three amino acids) found in all our cells, GSH performs as an antioxidant by detoxifying hydrogen peroxide into water molecules before it can be transformed into a dangerous hydroxyl free radical. This decreases the long-term risk of cancer, heart disease, and other degenerative diseases. This antioxidant action of GSH is catalyzed (sped up) by the selenium-containing enzyme, glutathione peroxidase (GPX).

GSH is important in all cells, particularly so in our livers. We are exposed to different toxins every day—for example, the average Ameri­can is exposed to fourteen pounds of food additives each year, many of which are toxic, and when these toxins enter our bodies, our livers activate the cytochrome P-450 enzymes. These enzymes then convert the toxic compounds to less toxic substances that can be excreted out of the body (this process is called the “phase-I” liver reaction).

With more obvious results, both fruits and vegetables are fast changing the traditional cosmetology method for daily beauty care. With more scientific studies and laboratories results, natural ingredients like fruits and vegetables are undoubtedly playing important role in our daily skincare and beauty care. For start, there are already some well-known fruits that are of great care to our tender skin.

Cherry
Since ancient times, cheery has been used widely in cosmetology. Cherry juice can help in maintaining our tender skin especially the facial part.  It is widely used in skin whitening products, especially for Asian. It is also a good idea to include cherry in your diet, for its great health benefits. Not only richly contain Vitamin C, cherry’s iron contain is about 20 times more than Apple ! Further, it is also high in Vitamin A which play important part in anti-aging, and bring younger feels to our skin.

Researches also suggest that cherries could have positive affects in inflammation related to some illness such as heart disease and arthritis. It may even help in maintaining muscle strength for those suffering from chronic pain disorder ( or ‘fibromyalgia‘ ).

It is already known that those most common reasons we deteriorate into wrinkles, age spots, eye bags, getting flabby, illness and so on, are still coming down to genetics, environmental factors, disease, and the aging process itself. So, what are the odds that any human being on earth being able to defy the aging process ? Well, nobody does ( for now for sure ! ). But we can do something about it ! But all is not lost, those smart scientists also discover that there are some possibilities to influence or maybe slowing down the aging process, by having the correct vitamins and minerals mix.

Technically term as lentigines, age spots are due to the excessive pigments piling up in the skin after years of exposures under the sun. Whether it’s called age spots, or sun spots, most of us don’t really like getting those spots, especially when we look into the mirror !

Though the majority of age spots are just harmless blemishes, there are still potential of getting into early stage of skin cancer . That said, if you do notice any of the spot enlarge, getting thickens, change in color, bleeds, feeling itchy and so on, it is strongly advisable to consult doctor.

Protection with Vitamin C

Although there is no magical ingredient that could just fade those annoying age spots, there are few that can help in boosting up your skin healthy level. For one, Vitamin C is one of the most well-known sunblock vitamin. In general, Vitamin C is important in keeping the skin younger and vibrant. A daily intake of Vitamin C of about 300~500 mg ( milligrams ) would certainly help in maintaining skin youthfulness.