Healthier skin, hardy nails and joints, stronger bones… it seems that everyone is talking about the benefits of collagen and it sounds great, especially if you’re prone to injury issues, but is it all just hype or does it live up to expectations?
Collagen is the body’s most abundant structural protein, meaning it acts like glue that holds your body together. More specifically, it acts as a building block for your bones, muscles, skin, joints and connective tissue. Collagen makes up more than one-third of your total protein, and is composed of a number of amino acids including, primarily, glycine, proline and hydroxyproline.
There are 28 types of collagen and they vary in amount within
