Im thinking of buying collagen- supplements. Do they improve skin quality at all?
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Posted 11 July 2011 - 07:47 AM
Posted 15 July 2011 - 03:08 PM
Im thinking of buying collagen- supplements. Do they improve skin quality at all?
Posted 15 July 2011 - 07:33 PM
Edited by firespin, 15 July 2011 - 07:35 PM.
Posted 15 July 2011 - 09:41 PM
It's probably mostly digested into individual amino acids as you've heard, but this doesn't destroy them. Collagen is a very unusual protein with an unusual mix of amino acids. Eating collagen or hydrolyzed collagen does ensure that you get the right amino acids you need to build new collagen, and that you get them in the right proportion. You would need to eat a LOT of ordinary protein to get the same amino acids, but you would get them with a lot of others that you didn't need.I read somewhere that collagen supplements are destroyed during digestion before it enters the blood, so they wouldn’t help your skin. You would have better results by taking enough vitamin c, and may be light skin peels.
Posted 17 July 2011 - 12:43 PM
Posted 17 July 2011 - 01:45 PM
It's a ripoff. It appears to be nothing more than gelatin, which is hydrolyzed collagen. Gelatin is a fine thing to take, and you'll probably notice good effects from it, but just buy labeled as gelatin rather than some scam product that they dress up with fancy language and market to elderly people.Thanks guys for the awesome replies! What do you say about this brand?
http://www.1234yourh...h.com/index.php
And does it really replace glucosamine and chondriotine?
Would be great to heal at least some tissue- damage and also my joints plus skin.
Question is if its worth the buck!?
Posted 17 July 2011 - 02:27 PM
Posted 17 July 2011 - 04:22 PM
What's wrong with biosil? Also there was a discussion some time back about the effect of certain amino acids in the chain of collagen production. Most notable l-ornithine, according to one study.
Posted 17 July 2011 - 04:33 PM
It's a ripoff. It appears to be nothing more than gelatin, which is hydrolyzed collagen. Gelatin is a fine thing to take, and you'll probably notice good effects from it, but just buy labeled as gelatin rather than some scam product that they dress up with fancy language and market to elderly people.Thanks guys for the awesome replies! What do you say about this brand?
http://www.1234yourh...h.com/index.php
And does it really replace glucosamine and chondriotine?
Would be great to heal at least some tissue- damage and also my joints plus skin.
Question is if its worth the buck!?
This selection from iherb will at least give you an idea of what is a reasonable price.
Posted 17 July 2011 - 04:58 PM
How much do you recommend for a daily dosage?
Posted 26 July 2011 - 09:03 PM
Posted 28 July 2011 - 10:40 AM
It's probably mostly digested into individual amino acids as you've heard, but this doesn't destroy them. Collagen is a very unusual protein with an unusual mix of amino acids. Eating collagen or hydrolyzed collagen does ensure that you get the right amino acids you need to build new collagen, and that you get them in the right proportion. You would need to eat a LOT of ordinary protein to get the same amino acids, but you would get them with a lot of others that you didn't need.
Posted 28 July 2011 - 11:22 AM
Posted 28 July 2011 - 09:35 PM
Posted 30 July 2011 - 05:54 PM
Posted 05 August 2011 - 02:48 AM
What's wrong with biosil? Also there was a discussion some time back about the effect of certain amino acids in the chain of collagen production. Most notable l-ornithine, according to one study.
Isn't that the stuff you inject in cattle?
Edited by Brainfogged, 05 August 2011 - 02:49 AM.
Posted 05 August 2011 - 07:02 PM
Posted 06 August 2011 - 06:36 PM
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