Today I Learned: Vitamin C and the sun

 It is officially summer!

You might already know that Vitamin C skincare products cause your skin to be sensitive to the sun ☀️ 

But Today I Learned that even intaking Vitamin C (in tablet form or juices such as Orange juice, lemon juice, apple juices, etc) can also cause your skin to be sensitive to the sun!

So having that glass of OJ for breakfast isn't as good for you as we thought.

The reason your skin becomes sensitive to the sun is that Vitamin C contains Psoralen.

Psoralen causes your body/skin to take in more UV light making your skin vulnerable to the UV rays and making it "sensitive" to the sun.

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deformed popsicle

 

my popsicle melted :(

Mr Snail

 

why... hello :D

sunset

 

King Solomon's seal

 

what an interesting flower with an interesting name... 

It is called King Solomon's Seal because it resembles the Hebrew character and it looks like a seal

Canned Cod Liver

 

loved Cod liver <3... but wish there was a bit more inside

nougats

 

Duolingo Japanese lessons

 

how can something that looks so easy be so hard???  >___<

Harvey's Angus burger

 

This burger is so good <3

Today I learned: fried tofu and dementia

Today I Learned that Fried Tofu prevents Dementia!

First, here is a list of foods that can prevent dementia

• fried tofu
• lecithin
• vitamin E

One of the reasons that Fried tofu is better than regular tofu is that it is moist and can hold in more nutrients with its oily barrier.

But an important point is: when pan-frying Fried Tofu, there is no need to wash the fried tofu, if you do, you remove the nutrients, there is also no need to add oil, the oil on the fried tofu is sufficient to pan-fry it.

Here are some ways you can cook it

Stuffed Fried Tofu

1. slit the fried tofus so they are like little pouches.
2. put various mushrooms and cheese
3. sprinkled with salt and pepper.
4. panfry them (WITHOUT oil)
5. once the fried tofus are crispy, and the cheese has melted, they are ready to serve!

Fried Tofu Salad

You can add Fried tofu to any Japanese-style Salad.

Fried Tofu Nabe (hot pot)

Slice Raddish, carrots and Burdock (牛蒡) and put them in a hot pot

Add soy sauce, bonito flakes (or some kind of Japanese dashi) and water

Then when it boils, add the fried tofu

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Sunset

 

more flowers

 

haha this must be flower week... two flowers... three flower posts in a week? :O... I found these balloon-looking flowers on my lawn... they must have decided to make my lawn their home :D

potted flowers

 

these potted flower plants are so pretty... they are all unique in their own special beautiful ways <3

childhood pillow cover

 

My mom bought these before I was born :D... I remember always choosing them whenever I had to change my pillows :)

Disney pillowcase

floral trees

we meet again :D... I don't know the name of these trees... when I find out, I'll make another post :)

 

Tulip Trees

 

Today I learned that these trees with funny shaped/looking leaves are called Tulip trees <3

Eastern Redbuds

 

Metro baked goods

 

I've always liked Metro (the grocery store) bakery's goods <3 so happy to hear there is a sale right now :D

what are they called

 

Sugar Apple (?) I never found the proper name for this fruit... is sooOOOOooo good <3 it was my grandmother's favourite, and now it is one of mine's <3

Chocoalate Croissants from Costco

 

These chocolate croissants from Costco's bakery are sooooOOOOOoooo good (remember to heat them up before tasting). They are buttery and the chocolate adds a very nice taste to the butteriness. 

the beautiful sky

 

I saw this while heading out :)... isn't it beautiful? <3

Metro's stone oven pizza

 

This offer is available till June 29th... I love their stone oven pizzas, (and you can choose three toppings!)

crispy mushrooms

 

I've been recommended these a few times and I finally got them :D... they are good and addictive 

Today I Learned: Black Fungus

This is part two from yesterday's post where I said I will talk about the methods they use to prepare 黒菌, 黑木耳, Wood Ear, Black Fungus.

Tempura

one of the benefits of tempura is that the oil preserves the Vitamin D in the fungus.

Egg and Black Fungus

Eggs help the extract the Vitamin D from the Black Fungus into your body, so it will be good to eat them together

Cook with Rice

You can add black fungus as you are cooking rice in a rice cooker, this method helps retain the Vitamin D in the Black Fungus because the rice will absorb the essence of the Black Fungus.

Miso Soup

You can add Black Fungus to Miso soup. Boil it first, then add green onion and then miso paste.

Natto

You can try adding Black Fungus when you are eating natto, this can increase your immunity by 70%.

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Today I Learned: Vitamin D and Immunity

Today I Learned that Vitamin D prevents Dimentia

First, here are the benefits of Vitamin D

• If you lack Vitamin D, there is a 42% chance of easily getting sick
• Studies have shown that there is a lower chance of cancer among those with a significant amount of Vitamin D in their blood
• Those with a significant amount of Vitamin D in their blood have less than a 2.5 chance of calcium loss

One of the best ways/natural ways to get Vitamin D is by soaking in the sun (but remember, apply sunscreen before you do!)

One of the food with the highest level of Vitamin D is Wood Ear, Black Fungus (黑木耳 in Chinese, 黒菌 in Japanese).

in this post (available 24 hours after posting this), I will talk about the ways they mentioned on the show to prepare Wood Ear, Black Fungus (黑木耳 in Chinese, 黒菌 in Japanese).

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apple blossoms

 

These apple blossoms look pretty and have such a sweet floral scent <3

golden hour with flowers

 

I don't know what these flowers are called but they are delicate and pretty <3

Looney Tunes

 

I'm still playing this game *hides 

summer sunset clouds

 

fluffy clouds look pretty <3