Description
Collagen is the most abundant protein in humans and other mammals, making up 25 to 35% of the total protein content of your body.
Bovine collagen provides 18 amino acids, including 8 essential amino acids. It is a great source of glycine and proline. Glycine is a key component in the creation of DNA and RNA strands. The building of healthy DNA and RNA strands is necessary for providing the foundation of functional body cells. Proline aids in the body’s ability to produce collagen on its own. Bovine collagen also contains glutamine, helpful in preventing inflammation of the gut, and arginine, which helps improve athletic performance.
Collagen is also found in cartilage, bone, blood vessels, the cornea of the eye, intervertebral discs, muscles and the gastrointestinal tract. Collagen production declines with age, and the protein can be damaged by smoking and other forms of oxidative stress.
Bovine collagen consists mainly of type 1 and type 3 collagen, two types of collagen that play a major role in the growth and repair of bones, tendons, ligaments and skin.
Collagen supports a healthy body in many ways, including:
- Providing the skin with strength, structure and elasticity.
- Relieving joint pain and strengthening the bones.
- Muscle building and repair
- Improved sleep
- Improving gut health
Improves skin health: Collagen is a major component of your skin. It plays a role in strengthening skin and giving it elasticity and hydration. Collagen supplements help your body to produce collagen on its own by stimulating the production of elastin and fibrillin. Adequate collagen intake has been found to delay or reverse the effects of aging like wrinkles and dry skin.
Reduces joint pain: Collagen helps maintain the health of your cartilage, which is a tissue that protects your joints. Bovine collagen stimulates cartilage production, which protects your joints and reduces joint pain, relieves osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Better endurance & recovery: The amino acids in collagen can help speed athletic recovery when taken after a workout. Collagen protein powder is ideal taken after workouts due to its high amino acid content that supports the body’s protein needs during and after exercise. Grass-fed beef collagen contains glycine and arginine, which support the synthesis of creatine. It helps your muscles produce energy during heavy lifting or high-intensity exercise.
Improves sleep quality: No one enjoys restless nights. Collagen might help you get deeper sleep. Glycine, the most abundant amino acid in collagen, has a calming effect on your brain and could help you both fall and stay asleep.
Gut repair: Collagen contains glycine, glutamine and proline. These 3 amino acids all play key roles in supporting a healthy digestive tract, ensuring leaky gut is avoided, alleviating the symptoms of IBS and optimising nutrient absorption.
This is an interesting review of several studies on the benefits of collagen on skin regeneration, bone defects, sarcopenia, wound healing, dental therapy, GERD, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Hydrolysed Collagen Peptides are available in a couple of multi-buy offers, with Beef Liver and smoothie boosters with Reshi and Cordyceps
