Local celebrities gave their all out support to mother-and-daughter tandem Dr. Vicki Belo and Crystalle Henares during the recent launch of Belo Nutraceuticals' Glutathione + Collagen capsule.

The beautiful tandem of mother and daughter Dr. Vicki Belo and Crystalle Henares strikes anew via Belo Nutraceuticals: Glutathione + Collagen, a whitening and anti-ageing capsule that is bound to make a fair share, if not the biggest portion of the pie, in the health and beauty market. 

A breakthrough patented formulation that has gone through extensive testing and study to ensure its professional grade quality, safety, and efficacy, Belo Nutraceuticals: Glutathione + Collagen is a first in a line of dietary supplements that are aimed to beautify from within.

“Nutraceuticals is a combined term for ‘nutrition’ and ‘pharmaceutical’ and these are supplements that enhance overall health and beauty from within the body,” explains Crystalle.

Glutathione is a tripeptide of amino acid present in human cells.  It is considred as the master of antioxidants because it is the most potent antioxidant in the body.  The highest concentration which is 26.58 percent of glutathione in the body is found in the liver because it is where it is needed most.  It is also involved in various reactions, such as detoxification, destruction of free radicals, and strengthening immune health.  It is also clinically proven to whiten the skin by interfering with the melanin production, changing dark melanins (eumelanin) to light melanins (pheomelanin), and replacing the skin tissue to excrete melanin.

Collagen,  on the other hand, is the most dominant protein made up of different amino acids, occupying 30 percent of the body, 70 percent in the skin.  It also exists as the most important ingredient of the dermis.  It inhibits formation of wrinkles by keeping the skin elastic and supple.  Unfortunately, collagen decreases as we age.  There is a 20 percent decrease in collagen from age  20 to 40.

Glutathione levels likewise decline with age, obesity, and chronic disease.  In fact, its levels decrease by 10 percent every 10 years starting at the age of 20.  Decreased glutathione may be a result of prolonged stress and hyperactivity of the immune system, which in turn compromises the body cells.

Why come out with an ingestible then?

“Belo Essentials’ topical products whiten from the surface of the skin.  In order to compliment the topical products, Belo Nutraceuticals addresses whitening and anti-aging from within,” says Crystalle.

Other ingredients of Belo Nutraceuticals Glutathione + Collagen includes: Marine Collagen, naturally derived from codfish and helps increase skin elasticity and suppleness; Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C), helps increase the glutathione level in the blood, thus increasing antioxidative property and whitening effect on the skin; Hydroxyproline, known to enhance collagen synthesis and has moisturizing effect on the skin; Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA), appears to be able to recycle antioxidants such as vitamin C and glutathione even after they have been used up; and CoEnzyme Q10 (CoQ10), an antixoidant which helps to protect the skin from the harmful effects of free radicals preventing premature skin aging.

(Belo Nutraceuticals: Glutathione + Collagen is available in Watsons, Mercury Drug, and leading drugstore chains nationwide.  It comes in three sizes with a recommended dosage of two capusles per day, with or without meals.)