Collagen

Purpose of Collagen
(Hydrolyzed Collagen)

Collagen is the most abundant protein in your body.
It is the major component of connective tissues that make up several body parts including tendons, ligaments, skin and muscles.
Collagen has many important functions including providing your skin with structure and strengthening your bones.
Hydrolyzed means the collagen has been broken down making it easier for you to absorb.

Benefits of Collagen:   

• Can improve skin health
  Collagen is a major component of your skin
  It plays a role strengthening skin, plus may benefit elasticity and
  hydration. As you age, your body produces less collagen, leading to dry skin and the formation of wrinkles. Collagen supplements may help slow the aging of your skin by reducing wrinkles and dryness. It may prevent acne and other skin conditions.
  The wrinkle-reducing effects of collagen supplements have been
  attributed to their ability to stimulate your body to produce collagen on its own. It promote the production of other proteins that help
  structure your skin including elastin and fibrillin.
• Helps relieve joint pain
  Collagen helps maintain the integrity of your cartilage, which is the
  rubber-like tissue that protects your joints.
  As the amount of collagen in your body decreases as you get
  older, your risk of developing degenerative joint disorders such as
  osteoarthritis increases. Some studies has shown that taking collagen supplements may improve symptoms of osteoarthritis and reduce joint pain overall.
  Collagen helps to lower inflammation, better support of your joints
  and reduce pain
• Could prevent bone loss
  Your bones are made mostly of collagen which gives them structure and helps keep them strong. Just as collagen in your
  body deteriorates as you age, so does the bone mass. This may lead to conditions like osteoporosis, which is characterized by low
  bone density and linked to a higher risk of bone fractures
• Boost muscle mass
  Between 1-10% of muscle tissue is composed of collagen. This protein is necessary to keep your muscles strong and functioning properly. Collagen supplements help boost muscle mass in people with sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass that happens with age.
  Taking collagen may promote the synthesis of muscle proteins like creatine, as well as stimulate muscle growth after exercise
• Promotes heart health
  Collagen provides structure to your arteries, which are the blood
  vessels that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
  Without enough collagen, arteries may become weak and fragile.
  This may lead to atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by the
  narrowing of the arteries. Atherosclerosis has the potential to lead to heart attack and strokes.

Other health benefits:
• Gut healing properties – Helps to decrease inflammation &
build new tissue in your digestive tract

• Sleep quality & mood – As an inhibitory neurotransmitter,
glycine is shown to increase calmness, reduce anxiety and
improve sleep quality

• Boost brain health – Normal people showed increase visual,
verbal memory recall and improve sustained attention from
glycine

• Antioxidants – restores glutathione and protects against
oxidative stress