COLLAGEN: what’s all the hype about?
When I first got introduced to collagen, I honestly didn’t know much. I had always heard of girls raving about their hair, skin + nails results after taking collage. Their hair was less brittle and dry, skin glowy and taut & their nails were stronger and longer.
Those results alone didn’t entice me to run out & buy a collagen because I assumed collagen was just a surface level thing…
I had no idea that collagen was the most abundant protein in the human body & plays a roll in the health of every part of you externally and internally.
COLLAGEN ISN’T JUST HAIR, SKIN + NAILS— it’s so much more.
Do I really need to take a collagen supplement?
Although collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, and your body can produce its own collagen, the body’s ability to do so decreases significantly starting in your 20s.
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body. Its fiber-like structure is used to make connective tissue. Like the name implies, this type of tissue connects other tissues and is a major component of bone, skin, muscles, tendons, and cartilage. It helps to make tissues strong and resilient, able to withstand stretching.
Our bodies gradually make less collagen as we age, but collagen production drops most quickly due to excess sun exposure, smoking, excess alcohol, and lack of sleep and exercise. With aging, collagen in the deep skin layers changes from a tightly organized network of fibers to an unorganized maze. Environmental exposures can damage collagen fibers reducing their thickness and strength, leading to wrinkles on the skin’s surface.
—Harvard
If you’re still unsure if you would benefit from taking collagen, here are a few signs that you may be deficient—
Cellulite + Wrinkles | Joint + muscle pain | Thin + brittle hair | Dull + lackluster skin | Hair loss + weak/thin hair | brittle + slow growing nails | Dental + gum issues | Slow muscle recovery | Loss of mobility | Leaky gut
MY COLLAGEN OF CHOICE—
The proprietary ingredients in this delicious blend have been clinically shown to deliver visible support to skin health and hydration in 8 weeks or less. Your skin looks smoother, softer, and more even, with improved elasticity. It activates your body’s collagen production, replenishes your depleting collagen levels, and maintains those levels by reducing collagen breakdown in the body. It also helps protect against the damaging effects of oxidative stress, caused by free radicals.
Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
Improves skin moisture, tone, and texture
Helps protect against the damaging effects of oxidative stress
Prevents collagen breakdown and improves skin elasticity
Supports healthy, youthful-looking hair and nails*
Collagen density increased by 42%
Depth of crow's feet reduced by 22%
Skin roughness reduced by 10%
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) gene activation up to 27 times
Activates epidermal barrier structure genes up to 5 times
MMP9 gene expression decreased by up to 33%
Blood catalase (CAT) levels increased by 202%
Skin elasticity increased by 8%