Collagen protein is vital for living and makes up nearly a third of all the proteins in our bodies. Collagen is the primary substance of connective tissue found in our joint cartilage, tendons, ligaments, muscles, skin, arteries, and organs.

The TWO MAIN PROBLEMS WHY your body does not produce sufficient collagen are:

ONE

A diet that does not sufficiently supply the right nutrients, especially in this day and age.

TWO

With age, metabolic processes slow down.

All our product brands address both these issues.

HERE IS HOW:

KEY 1: – Supplying sufficient, concentrated, bio-active, and correct, basic collagen building blocks (amino acids and peptides) which are the right nutrients for our bodies to build collagen, thus supplementing our diets with the right stuff.

KEY 2: – Assisting metabolic processes.

OUR COMPANY

We are a company of professionals committed to science and sustainable quality of living. We appreciate that having access to quality ingredients is key to maintaining a healthier lifestyle that can become challenging as we age, not to mention confusing at times.

That is why our mission here at Collagen For Women & Collagen Support is to devote ourselves to proving our customers with real and natural products developed firmly around nutritional science and rigorous testing standards. Harmonizing science and quality living with the demands of a modern-day lifestyle.

WHAT IS COLLAGEN?

Collagen is a vital protein in your body. You cannot live without it. It is the most abundant and functional protein in the human body. It makes up 30% of all the proteins in our bodies.

On a dry weight basis (excluding water mass), collagen represents:
• 80% of the skin,
• 70% of joint cartilage,
• 85% of tendons,
• 75% of ligaments,
• 90% of organic bone mass,
• 6% of muscle weight

Collagen protein is also abundant in blood vessel walls, intervertebral discs, the blood-brain barrier, eyes, gut, teeth, intestinal wall, fascia tissue, and most organs.

WHY DO WE NEED A COLLAGEN PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT?

When a young person grows, the body produces enough collagen for growth and maintenance. Maintenance is of great importance since the body naturally uses up (breaks down) and degrades collagen protein. When young, the body can keep a balance between the breaking down and build-up of vital collagen protein. The body can replenish used-up collagen.

However, with aging the balance between breaking down and building up of collagen is gradually skewed with more collagen breaking down than what is replaced. Even as early as in your twenties, the collagen in your body gradually starts to degrade at a greater rate than what your body can produce. As aging progresses, less and less collagen in the body is replaced. This can gradually lead to signs of aging, illnesses, and debilitating diseases normally associated with old age.

The first signs are usually stiff, uncomfortable joints and sagging, wrinkling skin.

By supplementing your diet with concentrated bio-active basic collagen building blocks, you assist the body in producing more collagen. Thereby, tipping the collagen balance in your favor. It is never too late to start using collagen.

WHAT ARE BASIC COLLAGEN BUILDING BLOCKS?
Basic collagen building blocks are amino acids and small peptides. Together they form collagen protein.

All proteins are made up of very small basic blocks called amino acids. Peptides are a string of amino acids which can be small (2 or 3 amino acids) or large (many amino acids). In addition to the wonderous benefits of hydrolyzed collagen, the separate amino acids in collagen protein also have their benefits.

HOW DOES INGESTING COLLAGEN HELP MY BODY TO BUILD ITS COLLAGEN?

Collagen protein is a large molecule that your body cannot directly absorb.

Certain metabolic processes need to occur to allow the body to build its collagen protein. Collagen protein needs to be broken down, during ingestion (eating) and digestion, into small basic building blocks (amino acids and small peptides) which your body can absorb into the bloodstream.

The bloodstream then transports these basic collagen building blocks to specialized collagen-building cells where it needs to be absorbed into these cells. These collagen-building cells synthesize collagen in the body where it is needed.

WHY SHOULD I TAKE COLLAGEN SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS ORALLY?

It is the only way to take it if you want any benefits in terms of collagen-building in the skin.

Anti-aging topical skin products containing collagen protein are ineffective as collagen does not penetrate the skin because of its big molecular size. Collagen works on a “beauty from within” basis. It strengthens the collagen network in the deeper layers of the skin using diet.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON’T TAKE IT REGULARLY AS PRESCRIBED?

