benefits of collagen peptides
For those of you who don’t know, collagen is actually the most abundant protein in your body- it’s actually a major component of your connective tissues like tendons, ligaments, muscles, and skin. So, why is it so important to supplement something that is already in your body?
It’s simple actually- every single day we get a tiny bit older than we were the day before. Just like our body is rich in tons of other nutrients and proteins, we still need to supplement them to solve some kind of issue we might be having or to help support overall health and wealth inside your body. Think of supplementing collagen as maintaining the proteins in your body chemistry.
An article from Healthline I came across states that there are actually SIX major health benefits from taking a collagen peptide supplement.
Improving skin health! Collagen will help to hydrate your skin, and reduce wrinkles and signs of aging. Taking a collagen supplement can also help your body to produce other proteins that you skin needs like elastin and fibrillin.
Relieves joint pain. Collagen will actually help to maintain the cartilage in your joints from getting thinner as you age. The supplement will also stimulate new growth of cartilage to continue to protect your joints, so if you suffer from arthritis or any kind of joint pain, this is huge! I have noticed a significant difference in my lower joints like my hips and knees that I’ve always had issues with as residual damage from my years of dancing.
Collagen can prevent bone loss! Wow! You bones are actually mostly made of collagen, something I did not know, and again adding a supplement will prevent any kind of aging to the bones and protect from medical conditions like osteoporosis.
Possibility to boost your muscle mass! According to some studies done on the efficacy of collagen and muscle mass, it can help people with conditions such as sarcopenia, the loss os muscle mass that comes along with aging. Collagen can also support the synthesis of other proteins your muscles need, like creatine, which is usually supplemented by weight lifters like myself to support muscle health while training.
HEART HEALTH! Listen, after this past year, is our health not the most important thing to focus on right now?? Some researchers theorize that collagen can help reduce risk of some heart conditions. Without enough collagen pumping through your body, your arteries can become weakened or fragile. The collagen supplement will support these arteries and help your body not work as hard to pump your blood. INCREDIBLE!
Hair, nails, gut health, brain health, and weight loss are all grouped together for number 6. Let me tell you if I’ve seen any difference in my body from taking collagen, it is 1000% in my hair, skin, and nails. I feel so good from the inside and out as weird as that sounds, but it’s the only way I can describe it.
Go out and grab yourself some collagen and get to it! Let’s keep our bodies as healthy as we can!!
XOXO
