The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson,

and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Collagen for skin, the truth behind the benefits.

It's easy to get into the habit of assuming that certain things just happen as we get older. As the years pile up, we brace

ourselves for brittle bones, expanding waistlines, failing eyesight, and a propensity for falling

asleep in front of the TV. Statistically speaking, they do

loom largely. This is what we often see around us, after all, but of course we know it's not the

whole story. We can certainly resign ourselves to a common fate, but that's probably not why

anyone is listening today. Most people who visit this blog

and definitely those who frequent it want more. They want something better and they're willing to

learn, move, and eat to get it. And as with our bodies, so with our skin. The Skinny Oncology

The body's most abundant protein comprises around a quarter of your

overall protein makeup and as much as 80% of the protein in your skin alone. Of the more than 16 different

types of collagen, an estimated 80 to 90% of collagen in the body is types 1, 2, and 3.

The premise of collagen is simple.

Keep the skin elastic, the hair strong, and the connecty bits nice and stretchy.

Without it, your muscles, bones, connective tissues, GI tract, and even blood cells would

be in a tough spot.

But that's not always easy. Collagen is comprised of four

amino acids, glycine, hydroxyproline, and arginine. When the collagen protein is digested, these are

individual elements left over for uptake. But in order to produce collagen within the body,

we need to have good levels

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