Collagen supplements?

Wickedfaery73

What do you think of them? I have heard/read that hair, skin and nails supplements with collagen are the best at helping your skin with elasticity and such. Judging by my belly the last time I lost weight, my skin isn't the best at snapping back. It is mostly my lower belly area from having kids (20 yrs ago) that is a problem. I know the extra skin there will never go away completely.

Wickedfaery73

*crickets* LOL

janjunie

I doubt that these supplements are going to help other than making your hair and nails a little stronger, I wouldn't spend much money on them personally. If your problem area has been like that for 20 years there is nothing short of surgery that is going to change it.

MelaniaTrump

Ideas 1. spoil yourself with a tummy tuck (first send kids to college) 2. got JCPenny and get spanx.

Did you know biotin only helps if you have a deficiency? Which is rare?
Take a multivitamin. It will have antioxidants to help in skin repair. Such as C, E, selenium, zinc, etc.
Eat lots of bright colored fruits and vegetables. Sweet potatoes have a lot of vitamin A which is good for skin.
Red peppers have a lot of vitamin C. Blueberries are packed with antioxidants. Kale is a nutritional powerhouse.
Almonds have vitamin E. Chia seeds and flaxmeal have omega 3 fats good for skin.
Do not take individual supplements since they can be dangerous. Just a multi.

Wickedfaery73

LOL I have thought about the tummy tuck, but that is never going to happen unless we win the lottery. Against my will and efforts we are one of those families that lives paycheck to paycheck. SO no tummy tucks... or college even lol

I do take half of a women's multivitamin but the iron in it still constipates me seemingly no matter how much water or fiber I take. I eat flax cereal every day and go for all those veggies n such too.

pzarnosky

Complete waste of money. Your body breaks down any protein you eat into individual amino acids (with a few di/tri peptides) and then uses them to make it's own proteins.

ronjsteele1

Can't speak from the tummy experience but I can from the collagen end. My 18yr old DD has issues with not enough collagen which causes her to scar badly and not heal well at all. We put her on high potency omega fish oils, EPO (evening primrose oil), methylated B vitamins (as opposed to cynacobalamine b's), no artificial folate (methylfolate instead), and high high doses of minerals (zinc, selenium, calc, mag, boron, etc). Can't really tell you which one (or if it's all combined since this is a "protocol" we are following) but her skin issues are really clearing up. Her scarring is way better and she's healing up much faster (which makes her scar less too). So, not sure if that really helps at all, but I know for her the lack of collagen really affected her skin and this is how we started to handle it.

MelaniaTrump

You should take the full multivitamin. Many vitamins can help with constipation.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/501677-vitamins-that-relieve-constipation/
Mature multivitamins contain little or no iron (over 50 or senior).
I would not take individual supplements since they can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.
Eat foods high in magnesium. I like beans and almonds for this (not almond milk).
Antacids can cause constipation. Google things that can cause this.

KarlynKeto

I started taking powdered collagen a week ago, so nothing to report in terms of results. I am not sure if I am wasting money or not, but I don't see it will hurt to try. I am not taking it with high hopes either, just fingers crossed. Now that I've lost nearly 70 pounds, and being 50, I worry about the sagging skin due to lack of elasticity. Will it help? Who knows, but there is some antidotal evidence that it might help as part of a balanced regimen of water, vitamins and minerals (which I already do) so I have added it. I have looked for more solid conclusive 'proof' that it works, but I never found any I would trust.