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Health Conditions Helped By Collagen
Collagen supplements can help with a number of health conditions.
- Arthritis & Joint Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Sports Injuries
- Lines & Wrinkles
Arthritis & Joint Pain
There are more than 200 types of arthritis and rheumatic
disease, and more than seven million people in the UK have
long-term health problems due to arthritis or a related condition,
with a total of thirteen million sufferers. Not only adults
are affected - one child in every thousand has arthritis.
Arthritis is the second most common cause of time off work
in both men and women. The worst aspect of having arthritis,
as reported by those affected by it, is pain, which half cite
as the single worst aspect, rising to 55% among those with
osteoarthritis. Arthritis and joint pain currently affects
around three in ten.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is the name given to a serious condition where
bone mass declines and the bones themselves become much weaker,
more brittle and prone to fractures. This condition particularly
affects post-menopausal women, although men do suffer from
it as well. This is because estrogen production lessens, and
estrogen helps to maintain bone mass. Hormone Replacement
Therapy (HRT) is the conventional treatment to prevent further
bone loss, but cannot cause new bone to be laid down. Side
effects of HRT may cause concern to individuals. As we age,
our production of collagen decreases, so that by the age of
40 years we may have lost 30% of our total collagen, some
of it lost from our bones which causes a decrease in bone
density. Collagen is essential for bone health and density.
Of course, environmental factors have to be taken into account,
such as calcium intake, vitamin D status, hormonal status,
body size and total mineral bone density and loading.
Sports Injuries
Inflammation of tendons, tendonitis, is one of the most common
sports injuries. This is usually because muscles, with their
plentiful blood supply respond and repair much more quickly
to training. Tendons have a very poor blood supply, which
means that they are very slow to adapt to the training loads
imposed on them. Collagen is a major constituent of tendons,
and supplementation with collagen capsules can help to speed
up the repair process after training or injury.
Lines & Wrinkles
Collagen can help to give you smoother, firmer skin with
fewer of the fine lines associated with age as the skin is
plumped out, becoming more youthful, naturally diminishing
the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Boosting collagen levels may help protect skin damaged by
the sun, and it may well be worth boosting your collagen intake
before exposure to the sun or sunbed use.
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