Are You Getting The Most Benefits From Your Collagen Supplement?
With so many collagen supplements on the market, how do you select the most beneficial product? GL is spilling the beans on how you can maximize your skin and body benefits from this beneficial supplement.
Fact is, collagen is the most abundant protein in the body and is a major component of bone, skin, muscles, tendons, and cartilage. Environmental exposures, lifestyle choices, and aging all cause destruction and disorganization of these precious fibers. The sooner you get serious about protecting/restoring your collagen the better off you’ll be. Internal consumption is critical, as the molecules are too large for topical absorption. So let’s look at 2 of my favorite products: Thorne’s Collagen Plus & Collagen Fit.
Thorne’s Collagen Plus features skin-health ingredients in a passion berry flavored-powder, combining the well-known benefits of collagen and nicotinamide riboside with a supporting cast of plant extracts that have been clinically studied to support beauty from within.
Collagen Plus features collagen peptides (13 grams of grass-fed, hormone-free collagen that contains type I and III collagen, the optimal types of collagen for promoting healthy skin), a patented black and red currant polyphenol blend (MitoHeal®), a white peach extract (HydroPeach™), and nicotinamide riboside. This unique formula is built to nourish skin, hair, and nails, and protect them from environmental insults. MitoHeal is a patented polyphenol blend that has been clinically studied for its ability to support beauty from within and reduce visible signs of skin aging. HydroPeach, derived from Japanese peaches, supplies ceramides – lipid molecules that help maintain the water balance of the skin. Natural ceramides comprise more than half of the outer layers of the skin, but the skin rapidly loses its ceramide content as a person ages. Nicotinamide Riboside stimulates NAD+ production, which in turn promotes various aspects of healthy aging, efficient mitochondrial metabolism, and cellular protection and repair.
Collagen Fit is an unflavored collagen powder designed with the toughest competitors in mind, providing collagen peptides to promote joint health and the growth of lean muscle mass, plus nicotinamide riboside (NR) for cellular energy and cellular repair. This collagen formula mixes easily in a hot or cold beverage, allowing you to get your collagen your way – in your coffee, your smoothie, or your own beverage creation.
Thorne's Collagen Fit contains 15 grams of types I and III, grass-fed, hormone-free collagen per serving. Similar to Collagen Plus, you’ll find nicotinamide riboside in this formulation to help mitigate the declining level of NAD+ in the body due to normal aging and a modern lifestyle – lack of sleep, excessive stress, an unbalanced diet. NR increases the body’s natural production of NAD+, the coenzyme that is a key component in the production of cellular energy.
Each supplement provides exceptional collagen and NR benefits. Selecting between the two is easiest when considering if you’d prefer a flavored or unflavored product. With either, you are gaining all the powerful added benefits nicotinamide riboside has to offer. As with all Thorne products, their ingredient purity and manufacturing processes are designed for developing formulations of optimal potency, absorption, and digestibility. Both are available in-spa and through the Glow Lab online Thorne dispensary.
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