22 September 2008

The BENEFITS of Collagen

The BENEFITS of Collagen

Do you know what is collagen?

1. What is collagen?

Collagen is the most abundantly available and most widely distributed protein compound in our body.

  • 70% of our skin textures are made up of collagen
  • 80% of our sinews and tendons are made of collagen
  • about 100% of cartilages are made of collagen
  • 80% of bones are also made of collagen; COLLAGEN forms matrix to HOLD CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS, and other minerals together to FORM our BONES
  • Smooth muscles like blood vessels, digestive tract and organs are made of collagen
  • Main component of hair, skins, and nails
  • TO RETAIN CALCIUM IN OUR BODY - MISCONCEPTION ABOUT CALCIUM ALONE COULD STRENGTHEN OUR BONES.

2. COLLAGEN and GOOD HEALTH

Collagen is widely distributed protein, it has a direct significance to the normal functioning of our body organ systems.

Research has shown that if there is any dysfunction or abnormal changes in our collagen, it will cause the following:

  1. Osteoarthritis
  2. Osteoporosis
  3. Systematic Lupus Eryhromatosus (SLE)
  4. other Connective Tissue Diseases (CTDs)

Under normal circumstances, as we age (peak at 25-30 years old), our body's collagen would diminish (0.5% to 1.0% yearly).

This will cause our skin to loose elasticity and subsequently become thinner as we age.

Our fatty tissues shrink progressively while our sweats and sebaceous (oil) glands reduce their secretions. Pigmentation's and wrinkles will start to appear alongside other signs of aging which would result in an aged complexion.

Appropriate replacement of collagen will help prevent aging and promote beauty and good health. At the same time, it helps prevent osteoporosis, arthritis, and promotes recovery from other illnesses.

3. Types of Collagen?

There are 19 types of collagen, each with their own individual functions.

Collagen Helps in Improving Health and Promoting Recovery

1. Beautify our Complexion

1.1 Hydration

Collagen is rich with "Natural Hydrating Factor", a

hydrophilic material, which combines with the protein

on our skin to replace our skin's diminishing collagen

and maintain hydration.

This prevents drying and cracking of our skin.

1.2 Prevents Wrinkle

Collagen can fully absorbed through our skins and

it forms part of our skin, making it

looks firm, turgid, and more elastic.

1.3 Restoration

  • Collagen has a special restorative property. It can combine with it's surrounding structure and thus helps to restore any damages.

1.4 Skin Elasticity

  • Collagen can make our skin soft, turgid and supple. It smoothes the stratum corneum (outher skin), stimulates blood circulation and improves metabolism resulting in reduce wrinkles and smooth radiant complexion.

2. Prevent Osteoporosis

2.1 Our body's bone density peaks at about 30 years' old. Sebsequently, it diminishes by 0.5-1.0% each year.

2.2 Our bones are composed of:

  • Bone Mineral; i.e. Calcium; Collagen and non-collageneous substances.
  • Collagen makes up more than 90% of our bone bulk. It's vital in maintaining our bone structure.

Liken to building a house, collagen acts as the concrete while calcium acts as steel bars; both are equally important.

2.3 When our body lacks of collagen, we cannot keep Calcium molecules in their places. This affects our bone density and resulting in OSTEOPOROSIS.

2.4 What is Osteoporosis?

  • Common disease of BONE.
  • Decreasing density of BONE.
  • Fragile and Easily FRACTURES.
  • Cause of DISABILITY and IMMOBILITY (for 50-65 years old people)

3. Protect Joints and Prevent Joint Erosion (Arthritis - Joint Inflammation)

3.1 A normal joint consist of cartilage, synovial membrane, synovial fluid and ligaments.

3.2 Cartilage, located at both ends of a bone could protect it from erosion during movement.

At such 90% of cartilage is made of Aggrecan and Collagen II.

3.3 When the structures mentioned above are functioning well, the cartilages can well withstand the weight applied to it.

When the collagen content is reduced, the bonds of Aggrecan and Collagen will be weakened, causing the cartilage to become unstable under pressure; thus it is easily susceptible to erosion.

Symptoms after cartilage damages:

· Pain

· Inflexible

· Swollen

3.4 Type of Arthritis:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Gout

4. Beautiful Hair and Shinny Nails

HAIR

4.1 Microscopic examination of a cross section of our hair shows:

  • The core, which is called the medulla, and in the middle of it is made of collagen
  • While the outer layer is hair cuticle(scales)

4.2 Collagen can directly affect the thickness, elasticity and moisture content of our hair, whereas the cuticles give the hair its shine and texture. But the most important function of the cuticles is to protect the inner collagen structure.

4.3 The use of hairdryer, hair perm and dyeing can damage the collagen structure in our hair causing hair splits, fragmentation and hair loss.

4.4 Since our hair derives its nutrients from its roots below the scalps, we can help it to regain its previous shine and beauty if we provide collagen supplement to its roots at the appropriate time.

NAILS

4.5 A normal nail is pink, firm, curved downwards and shinny smooth. All these qualities are associated with collagen.

4.6 Frequent collagen supplement can help our nails to grow strong, and healthy. As a result, we have shinny nails.

5. Promote Firm and Shapely Breasts

5.1 Breasts are made up of suspensory ligaments and fatty tissue, while its size id determined by the breast margin and the amount if fat content. The shape and firmness of breast it largely dependent on the support of its suspensory ligaments.

5.2 Collagen is the main component of suspensory ligament.

5.3 In order to have healthy and shapely breasts, one should have adequate intakes of fat and also should have a collagen supplement of to encourage the development of suspensory ligaments to maintain its shape and firmness.

6. Weight Loss and Improve Health Weight Loss

6.1 Collagen hydrolysate could increase the metabolism of muscle and fat tissue. When our body's insulin level is high, catabolism (buring of fat) will be markedly reduced. When insulin is low, the catabolism fatty acid is increased.

Research has shown that, out body's insulin level is the lowest when we are fasting or deep sleep; Collagen supplements can sufficiently prolong the duration of low insulin level in our body. Thus, the fatty acid has more time to undergo catabolism, causing significant weight loss.

6.2 According to research, collagen hydrolysate works best for weight lost when taken just before sleep after abstinence from food for three to four hours.

Improve Health

6.3 People who lack growth hormone usually have underdeveloped muscles. Growth hormone is continuously released during the childhood and teenage years. Growth hormone is secreted most deep sleep and least during light sleep.

6.4 Research shows that collagen can improve the level of deep sleep and thus improve muscle development resulting in a healthy muscular build.

7. Enhance the Human Immune System

Collagen can also:

7.1 Enhance our immune system

7.2 Increase cellular multiplication

7.3 Strengthen the corneal stroma to ensure normal arrangement to maintain translucency.

7.4 Strengthen the function of internal organs, protect liver and rejuvenate the hepatocytes (Liver Cells).

7.5 Protects hepatocytes, increase the secretion of insulin, increase breast secretion, reduce constipation, prevent the spread of cancer cells and prevent aging.

REMARKS:

1. Collagen has a long history of being used as food and medicine.

These products are usually accepted by food regulators as safe products. Pharmaceutical-grade Collagen Hydrolysate (PCH) comes from pharmaceutical grade connective tissue hydrolysate.

2. Clinical studies have shown that: Daily intake of 10g of PCH can reduce the pain in knee and pelvic osteoarthritis patients.

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