hydrolyzed collagen???

Grnhouse

Has anyone used hydrolyzed collagen in supplement or powder form and if so what are your personal results? Wondering if it works for inflammation. Thxs.

livingleanlivingclean

I use powder in coffee/yoghurt. I have used it for a few years, and using it coincides with my skin improving - I used to have severe acne. It might not be the collagen, but who knows!

gpokerlund

It works! I absolutely love it! Just make sure you are taking enough mg's per day and be consistent and purchase a reputable brand with pure ingredients.

Grnhouse

gpokerlund wrote: »

It works! I absolutely love it! Just make sure you are taking enough mg's per day and be consistent and purchase a reputable brand with pure ingredients.

@gpokerlund what brands do you recommend?

Unknown

This content has been removed.

rainbow198

I've been adding a powdered form of collagen in my daily protein smoothie for a couple of years now. It's tasteless and odorless.

I haven't dealt with inflammation, but I feel it has helps my hair/skin/nails and has helped my loose skin to tighten up my loose skin.

I also make and drink bone broth and have a very good diet full of veggies, greens as well.

leggup

I found studies on hydrolyzed collagen improving wound healing in dogs and bone remodeling in mice. Some studies on improvement to bone health concluded that there was no causation. If hydrolyzed collagen improved inflammation it would be used in surgery. What kind of inflamation are we talking about, here?

I am extremely skeptical and opposed to supplements promoted by mommyblogs and .coms.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8756328209020031
https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.1574
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolyzed_collagen#Effects_on_skin

Grnhouse

leggup wrote: »

I found studies on hydrolyzed collagen improving wound healing in dogs and bone remodeling in mice. Some studies on improvement to bone health concluded that there was no causation. If hydrolyzed collagen improved inflammation it would be used in surgery. What kind of inflamation are we talking about, here?

I am extremely skeptical and opposed to supplements promoted by mommyblogs and .coms.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8756328209020031
https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.1574
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolyzed_collagen#Effects_on_skin

Thxs @leggup. My inflammation is from back pain.

gpokerlund

I dont think the brand is important as long as they are reputable. Its the dosage thats important. 5000mg to 10,000mg/day will make a noticeable improvement in one month. So read the label. I also prefer powder than pills. Some companies recommend 2000mg/day which wont do much. I take 5000mg/day amd im very happy with the noticeable improvement

MikePfirrman

Look up Anthony Samsel's work on Glycine/Glyphosate displacement. It will completely change your mind about Gelatin, Collagen and Bone Broth (or it should). If you're going to use Collagen, absolutely ensure that it's Organic. Simple explanation is that Collagen comes from bones. Samsel discovered (when animal carcasses are broken down by powerful chemical enzymes) that a ton of Glyphosate (the active ingredient in Round-Up) had been stored in the animal bones and had actually become part of the chemical structure of proteins, in particular, cartilage and joints. Turns out Glyphosate is a synthetic amino acid that the animal (and human) body can't differentiate from Glycine (the amino that makes Bone Broth and Collagen allegedly so good for you).

So if his research is true (and it really seems to be), when you have non-organic bone broth or collagen (or even gelatin caps), you are taking in a chemical soup of Round-Up which could potentially take up in your cartilage and joints, which would be a terrible outcome for inflammation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPhfJx0o38o

Plant based options for more natural collagen production (your body producing it's own) are green beans. Fantastic, absorbable form of silica (which is key to production of collagen). BioSil is a great product too (but it's expensive). Eat your green beans!

snickerscharlie

Grnhouse wrote: »

My inflammation is from back pain.

Have you discussed this with a qualified physician?

Grnhouse

snickerscharlie wrote: »

Grnhouse wrote: »

My inflammation is from back pain.

Have you discussed this with a qualified physician?

@snickerscharlie no I have not.