If you do not take it as prescribed, you cannot expect the beneficial results shown scientifically and in clinical trials.

But some, even on an irregular basis, are better than none at all. However, you will not obtain the full benefit if not taken daily.

DOES MY MEDICAL AID PAY FOR COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENTS?

No, not currently, as it is a food supplement and not a scheduled medication yet.

If I need to know only one thing about collagen, what would that be?

You cannot buy time, but you can improve the quality of the time you have left by using a collagen supplement.

WHY DO WE NEED COLLAGEN PROTEIN?

Collagen protein has many vital functions and roles in our lives.

Collagen protein is “the glue” that holds us together. It is the primary substance of connective tissue found throughout the body; including bone, joint cartilage, tendons, ligaments, muscles, skin, arteries, and organs.
Collagen protein can also be described as our “body’s scaffolding” since it represents 90% of the protein in our bone and skeleton. It provides structural support in our bodies, keeping us upright and able to move.
As a “general handyman”, collagen protein serves as a major catalyst for the growth and repair of nearly all the body’s tissues; including bone, joint cartilage, tendons, ligaments, muscles, skin, hair, nails, arteries, and organs.
Collagen protein helps our bodies in obvious ways but also works “behind the scenes” in many biochemical reactions needed for metabolic processes within the whole body and it also stimulates the production of itself.

WHAT IS COLLAGEN HYDROLYSATE?
We use the word “collagen” since many people have heard about it. Technically, however, we are referring to hydrolyzed collagen or collagen hydrolysate. (It is sometimes, incorrectly, referred to as “gelatin”).

What that means, is that collagen protein has been broken down into basic collagen building blocks through a process of hydrolysis. The process of hydrolysis is a natural enzymatic process do is simulated and that in a food factory, during the production of hydrolyzed collagen. Thereby producing the correct basic collagen building blocks.

WHAT THAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLAGENS MEAN?

There are different types of collagens. These mainly refer to the source of the collagen protein. Before collagen protein can be broken down (hydrolyzed) into basic building blocks, it has to be extracted from a source the contains collagen protein. Our collagen is extracted from bovine hide and is called Type I collagen.

Type I collagen is the most abundant in the human body, representing 90% of all collagen types in the body. It forms 90% of the bone organic mass and is the major collagen of tendons, ligaments, cornea, and many interstitial connective tissues. It is also the main component of human skin (80%).

Collagen types II and III are the second most prevalent of all types of collagen protein.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN EFFECTS THAT COLLAGEN SUPPORT PRODUCTS HAVE ON COLLAGEN IN THE BODY?

When taken in the correct dosage, “Collagen Support” products can have the following effect on collagen in the body:

• Maintain, Support, and Build collagen
• Protect collagen
• Prevent loss and damage of collagen
• Slow down the degradation of collagen
• Optimize the repair of collagen

The building of collagen in the body is something that those of us who wish to look and feel younger and healthier must be interested in.

Therefore, a food supplement that can enhance the rebuilding of collagen in our bodies and improve our quality of life, is something that we should strongly consider. Collagen Support products are ideal food supplements for the building of vital collagen in our bodies.

HOW LONG SHOULD I CONTINUE TREATMENT AND WHAT HAPPENS IF I STOP AND RESTART TREATMENT?

Treatment should continue indefinitely to continue experiencing benefits. If you stop treatment, benefits will be lost over time.
If you restart treatment benefits will return after 4-12 weeks of use, if taken as prescribed.

WHY SHOULD A YOUNG ADULT CARE ABOUT A COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENT?

PREVENTION – So why should a young person care? The fact of the matter is that how earlier collagen is introduced into your diet (in other words, the balance of breaking down and building up of collagen is better maintained for longer) the less likely you will be, to suffer from severe illnesses and diseases associated with aging.

You will have a better quality of life for a longer period, as you age. Using a collagen supplement is an investment in your health. So, a younger person should care for and use collagen from an early stage as a preventative measure against signs of aging, illnesses as well as debilitating diseases.