Do Collagen Drinks work

Do Collagen Drinks work?

Nowadays, collagen drinks become a hot topic/ famous product among women. It promises to fight the ageing process and it is the most effective way to restore youthful vitality to skin. Opppssss….not only the face, but the whole body including the neck, bust & bum!!!

Well, I doubted it. Does it really work?

First of all, what is collagen?


Collagen

-          It is the most abundant proteins (fibrous protein) found in our bodies especially in the flesh and connective tissues. Collagen is mostly found in fibrous tissues such as tendon, ligament and skin, and is also abundant in cornea, cartilage, bone, blood vessels, and the gut. There are different types of collagen with the most occurring being types I, II, III, and IV.

Why collagen has such a close relationship with our skin? (Not just skin but our bone strength, wound healing, as well as muscles)

Skin Resilience

Our skin is made up of three layers: epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Dermis layer is the thickest part of the skin. Bundles of collagen molecules pack together throughout the dermis layer to give our skin tensile strength and make it pliable.

As aging occurs, cellular protein will change shape and keep the proteins from doing their jobs properly resulting in loss of collagen and less firmness to body tissues. Thus, this leads to wrinkles. To prevent this, we need to reduce collagen breakdown and increase its supply.

There are various type of collagen drinks in the market nowadays. Here are some of them..

NH Colla-Plus

Click to find out more: http://www.nh-collaplus.com/index.html

Shiseido The Collagen

Click to find out more:http://www.shiseido.co.jp/collagen/index.html

Kinohitmisu

Click to find out more:http://www.kinohimitsu.com/the-brand.html


Now, let's see what are the main ingredients in all this collagen drinks.

Ingredients:
a) Collagen (Fish)/ Marine Collagen- Protein extracted from fish that is mainly used to decrease the appearance of wrinkles.

b) Perrila Seed Extract-Rich sources of Omega-3 fatty acids. It helps to increase nutrient absorption ability of cells.

c) Soy Isoflavones- It helps to boost the production of collagen and elastin, control production of melanin as well- preventing dark pigment and age spots on skin.

d) Vitamin C- A type of water-soluble vitamin, playing an important role in helping our bodies to make collagen and acts as an antioxidant to prevent damages cause by free radicals that contribute to the aging process.

e) Silk Protein- Natural moisturizer. It is able to adjusts the moisture in the skin to maximum benefits and make our skin more elastic. Besides, it controls the growth of melanin in our skin. So it has fantastically good results for skin beautification.

Does it make sense that collagen drinks would help?

In my opinion, I strongly agree that collagen does a good job in slowing down aging process as well as preventing wrinkles. However, the science is shaky. Very little evidence proves that we can replace collagen and improve wrinkles. Plus, collagen would likely be destroyed by the stomach acid and our digestive system. So, will it really stays intact and gets in the skin???On the other hand, as I know, it tastes really sweet and if you take a closer look of the sugar content in your collagen drink, you will be surprise that you are making your wrinkles worse by loading your system with glucose. If it really works, is that means that you have to drink it continuously for the rest of your life in order to stay young and wrinkle free?? It is not a cheap product. It can cost up to RM275 for one box (10 bottles-last for 5 to 10days)!!! How many of you can really afford it? 

Finally, I still believe that having a healthy diet and lifestyle is the key to make you stay young and wrinkles free!!! So, what are the foods/ supplements that will helps to prevent aging?? Stay tuned with my blog to find out more about tips to stay pretty and young ^-^