COLLAGEN MYTHS PART 1- WHAT IS COLLAGEN?
PHOTO COURTESY http://www.thefitindian.com Even as a young child I was exposed to collagen. It all began when my mother made me consume countless packets of gelatin or jell-o to try to strengthen my nails. Sadly despite her efforts my nails continued to split until I reached college and discovered Biotin. I�m happy to report that after taking Biotin I found myself trading in sad, splitting nails for diamond-hard gems. One of the reasons the collagen failed is because the particles were too large. The body can�t absorb something if the molecule is too big. It just ends up traveling through the body and right into the toilet making most of what we may put on our skin or drink in a beverage useless. WHAT IS COLLAGEN? In order for you to figure out how to build collagen you first need to understand what collagen is. Collagen is the scaffolding that makes up 80 percent of our skin. As we age it begins to degrade and disappear. Our skin in turn loses its structure ...