What is Collagen?
Collagen is a protein naturally produced in the body that serves as one of the main building blocks for bones, skin, hair, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Our bodies create collagen synthesis by breaking down the fibrous proteins that we eat into amino acids, which are the building blocks our bodies use to produce new proteins.
Collagen formation is enhanced and remodeled in the Fibroblast cells in human skin – we mention these cells often on our website and in our anti-aging skin care practice – are you making the connection yet?. These cells help to maintain the structural framework of tissues.
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Collagen Production As We Get Older
Collagen keeps our skin from sagging and gives us a youthful appearance. While collagen is a naturally made in the body, production significantly decreases with age starting in the mid 20’s. In early menopause, up to 30% of collagen production is lost in just a few years time. As you get older, your body makes less collagen. There isn’t a lab test commonly done to determine how much you have, but low collagen levels can lead to issues such as joint pain, muscle weakness, tendon or ligament stiffness, and thin, crepey or wrinkled skin.
How To Get More Collagen In Your Diet
You can get collagen from foods you eat or from dietary collagen supplements. Eating protein rich foods which are high in amino acids will help to increase the levels of collagen found in the body. Bone broth, fish with the skin, and chicken are the highest sources. Other nutrients that aid in collagen production include zinc, vitamin C, and copper, found in foods such as kale, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, strawberries and red peppers.
Foods like red meat, poultry, and bone broth are some excellent sources of the proteins that help create collagen. You boil animal bones in water for one to two days to prepare bone broth. As a result, some collagen proteins are released into the soup. However, your body doesn’t immediately take it into your joints or skin. It transforms it into amino acids, which support tissue growth. You can either create your own bone broth or buy it in grocery stores.
Why Take Collagen Supplements?
Because we lose collagen as we age, collagen supplementation has been introduced as an anti-aging tool. These supplements are touted as a way to help improve the health of your skin, improve elasticity, reduce wrinkles and positively impact skin aging. The market is flooded with products claiming to improve skin elasticity and reduce wrinkles.
If you eat a balanced diet, your body likely makes enough collagen for your needs. There have been many studies into oral collagen supplements. If you do want to try one, they’re generally safe and don’t have side effects. They come as a powder that you can mix into drinks or sauces or as a high quality nutraceutical drink. So how do you know which is best?
Several studies have shown that collagen peptides or supplements containing collagen may help slow the aging of your skin by reducing wrinkles and dryness.
Healthline references a review of 11 studies focusing mostly on women found that taking 3–10 grams of collagen per day for an average of 69 days led to improvements in skin elasticity and hydration.
Caffeine does not destroy collagen, but it can inhibit collagen production, so mixing your powdered collagen in your morning coffee definitely is not the best way to try to replace what your body lacks! Tobacco, excess sugar, and frequent exposure to UV light (sunlight) also contribute to collagen loss (UV light penetrates and causes damage into the dermis, where collagen is made… in those fibroblast cells!) So if you want to put forth an effort to boost collagen production again, sunscreen is your friend, year round!
Skin Care Services That Increase Collagen Production
The goals of the treatments offered here at Ageless Aesthetics by HB Walsh, whether Plasma Fibroblast Skin Tightening, Jet Plasma, or Procell Microchanneling, are all intended to increase collagen production. It seems counterproductive not to encourage oral supplementation of high quality collagen to obtain the best result possible from the treatments. I’ve researched several different types and formulations of collagen, and have found what I believe to be the best for collagen synthesis and skin hydration.
The FDA doesn’t regulate collagen supplements, so companies that make them don’t have to prove that they work or are safe. If you buy them, look for these keywords in the ingredients: collagen hydrolysate, hydrolyzed collagen, or collagen peptides.
Here’s why I think the Collagen Supplement Available From Isagenix Is The Best
Type 1 Marine Collagen Supplement
Type 1 collagen is the most abundant protein in our body supporting hair, nails and skin but also connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and joints. Marine collagen is most closely like our own human collagen, more so than bovine, porcine, poultry or plant. This marine collagen is sourced in an environmentally conscious way.
Patented double nutri technology along with the vitamin C in the elixir emulsifies the oil and water, breaks it down into small molecules, smaller than a red blood cell, and allows for optimal absorption into the body leading to the best results. The collagen peptides are efficiently absorbed so they work from the inside, out.
Sourced off of Scandinavian waters and bottled in .15 seconds, there is no oxidation. This is different than all the powdered collagens and collagens available in plastic containers. With this product, there is no need for preservatives.
Packaging is important and these dark glass bottles are 100% recyclable. The tight seal helps prevent oxidation after packaging and protect vitamin C from light damage. There are 5g of marine collagen in every bottle.
Each serving includes key amino acids to support collagen production along with other great benefits like vitamin C, zinc, biotin and an ancient blend of beauty botanicals. Additionally, collagen supplements are generally well tolerated, with few reported side effects. What are you waiting for?
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