Kawaii Brighten Up Wrinkle Solution Daily Defence (Eye Wrinkle Reducer)

I bought this last year during John Little's crazy 30% off and some further member discounts, so I ended up getting this at something like 40% off the original price, which was a ridiculous S$74.00 or something like that.  

Honestly, if it hadn't been on sale, I would not have wanted to even give it a try, S$74 is just too expensive for an eye cream, no matter how miraculous.  Besides, how miraculous can it be when its ingredient list looks almost the same as many of the other brands like Loreal, etc?

Granted, it's a huge tube (40g!!!), but way before I even finished the tube, it started to smell...bad.  Like something inside had gone bad.  The only fanciful ingredients inside are squalane and hyaluronic acid - and you can get higher concentrations of both from other brands.  Also, even Daiso now sells little vials of hyaluronic acid!!

Premium Bus Services

Airport sent me this link and I thought I'd share it here - for those of you who'd prefer not to squeeze on the MRT in the mornings, for a premium price!

How To Render Lard

I bought half a kg worth of "organic" lard from Meat The Butcher and rendered it!  Wow!  Now my vegetables can taste fantastic AND are nutritious too!! 

I learnt how to render from The Nourishing Gourmet. 

More links on how to render lard are found here:

1. Not without salt
2. eGullet
3. The Milkman's Wife
   

You can find out more about the benefits of healthy animal fats from the Weston Price Foundation here.

If You Are Eating Whole Grains.....

I used to be a really big fan of whole grains - the works - wholegrain brown rice, millet, quinoa, and oats.  And I would have them for breakfast every morning.

The fact is, I was always hungry on them.  And they didn't make me feel full longer as what the press suggests.  In fact, they made me feel even hungrier than I was before eating them.  And I lost weight on them!  (That's not a good sign on me).  

Well, I've stopped eating them on such a regular basis now.  Ever since I found out that if you don't soak them / ferment them / prepare them properly, they can end up as anti-nutrients instead - robbing you of the other minerals that are in the rest of your foods!

There are some excellent articles on the scientific basis here.  Check out the comments!  These people are serious!

It now even seems that if you don't have the opportunity to soak / ferment your brown rice, it's far better to eat white rice!  At least white rice doesn't have those anti-nutrients!

Beware Non-Stick Cookware!!

This shouldn't be new to any of you, but here is some scientific proof from the Environmental Working Group.  Please don't take any of this for granted, or don't say that "moderation is key" - I don't think anyone should cook "moderately" using non-stick!